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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 Sep 59 | Woodlawn, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 28/0111Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☑ Was Astronomical Planet ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 40 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE Stationary  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Three lig…

Cincinnati 19, Ohio

Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio

Dear Sir:

The UFO that I reported on 27 September has been identified by an astronomer here in Cincinnati as a planet. The red and green lights on the object which caused my concern were explained by him as a prismatic effect caused by dust particles in the atmosphere. I did not call him until after the object had been reported to Wright-Patterson or I would never have reported it.

I regret very much any inconvenience caused by this report. Thank you very much.

LT USNR-R

AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-4E4g

SUBJECT: UFO Sighting

6 OCT 1959

TO: SAFIS-3d (Major L. J. Tacker)

Request a questionnaire be forwarded to Cincinnati 19, Ohio. Request that he fill in the questionnaire in as much detail as possible concerning his sighting of an UFO on 27 September 1959.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

PHILIP G. EVANS
Colonel, CSAE
Deputy for Sciences and Components

27 Sept 59
SAFOI-3 HBurnard/72291

12 October 1959

Dear [redacted]

The Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base has written that you sighted an Unidentified Flying Object on 27 September.

In order that they may analyze and evaluate this sighting, will you please fill out the inclosed Air Force Questionnaire in as much detail as possible, and forward the completed form to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Sincerely,

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information Services

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contac…

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. S…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound
b. Color 3 individual lights red & green & white steady

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
Can't see shape - guess is round

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't …

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

Seems stationary

21. IF POSSIBLE, try to guess or estimate what the real size of the object was in its longest dimension.

feet. Can't test. - large planet perhaps, but question on dist.

22. How large did the object or objects appear as compared with one of the following objects held in the hand and at about arm's length?

(Circle One):
a. Head of a pin
b. Pea
c. Dime
d. Nickel
e. Q…