'lnr~.;t..l Lt C. W. Thcrnas and Lt Sj m were oa.king a regular cross country flight and reported in to Cclmbt:S Airways who asked ttem if they saw any u.iusuaJ object i n t:r..e sky. This report ;-ras relayed to L:>ckbowne -See Eisele's report -incident 30c. -Nere. :naking a.-re~ular c ross-country--f-li-g_ht . _ They reported in to Co l..=..."":bu s _-\.W;a:rs.:.=.~ci ~ ~ s~ed the::t if t h e y saw any u..'"lusual ob iec:~ 1.? .1::1e sKy. l:&ey cou C. se~ a Jarge b> .. ight l1r;r: t off -co -...;;e ::est. :':1e~, est:.;::~tecl it see~ed stuti~nery. E~e li~t ~a~ bar :.i!ld loo <ed like a l.lr=e star or pl~"let. The ni~ht was dar k ovH z- ? :.1 ot~ re r'=! c.ue atiorrecl aa to ~vhethe r t:.:ey :!.:id ud:}.:.l unjs!:i.n~ .. .:1u~.....J.l .-:""i l~ fl.yi.n::; 1n this -:;i~i:Ut:r$ Ot' !l.:l.d contact~d :J.r.yoc.;j -..~.c :r, ... ~c~:J. Fiald~ "~ld r e:Jlied in c~c h-'bativ.e. .. aj. C..J...J./oellJ po::-so!!Ally, n...Ls not !lotJ.ce u iii1yt .. 1:..n~ unusual. i:1rormac.ians ~i:-. ToKar O?era-cor. l:a says ~ s&J wna t h e ~ought -;.r ~ star tl'..!.~ noticed the s'.A;{ was overcast so it ooull' t h ave .:>een a. star. =~ ;Js.s. a g loain.g o b ject ?li t h 3 c one-;iha ped str~ak t o -:.."le ri&ht. I t til')tf'8Q :'r ora .ihi ta t o a.mba.r. He ;, ays h e .r irs ~ noti cad it ov s r tne :..oc vurna Power ~l:.L'l.'t; ju.:at s o . .l:~"l.:Yes-c ol ... }~.era. :r.a uu.;~ct. ., ::1ovi.:J.g; .outhwest anti. i t c t;~d J:Jcracor iL out i 't ue7erll ~i~es~ I~ o 1' :..~c!: 0uurntt r~.r: d a~ J. i rst i c looked l.i:ce a , ?o,;.: 1. ->:1t but t hi:'U noticing it ~-.. , ";"/'l'l.3 r.o ~tlm f~cm t h e li_:; a~ its .3Ct:.rce . .A_s r.e ~urned on ~'inaJ. a?;>r o &oh t~ l.u;.a t uo-;i c-dd ~ .. 'l a t li.;ht l;isa.ppaar9d ~ i f i~ had bean ~ur.J.ec! ot;.--;. fJ -:::a:-r!e l:1.n J e d re -;::s.1e it n o ..:\:.r~l.e~ co.::corn t!Il~il ~e ,,~lkeu int-o Cperati on.s f";9r vhi.J ~.):':11'8:'"'3a~ion 'th3 l J"Ner (' .... w::ator CU.,_lel!_ >J.:l ou-;:.;ide the build!..:J~ .. \ruund lu~O 7 .:r1nuaLj .. # the P-51G i a n-;u.cky ~ere fac.:.nr;; tht3 o i dct. rlha~ t:nrer ic waa su?~Ostld to be. About lci35 one o~ t .. 1e.m cro.c~ed U? lind. con- elL :J ion~ ~1t:1rs Jr 3."ND. 'vy the :nen i a t.:le Lockbourne to,ver. Thi.;. ? -51 waa st ::ioneu a~ ;.ii"Cont:tl Fiald aaci ?li~ht Service s:~ .'):a.tteraon Fi9ld -n.s bi ving Fll .. ~ht Se:r1ice at '.~iC.dlatO'll a ..,~.s.r.r of what haJ 1;aicen place during the 3.!'-i;t.H~..loon.. It .;,d+J~ .:ih.l~ the cvu7~.r.-;a"t.ion pi~.;:a:.a\l Uf> a~ain be"t'ee.n P~tteraon ;?lib:-rt 3~rvit.:e an~ Jlmstaad Fli.;ht Service around l;)4S nnd at this time :Ir. nnd :.