HE.,~U .utrE P.S n.IR 1!A'!ER~L CO !!.~ tD Yfri01t-Po. tte~t~on Air Foro~ D yton. Ohio Air ?ienther ::>a:rvioa, A-'rldrewa Alr ror olt .Baae I AT'11I 1 DS3 1. Pro }~ot :-tsr Gl''' 1 i.i r~18 por. ~ i blo for tho co lldc t 1 on, inve .a'ti- !ltlon und intt'rpr~tt.\.tiott of. d11te. r .,lutive to ni(.hti .. rq~ of W'21donti!'i..-3d l'lyir~ objeots. J...ttaa~wd Inoidant Sw;UI":at"Ll..i 1 t~u 172 from tho !il~ or l'.roj..,ot RSIG:N" ar~ for11ardcd for atud~' ant\ f'tJOOUl.'T'.anda.tior!3 aa co . 'Vfhiotn or thd ino1denta n~y b6 ellmir...at~d 11 t,...,lloon:s :r3l~a.~ed on roucind ~J10~t1o Aacants by t~ Air ~eather Servioe, th~ , Aa~olo~loal ~{~!r.,.1oa o r t he 'Unlted Statets w~ath~r Bur~au. 'fne .:n .. nn::rari atb.ohed if'-AY l~ r!'t.a1ned in your headquart.ortS tor 71orl.<lag !l.nd raf.,-renoe purpo!\!3 ~ 2-. '!h~ Air Ueathor S_,rv1c~ i J th~ or.1y -'.?;''no~' of itd t"YP" that 1'.~\\li ~en ~(Sk6d to e.aaint ln th$ acoor.11>l \uh:n42l t 1tJ .f P:rojeot 'lt3IG.N_. :r.c:Jpt . tlAat thb United Sta.tea r,,a.t.hor Bureau ho.~ provld..,u 1!\format\on on ball l~.Lt;ht1l1It Research pro.J.,cttt in tthicn ballo~nt-, at~ 'U~ad ".trxi whioh :A~ onnduntad Ol" sponsored by tha A.my., ffaYy r;.(' Unit:~d 3t ., Air Foc-~d :..r~ tll o!!n1aJt\ by thi(l) .lnt~lli noe Di'furt...ta~nt or t::h1.J Cor. t-a.:nd. i'hao~ oh.,ok,.. tU" >U.a\lB.'\1y ruade di~ot 1'ro:n 'th~ Proja.,t "'StOti~ Offt'J ~C tAX0-3. t:he~" 1.'1 h<J<.lX~ ro d1a tinct trom ti.u oh~cl( of nyno,pt: i o balloon f l i ghta n:.ad e 'b.f ~tie~.th~l" !!t~.l""V1..::~ etat~on3 of the, A.1r Forca . t.ha t~uvy d t:;e Def8-l" nt of COI!l1:Dlftt"Ce. (U~t 5 ... Jf.,athe.r Bur-o 11) .rl3qoos~:~d of Atr 1:~ ~'1e r ~2"""1!~" d. tll.l t "-r" in~ \d <ttft :o1 1~ i~ ~ opinlon ot thtG offioa,thaC t ho b~low liJbed ino!- tho3e ha"'7ing; th~ f:;T~ateJt poJ:<J1bl.1.tty o r .. 'being balloons., Thia no~ ~limlnlte t~ pc1-!31b,.l1cy t.h.l).t, ll'-"Itf .,f et l"-emaizrlng 3.re be.llooiU.. \ Bq A~, Chiet. Air Ylft~!ther S rv1oo. W :~h1n(10ton 25, 0. C. 8ubJ a Pro jeot "SI Olr' 4. fh terra u~ ~ 1n in terroptlng witm ae to 1~hting io inoloaed ae a matter ot 1ntere t. CoT~ent to po '1b1 ~pro7 ~4nt Qf tho Eoaer.tlal Elam!5nte of In!ort:Oit\on" 1.n regard to ro4t ine -.ynoptio balloon tlithta ia invited. 5 It b roqu.e~Sted .t~t oorr pondenc 8 bo !or Hl\:rd.e~d +....o th Cor.unaming Genar 1, Ho dquart ra, Air 1J~t6r1el Co::u:t*.ndJ ~t ntion if ft R. Cll Tl ,&, .C'r.!al'l 0 Coli U3 . \.t l1Xl l u o turn1uhed, .A.FO!n, litl U'3AF C pt rr-s.kowskl. <.Atophyloa Lab " t J~ r Kod le, !'C nEJ.t;? Oolot.,l llo l~ !WI'S Colon~!., ta.