PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon ? 0 Probably Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local-: ) tiO A~i 0 Ground-Vi auol D Ground-Rod 0 Was Aircraft D ProiHtWy Aircraft GMT 21/ 0 800Z 0 Ai .. Visual 0 Airlfttcept Rod D Possibly Alrcroft CI.No Civilian D Probobly Aatronoical D Possibly Aatronoicol 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION L NUMBER OF s Other 1 i~ht ref] ect ions D lnaufficit D fer Evluoti.,. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Source~ bedroom was flooded with an intense light, she looked out the window. and saw an obj flat & circular slowly moving north w/an oscillating motion. Obj was emitting pinkish-gray smoke, had dull aluminum color. Obj rose instantaneously out of sight. ATJC FORM J29 (JtBV 26 SEP $2) 11. COMMENTS Investigation revealed two light source~, either or both of which could cause the 'oscillation', plus ground sh fog & presenee of smoke in th area which reflect She called to her husb:.tnd who also saw the object, but could not identity it. About five minutes later she looked for the object aF,ein, and found that it h~d shifted its position in a westerly direction. She does not reme~ber seeing the moon even though she did look for it. She descri~os the sky as clear. The red object did not see~ to be the source of the light which illuminated the room. According to the witness , the object was 2 inches wide at a distance of 14 inches By using similar triangles the size of the object sac:n 'ti Mrs. s claeulated at a tout 22 feet in di arne t er. Her first estimate was 12 feet, but later s he said that it appeared aoout 1/3 the length of her front yard, which is 65 feet, from house to street. This wo.dd confirra the 22 feet figure . On the same morning, about 2 am, a Mrs. Lorain, watched a "big red ball" moving outside her window, See fig. 6 The object made a low pulsating sound which made the witness "sick to my stomach." She thought at fir at that the light was due to a train or possibly a truck. A railroad runs one block south of the house. The witness was lying in a bed, with her head e'Pout 15 feet from the window, whioh is two teet across, and she said that the object took up ttte a:1t1re width of the window. ~Then 1 t approached nearest to the window the witnes~ thought it was giving off heat. The sound connected with the ol>ject incraqsed and. decreased as tho the o1:j~ct advanced and receded. An examination of the trees outside the window disclosed nothin~ peculiar, even tho~gh the object must have passed through acme light. branchev. The witnoaa thinks AnA hoard a crashing ~und \/hen the object first appeared. On the mornina of September 21, 1958, the moon oet at aP- proximately la07 a.m. This explaing why I1rs. not see tho moon at 2a30 am., and makes more mysterious the detail about bri~ht illun nation. \\u\J sE t ~a\ND PLAIN DEALER. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2Z. 1958 Mrs. Williar-1 H. fit:gerald John Fit%gerald Fitxgorald Shollield Lake family examines mockup of saucer: From t irst r nJ;e Clan~r~e E . Bambi~ aaid h~ \ 1c inity o~ ~he Fitr:n:~ !';r:: " as not notified Clf t!2e ai~ht-t.art ~. tl1C' .. ,,.~ r." rount o( th~ i:-rid~nt ~ ' 's:&Uet'1' rtports {rom anyon~ ex~'1Pd thc ~N'l.r.! .' "it n h is spnr.Jtllf'l''a. else. wh.!e~ 11.e ob;cct r:~:'i d "Coth a : ... o M:d that the A c~ck of ne:;;hbo:a l'f'-trose.rd II:"J c ot..l.1 r.ot !i "s~tucer ma1t: a " ll:r.ing noise. \'ealed thAt no o:;e el~ in tht: n;.-th!:1;: t;r.t:s'.lal. Tl:<"r.. a s i: lt'fl. t"'tt! no!se took -------- o:: a mumro. w:~;n&r.J: ~ou~d. John d!!:-:.ons~r~tt .. t1 "ith Jt )1)\\ ' wh;:.tlt", inr:-t-e.:.ing in Ptl'h to,ell~tr v. Hh a hum ~ot St('D b,y Othrrs 4-ne "Si'U('f'r v. .:~ dr:. cnbc-ci 1\!t round l 1'0rr\ a to p o:-Lo lto!':\ iew and ovai fr'~m :t s ide \'iew -.ath a ro11::tcd cap on top. il wa!