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Incident #138

DATE OF INFO 3 July 1948

LOCATION Columbus, Ohio

SOURCE Female Civilian

DATE IN TO ATIC ---

COLOR Silver

SPEED Could not be estimated

ALTITUDE 3000' M. asured

LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED 4 Min.

TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground

MANEUVERS Bobbed up and down

P. 1/4c

ATTN No. ---

AF NO. ---

REPORT NO. ---

DATE OF REPORT ---

TIME OF SIGHTING 0920

SHIPPED Cigar or Torpedo

WITH Binoculars (M-3, 6 x 30)

Approx. 3 1/2" x 1"

COUNTER No to N

NO. IN GROUP 2

SPEED ---

PROCESS --- SKETCHES ---

Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)
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UNCLASSIFIED

Incident #138 -- Columbus, Ohio -- 8 July 1948

There is clearly nothing of astronomical character in this incident.

It is the present investigator's opinion that the objects were aircraft. The "bobbing up and down" can be explained as a "seeing" effect -- that is, distortion of the image by air currents.

UNCLASSIFIED
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Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT.

INCIDENT INDEX

1. Astronomical

a. High probability:
#26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 136, 140, 147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216, 219, 238.

b. Fair or low probability:
#19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 35, 36, 46, 50, 63, 67, 80, 82, 93, 100, 112, 120, 121, 129, 130, 144, 153, 165, 166, 167, 175, 192, 199, 202, 205, 220, 230, 240.

2. Non-astronomical but suggestive of other explanations

a. Balloons or ordinary aircraft:
#3, 11, 22, 41, 42

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