Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Correspondence Regarding July 1964 Sighting in Mason, Ohio
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AI-Generated Summary
A resident of Mason, Ohio, reported a sighting of a bullet-shaped object in July 1964. The Air Force Foreign Technology Division evaluated the report and concluded the object was a meteor.
This document contains a series of records regarding a UFO sighting reported by a resident of Mason, Ohio, in July 1964. The witness, writing to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, described observing a flying object from his front porch at 9:45 PM. He characterized the object as being shaped like a .303 bullet, approximately 1.5 feet in diameter and 4 feet long, with a whitish-light blue color and flames extending from the front to the rear. He estimated its altitude at 4,000 feet and its speed as three times faster than a jet aircraft. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base evaluated the report. In an internal memorandum dated September 1964, the FTD concluded that the object was a meteor, noting that the description was consistent with hundreds of similar confirmed meteor sightings. Major Maston M. Jacks of the Office of Information subsequently sent a formal response to the witness on September 2, 1964, informing him of this evaluation and thanking him for his report to the Air Force.
The object observed by Mr. [illegible] and his wife during July 1964, is characteristic of a meteor observation.
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Official Assessment
The object observed by Mr. [illegible] and his wife during July 1964, is characteristic of a meteor observation. The description is consistent with that of hundreds of similar reports of confirmed meteor sightings.
The sighting was determined to be a meteor based on the description provided by the witnesses.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Mrs. GaiserRecipient of internal memo
- Eric T. de JonckheereColonel, USAF, Deputy for Technology and Subsystems