to. lit II' IUMMArt OP IIGMTIUO 1 1. COMMIMTI O~ject vith a high tail, 45 deg sveptback vlng, long ~ointed nose, and painted black, coming to~rds ~ilot a~ a 50 degree reciptrocal heading. Barely esca d : olliding vitb obj. Pilot at 2800 ft altitude, 9ding 230 degrees. AnC POftM nt (ftKY 21 8RP U) Possible a/c sighting. District Caaaander 5th Diatrict OSI(IG) Detachment C<'M"' rvter Col.umbua, Clio Report. or Incident. 17 Sevtemt,er 1951 1. Capt1in DOUGLAS A. NED.SCM, A0'/43485, Provost Uarshal, 664th ACI&i' Squad.ron Lockbourne, advised the unders16ned on 17 September 1951, of the following informa- tico received troaa a U. HART at Selfridge AFB, llicb.igan: I a. w/resSdence at waa flying his Ceasna aircraft NC88878, on . "appraximatel.y 3 miles North and East or Marion, OhNF,S it: '"2l!O()'t8et, at 1217 EST, at a heading or 230 degrees, when he observed an object with a high tail, 45 degree sweptback wing, lona pointed noae, and painted black, coming towards him at a 50 degree reciprocal heading. He advised that he barely escaped colliding with this obJect. 2. Capt. NED!l<lf advised that Lt. H.:..RT had prorrerred this information to District Office 125, who recommended that he contact Lockbourne AFB and transmit same to this District. .DOWNGRADL:.o \ ' ~OHN F. O'CON~ Detachment Commander DEc'r "'c'Sl . J :J vt,. UNCLAS.S.l8E.ll (17 September 1951) SUBJECTs Report ot Incident 5th District OSI (m), r NCLASSIEJEti' 1;-Patterson AFB, ayton, Ohio. 20 September 1951 T01 Ca.anding O.ttl.cer, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson A F Force Base Dayton, Ohio. . A-'f / 1. Forwarded for your inorut1on. 2. No further actl.OD coDtaplated by this office ~Avrs 0 OOION6;LL. Colonel, USAF Diatri ct Coaaander DO DECiu\SSU'IED .AFTEU !2 YEARS. 2 .UNCLASSIElEil DATE: 17 SeP:, 51 LOC.k'IT 0~: t-!arion, Ohio r::<'l'RACT Fro}t srATUs RF.PORT IJ 1 Ia\GTH OF 'II I:E OSSERVID: Few Sec. SOU~ffi: I~one SPEE11: Higtl AI!I'ITUDE: 2800 HEADno: 50 SOURCE: Private Pilot ACTIOX OR C01!11:2ITS: Probably friendly oonvcnti:onal a/c DESCaiPUOU OF INCIDn': Pil~ of 6 essna. r eported t hat m a.l :nost collided \dth a black, hi[jl t a i led S\tept Ning a:..rcraft