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Dayton, Ohio, September 1956

Date of account
1956-09
Location
Dayton, Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon 2 September 1956 Dayton 口 Probably Balloon Ohie 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0430AM (N) D Ground-Rodor 口 Was Aireraft Locel- X Ground-Vi suol Probobly Aircraft GMT_02/0930Z D Ai~Visuol Air-lntorcopt Rador Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol 口 Probobly Astronomical XONo 口 Possibly Astronomicol one civilian 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Orhor. Insufficiont Date forEvaluation Unkno wn 39-40 minutes one unknown 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object oval. About size of basket Checked with wX station & a bal9 ball & yellow-green in color.object loon was launched about same time 15-20 ft around & 8-10 ftthick.Obj as sighting & had radiosonde mal movedslowly &seemed to hover 5 to6 function and was lost completely ft above ground.Moved tow

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