PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD l. DATE 2 . LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION$ D Was Balloon D Probablr Balloon D Poasiblr Balloon Cincinnati, Ohio 3. DATETIM! GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Wos AIrcraft D Probably Aircraft D Po as I W y Aircraft .Local-1930 B GrounciVtsual 0 Grounci-Roclar 1-5. 1n "" "'-D Wos Aatrenoml col ~No Civilian Ia ProloWy Astronomical D Possibly AtOtMmicol 7. L!NOTH Ofi.OIS!RVATION I. NUMB!R Ofl OBJECTS 0 Insufficient Date fer Evaluation 0 Unlcnown , :10. BRI!fl SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING W~ite Objt as a streak 11. COMMENT5Qbjt of this sighting has all of light. Traveling due N in horizontal path characteristics of a very bright meteor. s itnated at about 30 elevation. Traveled It i~ not unusu~l f'or a person t s ini.tiaJ distance represented by an estjmated 20a experience with outstanding meteors to angle. No sound heard. Light resembled rocket result in misidentification. There is n( : blask in shape. Impression of r elatively evidenct in this case to indicate that c :1jt great length. JUst seemed to fade out. 1\nuo..._r;.JhleaL~Yfra~ras anything other than a very bright witness situated objt aa directly overhead. meteor. Aprox 20 mi E of first witness ! position ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) UFO, Cincinnati VIcinity, Z March 1961 Wri1ht Air DeYelopment DiYlal ATTN: ~waCE.W-1, B1dl 17 Wri1ht-Patteraon AF Baae, Ohio 1. Attacbecl ia a report lrom an employee of General Electric relative to th ai1htina of an Unidentified Flyin1 Object Z. .After review, pleaae aclmowledJ receipt directly to Mr. Howard Helneke at the addreaa shown under his signature. HARRY R. O'BRIEN Major, USAF Deputy AF Plant Repreaentative UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Hour ( Z Time Groupk130n1~l Mnrcb 61 Aetronollical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc)--=Pr:.::..;:o .....::::;:.;:.;:::.;;:. _ Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc)_--------------_-_...;... _ Evaluation ot Source Reliability _ .. Ana~aie and Conclusions fbe obJect waa probablJ a meteor paaetaa tbroulb the eartha , aD! 1D tbe proceea ot up. S I G :-rT I N G : SLIGHT HAZE YrJPPP A HRP 29~ DEGREES 59 DEGREES 59 UNABLE TO OBTAIN UNLirIITED PAGE FOUR RJESKBP 1 KUL TNP?P FT -~1INUS 2 DEGREES C, 10, ~00 FT -l1 !NUS 7 FT-~JINU~ 45 DEGREE? c, 4Z,ZZ0 FT -i1INUS 54 t10 TRAFF.IC UNDER THI~ .:ITES RADAR 3UREVILLArjCE 1\T REPORTED ._lOr A T T K. OPERATION2 OFFICER, CAPT.; UCAF. THI~) ~::A~-~ OiJLY RZPOJ~T OF S I G liT I G R E C Z! V Z D. L 0 C A L F td, COr J T E 0 L R E C ~ IV Z D , ~ 0 REP 0 RT 0 F SIGHTING Rl1ECEIVZD. LOCAL FALL CO!~TROL RECZIVED NO REP02T~ ~OR DID THEY HAVE TRAFFIC IN RE?O::tTED AREA. THE AIR NATIOrJt\L GUtd1D HAD FOUR SA-16 AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE IN THE LOCAL AREA AT TIME OF S IGHTING. THE.::E AIRCREf. T.IERE NOT IN REPORTED AREA AT THE TitlE NOR DID THEY OBSERVE ANY UNU.SFJ\L SIGHTS. THERE ARE CHE11ICAL PLANTS AND REFINERIES IN THE AREA. THE REPORTED OBJECT COULD PO~SIBLE BE ASSOCIATED t~ITH THE E;{HAUST FROr1 PLANT FURNANCES. THE UNION CARBIDE CHE!1ICAL PLANT UTILIZED A FURNACE TO DISPOSE OF PAGE FIVE RJE~KDP 1 GASES. A??ARITIONS ARE tlOT AN U~USUAL RE~ULT FROtl THE OPERATION. ENI: OF REPORT Z3/1825Z I1AR RJESKBP UFO ANALYSIS SHEET Date (Local) 2 Mareh 1961 Hour (Local) 19.30 Hour ( Z Time Group) 0300.30Z Mareh 61 Satelll tea ( Det S .ATIC, Ext 3279 }------------- Astronollical Phenomena (Mateo:-, Comet, Planet, etc) Fireball Natural Phenomena (Ball