PROJECT BLUE BOOK

2 January 1963 Akron, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Oround-Visual 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 02/2300Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XCXNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other.
SE Xx Insufficient Data for Evaluation
stationary o Unknown
10 minutes,20-25 min one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Phone rpt Popowich at Akron of sight- Case carried as insufficient
resident additional data. Some characteristicssof
witnesses otal sighting time 20-25 balloon present Request for
min. Motionle lights fad- additional information not
ing on ppearec fairly replied to. In view of the Source
close t close observer & described ibed as a as a ring ring it must be assumed that the obj it must be assumed that the obj
of lights the SE slowly. was identified by them and not was identified by them not
Obsvatio ving car heading car heading reported. reported.
toward Told wife abou't
bbj and thing.
Went out three three would disap-
pear for pear fo about Red upon
disappearance.
ATIC FORM 329 ATIC FORM
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information.
The object, observ in the west, was about star size, fuzzy,
round, and remained stationary for ten minutes. The flight was
not steady. not steady. The object faded out three times remaining out The object faded out three times remaining out for
30 seconds the first two times. 30 seconds the first two times. The third time The third time faded, it did
not reappear (it was high). (it was high. The object changed The object changed to red to red each each
of the first two times it faded out;athe fading. fading changed changed
to white.
It was requested It was requested that Mr. call us collect call us collect to give to give further further
information. No such call has been received at FTD.
Mr. s telephone number is
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7 Jan Mrs Requested that M call.
7 Jan " Not Available
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No Case.(Information Only) 9 January 1963 CLZAERAALR
Ravenna, Ohio
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RAVENNA -ROOTSTOWN - Jan. 9, 1963 - 6:10 RAVENNA - ROOTSTOWN-
- 6:22 PM. Mr. Rice and two other obser- - 6:22 PM. Mr. Rice and two other obser-
vers were witness to a strange event in lo vers were witness to a strange event in lo
calskies..:Their attention was driwn to cal.skies..:Their attention was driwn to a a
very bright light very bright light source source almost directly
overhead. Mr. described it as round
and white in color As they watched the watched the
stationary object, nanged from nged from white white
to reddish-orange. to reddish-orange After ten(1o) minutes fter ten(1o) minutes
the object split into three(3) parts; all the object split int three(3) parts; all
three parts proceded southward and disap- three parts proceded outhward and disap-
peared. The size of the object was like peared. The size of the object was like
that of an auto headlight...The object
was either very low or tremendous in size
if this in fact was an estimate made at
arms length. (from KYW's UFO Program)
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 7
DR 7 January 1963 Akron, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local 20-45 XI Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 08/0145Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys Physical 00 Probably Astronomical
Mo Specimen Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_ Chaff
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
-- multiple on ground
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Report of metal strips on ground about Report of chaff, used in jam-
1/4 inch to 5/16 l/4 inch to 5/l6 inches wide and inches wide and 2/l/2 2/1/2 ming radar. ming radar.
to 3 inches long. Described as tinfoil
scattered over wide area of farmland.
Thought foil Thought foil possibly from British a/c possibly from British a/c
because witness had read article that
British a/c had penetrated our air
defense.
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should be some the next -
Mr. P a about 1/4 to 5/16 in.
wide and 2 to 3
Thanked Thanked him for his report and advised him that report would be delivered to
appropriate branch of FTH for action
Mr
Akron 13, Ohio
Phone: WA 8 3503