Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Unidentified Flying Object Sighting - Cleveland, Ohio - 17 November 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A group of school children in Cleveland reported seeing a circular object with appendages on 17 November 1964. The Air Force closed the case due to a lack of follow-up information from the witnesses.
On 17 November 1964, between 1230 and 1240 hours, a group of school children aged 10 to 12 years old observed an unidentified object while on a playground in Cleveland, Ohio. The object was described as circular with two large appendages protruding from its bottom. One of the students, identified as the son of a local resident, reportedly drew the object on a classroom blackboard following the sighting. The incident was reported to the Office of Special Investigations (OSI) District 5 by the mother of the student. The Air Force, specifically the Aerial Phenomena Branch under Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., attempted to follow up on the report by sending an FTD Form 164 to the mother for additional details. Because the form was not returned within 60 days, the case was officially closed as having insufficient data for evaluation.
Circular object with two large appendages sticking out from the bottom observed by school children of ages 10-12 yrs.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
The Air Force determined that the information provided was insufficient to identify the object. A form was sent to the witness's mother for additional data, but it was not returned within 60 days.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Albert J. PolinoChief, CI Division
- Hector Quintanilla, JrMajor, USAF, Chief, Aerial Phenomena Branch