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Columbus Ohio, December 1951

Date of account
1951-12
Location
Columbus Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 1C073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS . Wos Bolloon 22 Dec 1951 Columbus_Qhio Prebabiy Bclloon Possibly Beiloon 3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 1030 Was Aiicroft Locol GmundVisual D Ground-Rodor Probobly Aircrafs 22/1530Z AinVi wo! Air.IntereepiRudor 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT 5.PHOTOS T.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronomicsl Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicol KN Military C) Possibly Astronomice! 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION B.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE D Orher. 口 Insufiicient Doto for Evaluation 1 to lMinutes 1 口 Unkncnn ESE 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Pilot saw flash in wNw.Object appeared to be Probably balloon sighting. a/cwithout tail section.F Position of object was 5 miles east of Columbus,Ohio at 20,0c0 ft. Object moving East in opposite direction SEE FoAfetFoLDeR of a/c piloted by observer.Object sighted FolPasSIBCE-EARANATIW for l minute and lost in sun. Could not

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