=r. tol-l :'light Service at Pa tterson Field what thsy 1ldd seen a r~" minutes e&.rlier, i.a., around 1315 -1930, ilith regard to this lit;ht and also at the s time c:inton County b:-cks in on the conversation a.!ld told then t h e:,r ~ seen tha ~a;.w t.~i:ng. and b-y :Jane manner or =wa:Ja GoJ::1ao 2ield &ot i n OJJ the couversa.t::.on a:-ld ~.)l.i ,/li;!rt Sarvice they Nbrtt ~baf3I"iling the same phen -this happened at 1945. The crack-up referred t.o '38.3 just somttthing t:-:at ;;:; s i: eu..rd u'oout ov~r the int~r-phone. cut ~d..:'":..J.ite ~!L.~or::-ntion re.:;u.rd.:....'l.; ;ha li_r~:t Wal:i Gi"VeD to Pl.\~tarson ?ield 21.:.h:-.t S!'jrvice ~: l:J;5. 7 J!lr.u3rJ f ,!ECI~-l.IS'i' -Ul! IDE:~T IFIED FL::-11:G 7 January l')L$ UNC[ASSJFJEU 3 . Locotion Lockbourne Army .Air Base, Cal.l.lllbu~.J Ohio L~. I!amo of obse rver Charles E . 1IcGee, Capt. USAF 5. Occuputi on of ob~orvor Asst. Operations Officer (Pilot) 6 . .nidr-Jss of ob:iorvo r Airdxune Operations, Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, Chio 7 . PlacJ of obser7Vt i on Rurr.tay 23 Ovsrhead 8 . Uunbo r of objects 1 s econd t1ce t>-7 miles l'Jas1i .lad ao7ed wcste):y i.."l. a hovering nanne11 10 . Time in s ic:ht 1!ot stated ;ooo f t appro:d matel.y 13. Direction cf fl ;_ ;ht ::est lLl. 'i\ ctics Tt"1.ashed on a.~ off, on ~.-est,-:ra....~ nigh~ a:;>peared to be fading a.'1d. de8cend:i ng 15. Srl't!""d ::o r:oiae L-:1r~e size of a flocd li~"lt vhi ta later yol.low:L.Ul to orange c~u as if looking at spot light Odor dotoct, d not stated 20. Ap;:et rf' r.t I"'Onstr u ction . li a spot li~"'lt l~ffoct c-:L cloud::; ~":"iAl v eu ):v v:a~ not c:. heavenl~r bo o:: c.:~-~:rpc i:. the wcY'..bourne e.rea nnd tbe o't.iec-.: r:; su ch a t ho'J.g:::t. : I hearc: no n.o-.:.s t' i n corrtect.~cr: ooserv-a-vi o!l a.~ i 'ti u;a~ 4-S 1::.ilo~ I eetil~t~:.i,ed. at t he: :-::.rst, so..rvnllmc-, c "ac ba&e . .L t t~1e: s Econd ~jJe~re~ce nrJ , . rJ h , rn thln~1~7 r-stt~rnlr 4 . ~!:J obj~ot .. a too ls:-~e t\.nd to'l s ha.r'l) a 11 "~ht to ~a ., ... ~oT--I'lant ')ut-;:wet -'~:J such e tj. u~ht. 1: te~ro .,,) .r:.oise 1 n conneet . on ~ th t:1~ .. ,b~eo,. ~ tJst:::aete s t t..h.J ~1rot obsen ~i;>rt that i!; ,., B 4- 5 :!lilea ) b~ _t. l_d out ord retail~ed L"l rr ) D u of~bservaticn Cbserv~r'3 ?osition {:. c . ~ro , air, control ::~r..c o r.d .\dd.res.:t v! . b ser/IJr o.J (j u J .u .;ACl bJ Object( s)' Di.""'Cet..ion ot ppeirent Co nstJ"tleti~n ( tr-lihk !!.~. erial or Su stance) t:oct.. o! Cbjoc-U on