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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  16 Sep 51 | Marion, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 12 17 EST GMT 16/1717Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☑ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian pilot | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION - - - | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE - - - ☐ Other ☐ Insuffic…

UNCLASSIFIED
17 September 1951

District Commander
5th District OSI(IG)
Detachment Commander
Columbus, Ohio
Report of Incident.

1. Captain DOUGLAS A. NEILSON, AO743485, Provost Marshal, 664th AC&W Squadron, Lockbourne, advised the undersigned on 17 September 1951, of the following information received from a Lt. HART at Selfridge AFB, Michigan:

a. Mr. [redacted], w/residence at [redacted], was flying his Cessna aircraft NC88878, on 16 September 1951, approximately 3 miles North and East of Marion, Ohio, at 2800 feet, at 1217 EST, at a heading of 230 degrees, when he observed an object wi…

UNCLASSIFIED
5D 24-21 1st Ind
(17 September 1951)
SUBJECT: Report of Incident
5th District OSI (IG), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. 20 September 1951.

TO: Commanding Officer, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.

1. Forwarded for your information.
2. No further action contemplated by this office.

/s/ROGER G. SCHLOST
JAMES F. I. O'CONNELL
Colonel, USAF
District Commander

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

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EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 1

DATE: 17 Sept 51
TIME (Local): 1217
LOCATION: Marion, Ohio
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Few Sec.
SOUND: None
SPEED: High
ALTITUDE: 2800'
HEADING: 50°
SOURCE: Private Pilot
ACTION OR COMMENTS: Probably friendly conventional a/c
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Pilot of Gessna reported that he almost collided with a black, high tailed swept wing aircraft.