\ about eight ft>ct i n diam- f'tr.. lht'y ~aid, and about three ~!rs. FtU~erahl said 1t hari O!X'nin{:s O:l toth s:d~s in which ;\he saw a sene~ of sml'll tu~s "like ~mnll e.xh:oust pipea." Shc!ti~ld Lake P,lic:t Chief ra.tn Dulu l!tert PMt: ' 'Flying Saucers on Top of T err.ifies Sl1effield Lake [j, acula, By AI.L!:s' D. A~fiBOLT rlo~d window t!ra pes. 'f h e Mrs. Fitt.r:~ratd, :.:8, aold her Lorain Couat y CorreAponcltnt n10vle "'a11 "Ptacula'a Daugtl dauh"hl er, Chra~ty Lynn, 7, and Tr.t'Tlfied lind thakt' n by th~lr ter." her hu:.b~twl slept JH~:ltct'ully u ~Xpt'tien<'e, a :O:hrrtlrld Lal~,. Bllndtd at fir ~t. she hid her lh~ watchf"u what Jht' de!!c&iiJed houewlle and her 10-~cllrold head under the pillow until th~ ua. ''t.~e nto&t honlbte look atcpson > t~ tl!rda:v relatrd " lil~ht sIIJ~idNl. Thf'n !ihe Flood tlunJ; al~e hn~ , er 5l'l'n. lt weird ac-count of a 3 n.m vi!it on her ~11. IO<'kd th rough th( was tcmf) lng, ahc aald. by a ''fl)lng 1:\uc:er." wirtdll\' and ''"tchcd th4' "aau Jlft'r atcpson, John, a tourth Mrs. William H. }'iugt'rald. cer'' rUde over ht'r driveway. rrade atudent at Mj)(ord EJ~ 934 E a t D rive, said ahc It hO\'f'red a foot above a mttntary School tn Cleveland, watch~ the ~!>ject tor more nci(!hbor'a la\\n, u d den 1 y wa5 ~pcndinr the weekend thAn fhe mmut"~ . at c.losc r.lowed, and d ischcn-ged cloud vtstOn~ h.s father. He wu tn ran;: afttr a bralhant li~ht of ''he-avy plnkl'\h JU)'l):h the nt' d bedroom, also at the rowed her from her bed. purpllah smol<e tro'm the sau-front of the house, and hap- Teart fiUed h~r ~yfl. stl11 <"cr'a back and aides." she aald. penNI to be ~wake when the reddened from cryinz Ul\1 1J ''13Uccr" made iU tarly-mom dawn !ollowlnR the experirnC't' . , ~t th~ "-''Cpt ~n ' curve onto ln!! 11ppearance. .... r . II . r " f lt4!~crnlc1ll front )AWII, .. ~.n .. '-ta llm .. ll L-droom wln trrin1 to wake hr t hu~:b.tnd, "" :;he ald. r.nd r ose to about clow was ahl)\' 1 h is e)'t' le'"! unomployrd truck driver, to :.c,en !ctt t\bov~ the ~round. he ~xrlsinl'd. he could not see help ht"t' throuc h the nroeal. 1\ ftC'r It compl,.t~ti two 'hort til~ ohjcct until he 1tepped on "1 had just gon~ to tx'<l otte-r drculllr manf'm ~" ah~ lost,,. '" he<~ t tcgiAter. Ey that the Jut movie 011 'IV." sht !lllld, lllr,ht ot It, 1tro! sRrd, when 1t I time, !le ulrJ, It waa emlttlna when a . brillintrt white ~:lnrc sp.:!d lll'li~ht up Into the ~Icy the cloud of amok~. l filled her bedroom throu;:h the over the top of her home. . u ... ,,.,, Rep. A. D. Baumhart ot Representative Waahington, D.C. Dear Mr. Ba11'1Dllert: You no doubt have rea4 the accounts ot my experience vi th a "1'lyina saucer on the morning ot Sept. 21. Articles appeared in the LoraiD Journal and Plain Dealer. I have sent a a sighting to the Ail' Force UFO Center in Dayton Will you please check vi th the Air Force to find out their conclusion 1n this case? U these obJect are landing 1D populated , 1 t vill not be lons before diaaater strikea. Thia is deiDitely a menace to people. So U thia vaa a government Jlliaaile, can you atop them trom be iDS tlovn in populated areaat It 1 t belong to our govermDent thia tact ahoul4 be de public and proper atepa ahould be taken to insure the public aatety. I bave talked to people vbo have 1nveat1pted similar aightlnp. Tbeae people tell that uauall7 no real iDTeatisation ia b7 the Air Force, and when one 11 .