PROJeCT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. COMClUSIONI I1:J.:-iDA:iTiMTiitM1~8iiltiiioiii-4.1;F;-------14 .. ~TrYY i!" r;, ~iiitv:i:ftiw------~---1 D Peui w, Bell-" Lec.e nigbt llt(;.e..-4-VI.e a CroVR 1te4 0 We Aircraft re~r Aircraft 0 A"' Vsw.e a Alr-lntc.,t Ra4 D PeniWp ~rereft a PreiHIWp AtreMIcel D PouiWp Atranalc.e XII ... c 1 1.ltan 0 IRufflcf.,.. Oat lw EvluetieR 5 7 1autea on~ M&nu.ered Mil' IUMMAitY Oft Description t1ta pl&De, appe~a~d still, thea *ftd nearer and deaef'!n4ed to 500 rt go ina 11. COMMINTI 1. Aett approaching tends to atand 2. Rapid deacen' and ~dded s~ed. A'I'IO .o JJt caY H lit 00 JEnf:N JF.D~HI JEDWP .. J:::>;{C1 Zt41.t JE PH~ I D.' l US :-'\F WASH 'L ... r:::tMHit:0:1Df~ SAC Offt: IT BE C .~rtE MORE CYL I N 1 r l --: ,~L LI J-Z I ~iE FUSELAGE 0 f A";: .0. I r CP .AFT C3 > ESTii'.AT:!:~ TP.E SIZE 1..:: : fHAT OF A t1EDit.::! S!ZE.D AlfiCP.l\FT C-54 OF KC-97 FL'SELAGE:e CC> . 7 .;r IT APP.S~J?!::D A PO!Jtlt !~;.fiT2 LICHT WIT~( A LICHT G~ZE~ HALO. HO:.: "JEF AS IT APPFOACiiZD IT :'PPE~f:E!) TO H.t\V!: r~o ORANG~ COLOFED LIGHT,.. : HICP. WE:RF. JUtGED 1'0 9E It,TE RlOR LIG:~TS. T ENTIP. 03JECT V.~ SUi-ROUNDED 9Y A LIGHT GREE~J HALO Et" :CT. c:> 0~1: CF.) Nl.'\ <F> TH! RED l.IGHTS UNDERIl:.t,TH 1'E~'DZD TO 70!'~ A V {v ;{!CP. GAVt T:rz -~?~Z~RAr:c! OF ,\ :!AI~l BODY -~T.TH '\ r-J'JStH.f\ ~? Ui~D~:Rt<t:7\1H CC) NONE C.1: :, :: <I> ~lOtS C2) CP..> SOU!"CES ;~IFE: iL,PP;?:~. :D TO BE LOO?I G OUT Of P.. 'v!~:-'C.j It! THEIP LIVItJGrOOi'1 A::D CALl.r:D HIS ATTEt.'TION tO W!CAT SH~ .~:.l.J i~LY THOUGHT ~AS At; ur~USlll\l. ST;.\l APPROXIt1ATFLY THREE Ml"!J'~ n AFTEF THE FIFST SIGH!It'C SH?. I:OTICZD THAT THE 09JF.CT \i AS MGVI! ~; t-.nD HAD CONE CO~iSlDE:fARLY CLOS R At:D SHE ItiSISTi:D THAT SOUFC~ t.[iOK. i4JHEtJ SOURCE FIPST SIG;t!Et Ti!E OBJ!:CT RZLEA 2D ~.I POI<'I COLUi~BU.:;. HO~Evzr, AFTZP Cl.OS:!:R EXA'~lt:.~flON l':~IS :Jt~s RULED OUT t\.ND Ef. Ai'Jfi ::r:- WIFE DECIDED TO GO OUTSif:r: 10 CZT P ~::TTEP TO \II :~AI I HZ SOU~ C2 t IN AL:1o.:T LEVEL FLJ ,. CE: ) W ~.;EN 1. AS T SEEN I 1 GOING AW.tJ.Y FROr1 sour CF> T:1E EtiTll\E OBSE:7 , f!l~i II /l . .3Cr:r~:D V~:RTIC/\l.LY Al A V~?.Y S!..OW P.AT.C: AT AN ALTITUf.E o:: :.PPP0~\IT1.-l'f::!.Y SZ~ t"Zt:T. '':, FRO~t THE Tlt1E Fir.::;t S ! Glf.r::r IJ. TIL IT DATE OF SIGHT INC Z1/2233Z MAR JEDBO 26 FEAAUAaY 1954 I COLUMBUS, On the night of 26 Fecr i ;4 an unidentified flying object vas sighted near Columbus, Ohio by ci vi~ . .!.a~ .... 'l.iervera. The object ap~ared to be s tationary and closely reaembled a star 1=:. nz'! and color. Shortly after the first observa- tion, the ob,,ect see.c! to a.a~e:~Cl :~rtically &t a A low rate for s~me dista.r.c:e, then accelerated at a rapid rate in f!' )~:1er direction, disA-ppearing at a lov altitude. The entire cbservation lasted fr five to seven minutes. This cs.se is concluded t ) h we been an aircraft due to its char3.cter1stic:s and reported Air act1,11ty in the ~re'!. Aircraft vhen at a difS"t'l'lCf! e.nd approac:bir..,j head-on otten appear to be st~ tionry. A3cer.t. mi~ht app4!s.r to be verticle !or the s:uce reason. .6..ter a turn is made, givi~g a n~v perapect.tve, tneir acceleration is noticeable.