Lightning, etc) -------- Ana~sia and Concluaionsa Two wttneeses seperated by several miles saw the the object at the 8:11fttt ttmeb indicat.ing that the object was at a ve1'7 high al*tt altitude. The description or the object is characteristic or a meteor called a fi_reltall. U.S. AIR .FORCE TECHNICAL :INFORMATION SHEET This questionnaire .has :been prepared :so that you .can give the U.S. Air Force as much information . as possible :concerning the unidentified ;aerial phenomenon that you hove observed. Please .try to answer.os many questions.as.you possibly.cdn. The information that you give will be used for research purposes,.and will be regorded.as confidential material. Your name willnot .be used in.connection.with any. statements, .conclusions, .or publicotions.without your perm.ission. We request .this .personal In ion :so that, if.lt 1s deemed necessary, we moycon~act you f~ further details. 1. When did yousH the obiect? 2. Time of.day: (Circle One): .3. Time Zone: (Circle One):.aJ Eastern b. Cential c. Mountain d. Pacific 4.. Where were you when y.ou sow the obfec:t? Neareat Poatal Ac:lc:lr (Circle One}: a. Daylight Saving b. Standard c,,y or Town State or Country S. How long was obiectin sight? 5.1 How was tlnoe In sight dettH"minecl? . (a. Certain b. Fairly certain 6. What wos the condition of the;slcy? c. Not very sure d. Just a guess o . Bright 7. IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the obiect? (Circle One): a. In front of you b. In baclc of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Dont remember AT I C a":o 164 Thi fona uperaedes A TIC 164, 13 Occ 54. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon c Probably Bolloon 0 Possibly Bolloon Cincinnati, Ohio 3. DATETIME GROUP . TYPE OF OBSERVATION :0 Was Aircraft Proboltly Aircraft Local-1920 -JD Ground-Vhual C Ground-Radar c PossiWy Aireroft GMT 030020Z C AI,.Vhual 0 Alrlntercept Radar 0 Wa Attonomi cal 7. LENGTH OII.OBSERVATION I. NUMBIEII 0, OIJIECTS 9. COURSI! 0 PraltaWy Astronolftical 0 Pailtly Atronomlcel 0 Insufficient D.te t.r E"aluation 0 Unlcno-.. 10. 8RIIfl SUMMARY 0, SIGHTINGL1ght green obJt with 11. COMMI!HTSDescription of obJt is char- round nose, and smoke trailing behind. Appear cteristic of metero. Reported duration bigger than an airplane at 5000'. Disappeared is escessive for meteor; however, wit- over horizon. ness said it was only a guess . Nol'iial tendency is to overestimated, which was most likely case h ere. other reports fm same area witnessed this objt. Dayton, Richmond, Indiana and Cincinnati. .ATJC FORM 319 (REV 26 SEP 52) 8. lF you saw.the obiec:t at NIGHT, what did you notice.concernlng the STARS.and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): Dull. moonlight No moonlight.-plt~h dark Don!t remetteber 9. The object. appeared: (Circle. One): _ ~. As a light_ 10. If. it appeared aa a light, :was it brighter than the brightest a tars? 11. .Did the ob;ect: . (Circle One for each question) Appear to atancl.still at any time? Don't Know Suddenly speed.up and rush:away ot any thne? Don't Know Breolc up Into w explode? { Don't Kn!W ~ . Give off amolce? Don't Know . Change. brighne? Don't Know f. Change shape? Don't Know Flash or fllclc? Don~t Know Disappear .and reappear ? Don't Know 1~. Did the oblect.mwe behlncl:somethlnt.otanythne, pawtfculorly a cloud? Don't Know. (Circle One):-Yes l No IF you answered YES, then tell what 13 . Old the obiect (Circle One): In front of so11eething at tln:e, particularly .a cloucl? . 1 Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what Did the obiect.appear: (Circle One): a. Solid T ransporent