\If l:ntelll&en~e 3 . Lo c:1 t i en Colu:'J.buS t o:lio J~. r:l mo or ob::; ~rvor 5. Occup~tion of obu~rvJr F' 1..~ c 1 or o t:, J r J ' t i un Col~bua, Oni o -very grea-. HoT.!ttJ..as 1~overillg Orlor dct octod Appu re~t construct i on ObjectE 1"irat lookeO like l st.arG. ' ne .... seemed \io bt r. ' 1 Te!~- greAt tli8t9lLCe BDC &,rrt\eureci to OP. t t.ht &i~t; or ear: 'tl .. l rt~emLtiec t.tu. ts.rla' .. Jl c~ t..u~ o:..t c..l.ppe:. l.Jic ro\ hsYt:: a aa~ :..: .. : " r t skr. ~neJt c gala ir~ cu lOT rme. d to uc.. ,1ust bani;ii.\f : 1 1-t.l! a)Q~4 Toe ~ Wb.b cj.e~ end b lue crai th Mln " s t it:'5.nt; but 6.t h':\, u~-l.P e t.uc gold cc..lc r CEmsec b~;' 1.-reflectior. of tht.. t~tm" obtr:) r : hi. a D!f!i!L , l ocn tion -~\ 3d near .0~ r.:tdio t ower lee..:. ted near Uni versi %lf CourH Mr s & ,trs. n:o ther of ~1r~ , Col~s, Ohio Pl _c.:: of ob5Jrvution frtJnbu r of' o bj ~c ts l G. Ti01o i.n J ir;ht Ue~t t o ,Sast Appo rent rons tn.lct ion N/'3 t r S\ils ~ted black smoke f'!.~rn the top On Sato1 dq &Y~ni.ng, 31 July ~. at cxoprnxi:~atel7 8~00 P . 1. , hila drivUg south en fr t .:load as obser1ers approached the .OSU ~ 1.Jio ':'owr locateu on the University Golf Course, a lzr~ object rfl!eem '"vlbg 'l lmtern 'I8JI 3een floating b t he slq'. l'he weather a clear, .. nd 1\ tMS still dqll&ht so ooject could be -aeen quite clearly. l ~ 11::3 oblong 1n sr...nt'e ::md e.tout t-be ~i~e of a gasoline d.rum. : t tJn s co.ni ~ :from W9t and roTin.g very ~lo,~l7. ! t !)as sed close t o ~he to~-er and wa t 1/2 the beight of ~e to,~,r f.;--,tB the g.~11nd. .i.e i ~ -,.!.~ :;ed o"Yerhead travel~ e...:st, 1 t St:outed bl .Jck smoke f rom ~.he tOT> d.ncl a t the bottoa on the left side tber~ was ~ cinll enclo~ed 11 l:.:te ttl3.i of a laiUp. ~ objec\ Cid DOt change ita courtte or al titwl but continued on to the east rlth bl2clt" f!m0k9 trn.ilin~ beh .:>bjact ~ bl lt did :noi :na.taa an:~ noi:Je. Thera "d6r!t no ~ vi~ible no:-li~l it aey roo tol'. No openin.~ of ~ny td nd caul J. be seen CEz:t~LI.:;r -UiiiDEt:l":FIED FL~EIG OS.fECTS ,,,,1 ciul;r hg '""Oll.Dtbos, Ohio Fl co of obsJr~ tio~ t~ .;c..rtb T j n,) in s i::::ht Hi) f roM ob;;11r 7n r 'l/~A(\ i:P113~t!gll.tCC Diroction G f f1 i {;ht 'Inc ric:> .:o .... .,e c:r ece -oaner cons t ructicn E;:nu ust tr~ i 13 'Wtlel ! 1Jt ~ cLJt;er, :i l." go l.o .,.. UJ. tnt tiD ant it: ' ~:.