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Information received from Captain Boyd. District Intelligence Office,
320 Old Post Office, Columbus, Ohio
Unconventional aircraft sighted by Mrs. Wilda Zittek, 2579 Avalon Ave.• Columbus
at 0920 on 8 July. Weather was clear, sun shi ning brightly, no clouds near the
object.
She first saw the object with her naked eye, then spent two minutes
looking for binoculars.
Observed the object for about two minutes with them.
There were two flying objects; both appeared to have a blunt front and seemed
to taper to a point at the rear.
The shape was very much like a cigar. The
sun was shining on them and they appeared to be silver in color. With the
naked eye, they appeared to be about the size of airplane when writing in the
sky.
They were about 3½
11 in length and 111 in diameter. In other words, they
seemed to be a l i ttle more than three times the diameter in length. Speed
was not estimated.
Observed for approximately four minutes.
When first seen,
they were headed northeast. Seemed to pob up and down rather than pursuing
a set and steady course .
Altitude was judged to be approximately 3000 ft .
No sound audible from the object; no exhaust trail visible.
First seen in
. east going toward ~rt Columbus, then moved generally north from there.
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Binoculars wer e M3
{, X3o .
1-,,;3 N "'1~
The following was broadcast over radio this morning (9 Jul) but persom not yet
interviewed :
On 7 July, five members of one family saw the objects which looked
like pie pans, directly over Port Columbus .