Sighting Report and Evaluation — Mansfield, Ohio, February 1959

This document consists of a series of communications regarding a sighting reported by Dan B. Haber in Mansfield, Ohio, on February 12, 1959. At approximately 4:15 P.M., the witness observed a jet plane followed by two objects that appeared to cut through a layer of strata clouds, leaving three parallel lines in the sky. The witness, who identified himself as a UFO researcher, provided photographs of the event to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for evaluation. The official military evaluation, documented in a Disposition Form dated April 7, 1959, concluded that the white streak observed was a vapor trail. Regarding two additional dark streaks noted by the witness, the evaluating agency, AFCIN-4D4a, suggested they might be shadows of the vapor trail cast upon lower cloud layers, though they noted these streaks were distorted and not parallel to the main trail. The investigators were unable to reach a definitive conclusion regarding the dark streaks due to the limited number of film frames provided for analysis. The correspondence also includes a follow-up note from Mr. Haber to Major R.J. Friend, confirming the safe return of his materials and expressing his appreciation for the interaction with the Air Force personnel.