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Dayton, Ohio, March 1958

Date of account
1958-03
Location
Dayton, Ohio
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE BXWas Balioon 口 Probabiy Balioon 21_Mar.58 Dayton,Ohio 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aireraft Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Loca0820 口 Probabiy Aircraft 口 Possibly Aireraft DAirVisual D Air-InterceptRadar GMT_21/1300Z 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 ProbabiyAstronomical Yes 口 Possibiy Astronomicai Civilian No 9.COURSE 口 Other. 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 7.LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluotion C Unknown slowly away l0 mins one 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Three youths on way to school observed Balloon released fm Sulphur Grove at 0640.winds 25 mph & wou obj in sky moving slowly away. bring this balloon over Dayton. Spherical. objs on radar fm 0730-0830.No a/c in area. Since the obj posses the characteristics of a balloon & the rpt was turned in at 0s2o i is believed th

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