-de the reaults are ric11culoua. I voulc1 not have written thiaoletter 1t I 414 not feel aincerel7 that the matter 1DU8t be atu41e4 cloael7 b7 authorities. Dle obJect which came clown in my yard CONGRESS OF 'i'BE UHI'l'ED STATES Bouae of Representatives Washington, D.C. Office of Congressional Liaieon Uaited Statea Air Force 538, Old House otfice Building Vaeblngton, D.C. Attentiona Major Corbin Pleaee find enclosed a thermofax copy ot a letter I have recei vecl trom rq coneti tuent ot Sheffield Lake I tC4'vard1ns tbia to you in accor4ance vitb the in- etructiona you save an4 trust you Y111 t1n4 tbia enclosure ae1t-explanator7. I would appreciate 70ur ac!v1ce an4 u .lftl an4 consideration Yill be given to Mre. ao that I 7 properly a4ri.ee her. Sincerely 70ura A. D. BamMart t attention MEN.Sl ROL .G ~LIP NETI~R USE POR APPROVALS, Dl~llPPROVALS, "'~"'"URRBNCBS, OR SIMILAR ACTIONS f ' NAMI Gil TITLI ORUNWTION AND LOCATION IDA TIE COORDINATION FROM ua1 o CONGRESSIONAL INQUmY ( ect d in yard of Mrs. Sheffield, Ohio) 69)06 (C/M A. D. Bamnhart) NICIEISARY ASAP -not later than 14 Oct 58 Req memo w/proposed reply per HOI 10-20 and indicate AO name & telephone number. ltr fr C/M to AF L&I. 2 Oct 58 cy ltr fr Mrs. to C/M 29 Sept F0a 95 RepiOC8S DA AGO Form 895, I Apr 48, and AfHQ I fll SO Form 12, 10 Nov 47, whlctl may be used. Dear Mr. Baumbvt: I refer to your 1nqu1ry conceming the interest ot ot Shettiel4 Iake 21 September 1958, an 'midentitied tlyina obJect she aav on Air Force inveat1ptors arrived in Sheffield, Ohio, on 3 October 1958, oontacwcl. Mrs also initiated other phases ot an investigation to possibly evaluate tbS a sighting. Investigation nveal.ed tha.t a railroad track ran near the home ot Mrs. 'l'he night ot Hl's a sighting a train passed the hoUBe at approxiate~ the hour ot the reported sighting. The train bad a rotating beadl1Sht which under some condi tiona would produce unusual effects Contact vaa also made vith Chief !osun Mate William Schott ot the Lorain Coast OU8&'d Statton. Chief Schott re:ported tbat he vas using his spotlight 1n an attempt to attract the attention ot another ship, ADd tbat the Ught vas directed toward ahore in t.be general direction ot Mrs. house. !1'he time and date ot this incident co1nc1cle vi th those reported by Mn. t,onin, Obio, a vitneaa listed in Mrs. report coul.dn' t recall aeyt.hina unusual on the night o't the reported a1sht1ng. Mr vitaesa ot Lorain, Ohio, vas not ava1lab~ tor interview. The weather at the ot the incident vu a misty rain v1 th haze Md smoke. Concl\l.llOD ot Air Porce investigators vere that the canb1nat1on ot moving lishta, noise ot the train and prevailing weather account ~or the Uluaion experienced by Mrs. ':he Air 1'echn1cal Intelllsence Center, &tter evaluatins the evidence in this case, concurred with tbe conclusion ot the J'or y()Ull information, I am incloaillg the latest Department ot Det'ense tact ebeet on the subJect ot mddentU1ed tlyinS obJects, dated 6 October 1958, t'bia tact ebeet clearly outlines tbe Air Force position vtth respect to tanidentitied t1ying ob~ecta. Sincerely, Sheffield Lake, Ohio Public Information Officer Wright-Patterson AFB Dayton, Ohio This is a request for the official conclusion on my UFO report. r.ry sighting took place on September 21, 1 958, at my home in Sheffield Lake, Ohio. It "\tras investige.t ed October 3 and 4 by Sgt. Hof and Sgt. Haistan, both of the Air Technical Intelligence Cente r I was ausured by the sergeants tha t the conclusion would be available to me within thirty days. They also said that if the case is in the "known" category I will be furnished with the evidence which indicated that conclusion. Please send the conclusion as soon as possible. UFO SIGHTING SHEFFIElD LAKE, OHIO 21. September 1958 en the morning of 21 September 1958 at approxim,.'l.tely 0300 EDT, the witness was awakened by a very bright light which illwn.ina t ed her bed- room. Looking out a bedroom window which faced her front yard, she saw flat, circular object with a dome-shaped top. The object was approximatezy six to eight feet from the ground, moving slowly in a northerly direction, parallel l'tith the length of the house, and descend- ing with a fioating oscillating otion. The object was reported to be approxi mp.tely ten feet from the window when first sighted. 