Cylindrical object with silver glow over Worthington, Ohio
1948-07-30·Worthington, Ohio·USAF·unresolved
A witness observed a cylindrical object with no wings or tail, emitting a steady silver glow, moving very slowly on a southwest course for approximately 15 minutes at an estimated altitude of 3000 feet.
“Object appee:red cylindrical in shape with no apparent wiJl€s or tail surfaces. Bo standard marker lights were disp~ed and the re were no eDgioe noises . The object emitt e4 a steady silver glow.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1948-07-30
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- Worthington, Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Ohio
- Branch
- USAF
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- Cylindrical with no apparent wings or tail surfaces
- Altitude
- 3000 ft
- Duration
- 900s
Resolution
Questioned by USAF Maj. Campbell; witness's wife also saw the object
Source document
Quote checked against the original file.
This sighting
Worthington, Ohio / 1948
- DOW-UAP-D088.pdf — Written report of this sighting