Dayton, Ohio, May 1968
- Date of account
- 1968-05
- Location
- Dayton, 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 text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORD .MEGROUP 2.LOCATION /01432 Daytor.Onio 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Possible (METEOR) 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS One 5.LENGTHOFOBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 5toloseconds The observer sighted an object that was a bright red color 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION in front （like burning embers of coal) and was bright behind.Tne object went from the north to the soutn "like Civilian it was arking into the ground." It was seen for 5 to lo 7.COURSE seconds and made no noise. 8,PHOTOS COMMENTS:The duration, and flight path of the object are consistent with a meteor observation.However the observer shows fins on the object in his drawing.Since XXNO no one else in the Dayton area reported seeing an UFo and 9.PHYSICALEVIDENCE because the characteristics are so similar to those of a meteor observation, the sighting is listed as a possible DYos XNO meteor. FORM FTD SEP 63 0329 (TDE)
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