Marion, Ohio, September 1951
- Date of account
- 1951-09
- Location
- Marion, Ohio
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 16 Sep 51 口 Was Ballcon Marion,Ohio Prabably Bolloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1217EST Wos Aicroft Locol. Ground Vi suel Ground-Roder 口 Probabiy Aircrofi 16/17172 GMT. D Air-lntercopi Rodor 5.PHOTOS Z.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicel Y. Probobly Astronomico! 口 Possibly Astronomicol Na civilian pilot 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Dote for Evqluation one 口 Unk no wm 10.BRIEP SUMMARYOPSICHTING 11.COMMENTS Object with a high tail,45 deg sweptbackwing, long Possible a/c sighting. pointed nose,and painted black,coming towards pilot at a 5o degree reciptrocal heading.Barely escaped colliding with obj.Pilot at 28o0 ft altitude, peading 230 degrees. ATIC PORM 329(REV 26SRP S2)
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