Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Cleveland, Ohio, 2 June 1955
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1955 sighting of a round, multi-colored object in Cleveland, Ohio, was investigated by the Air Force. The object was officially identified as a balloon launched by the Mabel Research Laboratory.
On June 2, 1955, at 0132Z, a sighting of an unidentified aerial object was reported in Cleveland, Ohio. The witness, Tech Sergeant S. Turner of the Canton Ground Observer Corps (GOC), observed a single, round object that appeared to be the size of a half-dollar when held at arm's length. The object, which displayed yellow, red, and orange colors, was observed moving eastward at a very slow speed at an estimated altitude of 500 feet. The witness utilized binoculars during the 15-minute observation. The report, filed by the 662nd AC&W Squadron in Brookfield, Ohio, notes that radar contact was attempted but proved unsuccessful. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was that the object was a balloon. This determination was based on the fact that a balloon launched from the Mabel Research Laboratory was estimated to be over the Cleveland area at the time of the sighting, which investigators believed substantiated the theory that the object was a balloon.
The characteristics of the UFOB correspond with those of a balloon. The fact that a balloon launched from the Mabel Research Laboratory was estimated to be over this area at the time of sighting seems to substantiate the theory of the sighting being a balloon.
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Official Assessment
The characteristics of the UFOB correspond with those of a balloon. The fact that a balloon launched from the Mabel Research Laboratory was estimated to be over this area at the time of sighting seems to substantiate the theory of the sighting being a balloon.
The object was identified as a balloon launched by the Mabel Research Laboratory, which was calculated to be in the vicinity of the sighting at the time of the observation.
Witnesses
- S. TURNERTECH SARGEANTCANTON GOC
Key Persons
- ROY W ANDERSONOPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE OFF