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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8681123

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONBellbrook Ohio

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| : | PROJECT 10073 RECORD
| 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION |
23 September 65 24, /031.5Z Bellorodk, Chio

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5 ar Moving lights of this nature do not fall within the definigdtion] of

Two | a UPD. No data presented to indicate that the lights could NOT iave
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11, SRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS IST AC.

Pe soe 5058 | Flickering light in flight from East to ‘est and from West to
4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION aerce Brighter than stars, and reportedly had erratic movenest.
nite and possibly red at tines.
Ground-Visual_ - iene ss poor estirator of size and speed. Duration in confligt

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tea Po: Le that the Easterly object was a sateliisze. Object to

_One | East, One West j ikely A/ C ard since both apreared as idetical they are
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much of the object is covered by the head of the match, 1? you had performed this exnariment at the tow, ot de |
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19. Drow a picture thet will show the shape of thea object or objects. Lebel ond include ia your sketch any de?ails
of the object that you sew-such as wings, protrusions, etc., and espacially axhaust treiia os vopor trails.

Piace cn crrow beside the drawing fo show the diraction the objec? was moving.

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20, Do you think you con estimate the speed of the object?

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21, De you think you can estimote how far away from you the object was?

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b. In a cor —.¢. In epsen countryside?
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e. At sea f, Flying over open country?
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24. IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicls at the tims, then completes the following questions;

24.) Wher direction wers you moving? (Circla Gre)

a. North c, East e. South y. West
b, Northeast d. Sevtheas? t. Southwest? h. Northwest
24.2 How fast were you moving? __._-_ ___miles per hour.

24.3 Did you stop at any time while you wars looking at the object?

(Cirele One) Yas No

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25, Did you observe the object through any of tha foliowing?

co, Eyagicsses Yoa No- @, Binoculars Yos _ No
b, Sun glasses Yes ‘No f, Telescope Yes Mo
c. Windshield Yos Na gy. Theodolite Yos No
d. Window glass Yes “No Neen ee nn  aenes) opined:

25. In order that you can give as cisor a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words 9 commor

ohiect or objects which, when placed up in thea sky, would give the same cppecrance as the object which you sav

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27, In the following skateh, Imagine ther you ars a? the point shown, Place an “'A"’ on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) whan yew firs? saw It, Ploces a ''B”’ on the sume curvad Hine te
ahow how high the object wos above the horizon (skyline) when you /ast suw it, Place cn ‘'A"’ on the compass
when you firs? ssw it, Place a "3" on the compass where you jas? sow the chject,

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