Columbus, Ohio, August 1959
- Date of account
- 1959-08
- Location
- Columbus, 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 onlyPROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 9 August 59 Columbus,Ohio 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_10/0255Z DAirVisuol Air-intercept Radar 口 PossiblyAircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol 口 Possibly Astronomical O.No Ciyilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. Ox Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown 1min 1 West 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One red obj the size of a small plane. Adaitional info requested. No reply Observed to the West moving further West. to messages. Case listed as insuffiaient No sound.Flame appeared at one end of the data. obj & flame tapered to a "v" Obj was climb- ing & was lost in clouds. Man observed for 30 secs &called vife.Both watched fo
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