Tentative Observers Questionnaire and Sighting Reports — Cincinnati, Ohio, July-August 1952

This document consists of a correspondence and a series of sighting reports submitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base by a civilian resident of Cincinnati, Ohio. The primary report, dated August 21, 1952, encloses a completed 'Tentative Observers Questionnaire' regarding a sighting on July 25, 1952, and provides two additional reports of sightings occurring on August 13 and August 16, 1952. The observer, who identifies as having studied the skies for many years and having taken an avid interest in 'Saucer' phenomena, describes the objects as globular, brilliant, and luminous, with no visible trail or sound. The August 13 sighting involved an object estimated at 1000 mph, moving in a direct course without a trajectory, while the August 16 sighting involved an object that appeared to be controlled by a switch, cutting out instantaneously. The observer explicitly rejects the possibility that these were meteors, noting that they were distinct from the Perseid meteor shower, which he was familiar with. He concludes that the objects were controlled, artificial devices, and if not of U.S. origin, then likely extra-terrestrial. The document includes detailed sketches and descriptions of the objects' shapes and flight paths, as well as a report of a separate sighting by a Mrs. [illegible] and a nurse companion near Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, which the author recorded via telephone.