1-Irs. X in- sists the top of the object was clear to her in every detail, and that the e olor reminded her of dull a:Luminum. The dimensions of the object were estimated to be 20 feet in diameter and approximatelY sL~ feet thick. The object was reported to have made several tums around the yard and then rose instantly out of sight. Total elapsed time was estimated at five minutes. Mrs Xs stepson also viewed the object from the bathroom window which is located on the same side of the house as Mrs. xs vantage point. In Suntnarr the investigation revealed that a railroad track ran near the home of Mrs. X. Contact with Mr. statim master at Lorain, Ohio, revealed that a train passes tness s home at approxi- mately the hour and date of the sighting. The train ha.d an oscillating headlight, and this light could have been seen by Mrs. X. Contact was also made with the Officer-In-charge of the Lorain Coast Guard Station. The chief reported that he was using his spotlight to attract. the atten- tion of another ship, and that his light was directed toward shore iri the general direction of Mrs. Xs home. The time and date of this incident coincide with those reported by 1-irs. X. Mrs. Y of !Drain, Ohio, was con- tacted but was unable to recall anything unusual on the night of the reported sighting. Mrs. z, another ldtness of !Drain, Ohio was not available for interview. The weather at the time of the sighti'ng was intennittent mist and rain ldth haze and smoke. Weather is always an important factor because ot.its direct effects, and the fact that it often allows for.indirect conclusions (i.e., stars, planets, etc., may be immediately ruled out when there was a thick overcast at the time of the sighting). Investigation further disclosed that Mrs. X received letters from other self-appointed UFO experts concerning her sighting. n1ese letters all inferre~ that Mrs. X ntay have been harmed in some way, and were toned tor encouragement to Mrs. X and a~l directed toward discrediting the u.s. Government and particular~ the Air Force. The Air Force conclusion in this case is that Mrs. X ~nd her step-son were victims of an illusion. This illusion resulted from the combination of lights from the train and possibly the Coast Guard boat, the roar from the train, and the prevail in~ weather conditions. It is not uncoDD!lon .for n~,..ANnQ .,a,rinl'1 +.h~ a~mP n,.. qimil.A,.. 1r.Clnt.!H7~ nnint. Q tn ~YnPl"iPn~P. t .hP. ~:lmA l2 :Joveznher 1958 Your letter o-r 29 October 1958, addressed to Wright- Patterson Air Force Base concerning an unidentified f'~ing object sigh tina on 21 September at Sheffield Ike referred to this ottice tor reply 'l!be conclusion or /tJ.r Force investigators were that the can- bination ot wvinS lights., the noise of a train and the preva.il:lng veat.her at the time accounted for the siShtiJ:lg experienced by you .that n1sht. Sincerely, LAWRENCE J. TACKER ~cutive Officer Public Intormation D1vic1on Ottice ot Inf'or.Qation Servicea Dear Hajor Tacker: Sheffield Lake, hio November 27, 1g59 Would you kindly specify what moving lights caused me to eee an object 22 feet in diameter and 6 feet high hovering in my front yard ? Your reference to the prevailing weatner bas also con1'used me somewhat. l stated in the report form that it had stoppett raining some time before tne signt1ng. I woula aJ)precia.te it very mucn if you woulu explain tnese matters to me in a lit~le more tteta.il. 'R SUSPENSE ORIGitj OF BASIC ASSIGNED BY UFO Sighting, Mrs. (Sbettield lake, lnltil 1N colun to de"ote review prior to ctlo n , Ini t hi our colu.,n to denote review of completed (X for ct ion: a/' for coordination,) OF'FI CE OUT I