Two cigar-shaped objects over Columbus, Ohio
5 duly·Columbus, O.·identified
Two silver, cigar-shaped objects with blunt noses were observed from Columbus, Ohio on July 5, 1948 at approximately 0920 hours, visible for about four minutes at an estimated altitude of 3,000 feet, bobbing up and down before fading away.
“Unsonventional eiraraft sighted by Mra. Wilds Zittek, 2579 Avalon Avee, Columbus at 0920 on S duly. 'eather was clear, sun shining brightly, no @loude near the object. She first saw thw object with her naked eye, then spent two minutes locking for binseslars.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 5 duly
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- Columbus, O.
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Ohio
- Unit
- Patterson Field
- Sensors
- eyewitness, photo
- Shape
- Like a cigar or torpedo
- Size
- about 3 1/2" in length by 1" in diameter
- Altitude
- 3000 ft
- Duration
- 240s
Resolution
Two F-20 aircraft in the area at time of sighting, matching description and position relative to observer
Source document
Quote checked against the original file.
This sighting
Columbus, O. / undated
- DOW-UAP-D088.pdf — Written report of this sighting