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Declassified UFO / UAP Document

UFO Observation, 3 Jul 65, Lebanon, Ohio

📅 3 July 65 📍 Lebanon, Ohio 🏛 FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION 📄 Correspondence and Sighting Report
LebanonOhio1965Foreign Technology Divisionhigh-flying aircraft

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TL;DR

A civilian reported a fast-moving red light in Lebanon, Ohio, on July 3, 1965. The Air Force Foreign Technology Division evaluated the report and concluded the object was a high-flying aircraft.

This document contains a sighting report and subsequent official correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial object observed in Lebanon, Ohio, on July 3, 1965. The civilian witness reported observing a very fast-moving red light traveling from the North to the Southwest at approximately 10:00 PM. The witness noted that the object made no noise and was at a very high altitude. The observation lasted for approximately three minutes before the witness lost track of the object. The witness also described a subsequent observation of a fast-moving cloud, which they believed was illuminated by the moon, creating an 'effusion of light.' The witness questioned whether a satellite might have been responsible for the sighting. The Foreign Technology Division of the Air Force Systems Command evaluated the report and concluded that the sighting was characteristic of a high-flying aircraft. This conclusion was communicated to the witness via a letter from Lt. Colonel John P. Spaulding of the Office of Information, dated July 29, 1965. The official record indicates that no data was presented to suggest the object could not have been an aircraft.

Characteristic of a high flying aircraft. No data presented to indicate object could NOT have been an aircraft.

Official Assessment

Characteristic of a high flying aircraft.

The observation was evaluated as a high flying aircraft. The observer noted a red light moving fast from North to Southwest with no noise. Shortly after, a light fast-moving cloud was observed, which the witness attributed to moonlight.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • JOHN P. SPAULDINGLt Colonel, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Community Relations Division, Office of Information
  • Mrs. HuntRecipient of correspondence

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