~:c. ~tcmro r :m-~ ~:.:, lJO"~ r-er. wwf.!.r . :.. W.L ... ot~tJerver went over t,c inftst!.. .::< ~ " "~f' amoki ~ ~:;~ fir at o 'tHtrvc:. 6\fL th.i~ Via-c~aoi.t "trill lsr~c llt.l.l o~ t Dl.\.eri;..:. .,;,a.c14 ~at fQtJ\...a~ Ull(1cn~t.L i 'L. '.lh~rt 1SIU1 e DO aw.rK' c " wri. t~ llote: ~ lr..cic.ent 15G -i n ~icb tiM iJc directiom. \allr 7:c9d~u.u-tor3 or-~ ~oor7> D~r lC~r or : !'ltel:.::. -~onco re 'YJ\tson. _\.c J iotr ic-t Intelli t;-oshot ::1 On 2 Al.lgtlst 1948, ~.rs. mo tber of Mrs. Ohio, were ~nt~r-rie~d concerning stated in substance : , house~ fc, a:nd ~.r both of Av~.ou.:-, Columbus, an tmiclenti.fied object i!lthe .;,ky nnd On Satur evening, 31 July 1948 at appro:x 8:00 P .~l., xe ';lere dri --:ing south on ad and a s \ie app~oached the ,,\)~1] r~1dio to'vPr shich is loc~ted onthe niversity Golf Coursa. ~e Ja~ a large 0bject whi (:.h looked li~re a huge lantern flcatiD6 in th.a .,;9".. ~-~e .. eat:her was clar ther ... were no clouus,c:;1d it ;tas still da,yli'":lht. Go ;t'e ('~0', d see the object quite clearly. !t W73.S oblo i n iliape Dnd 'Ps abou~. ~,te \ize of ~-#~'lSO lina dr:un. It t.ta 3 co~ing from the west ar..cl movir--5 vory slo.vly .. It p~JS3ed cl)st~ to the r~.diotower c.nd. ':las about half the hej0'rt of th? to~r from t he ::;round. )JJ it passed overhea d traveling east, i t '.-fes spouti~ black: smo:-c..a f:mn t?~ top and at the b~t to the. l eft siC.~ there ~ras a d.u ~1 enclosed l 16flt l1.ke 3: 1~. ?:-J.e obJect d~d no't chang~ 1ts col.us-e or altJ.tude blt C011ttuued on ft)o the east wXX:r:Xx with black smoke t:-ail ln.g b ehind. The nb .J8Ct: wag black and did not make any noise. It dltl Hot C3.7e a n.y mo to!' o r \Jl~s vi..siblt3 and \ti could not see aey openin~s ) t an:y kind. '.1e stopped our-(;8r to ob.st~rve this objec.t and a noths r CE4 ::;toppe<l near us. Ther~ w~ts a boy and a girl in it and they both sald the:y n~ver '18.W w...ytblng li.tce the obJ~ct befor3. We dld. not 6~t tbair r..ames.. :t~ .. :~leli tn..e (":!olu.mbus D'l ~19atch (n~:.vspaper) when ,.ve got ho:11e and the ~di to:-~ook ow :story but h., mi.$repr~s~nted the facts L:. the ne,Mspaper . J,~ did '"'Ot ~ae 3....Y"J:;f .,_J;littBri:;g .r(l .. : .ling tllec3 c r ''glittering ballsu as stated in tha _paper . 1e a~ only on~ ,~bject., E'lo yd S... Dunn i D6 1C9th Cic Detachment o. o~lloon :ita :.;~v<Jrul 1'1t1~tishod " lt '-It> Ci t:B.:t.CT OH Tl LE OF INCIOtl'tT ~ fl i'OIH OF FINDINGS J:ur in too ~Jn ..Ja B.j :u :Hmd ~ lor:>~ L.:lcnn..rd ther o' Avenca ~ t; llJ'!Jl..l:nl~ "