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Unidentified Flying Object·
MCLU0- 3
MCI.AX0-4
16 July Lia
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At 2147 hours on 9 July 19.!$, the undersigned sighted an unidentified object
f l ying from east to west at appr oximately three or four thousand feet over the north
end of Osbor n, Ohio.
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'.lhe object appeared as a pale yellowish white light that seemed to glow. It
was not a direct beam. 'lhe l ight was traveli ng at a rate of speed between five or
six hvn~red miles .
It appeared long enough to allow the observer to determine its
flight path {approximately one to t?ro seconds) and then went out• Ther e was a pause
of three seconds . the light then reappeared again for the same length of time , another
three- second pause and the patter n was repeated•
After the third appearance i t was
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seen again.
'lhe final sighting was made with the object at an angle of approximately
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to the horizon in f ront of the observer who WtiS l ooking nor th .
n>.e last sighting
was slightl y above the horizon to the west, just north of Pattern Fiel d.
'.Ihe inter­
mittent appear ance of the light was at a regulated i nterval ,
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'.Ihe sky was clear with about a quarter moon r ising in the East- southeast;
h01Jever, nothing could be ascert ained except the glow of the light, 'lhere was no sound
or trail...
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'.Ihe undersigned was a reconnaissance pilot in World War II and served for
eight months in the 160th Reconnaissance Sqd. (J.P.) f l yi ng FP...go type aircraft,
It is believed that his power s of observation ar e above average and that the estimates
of speed can be consider ed to be fairly aoouratet
CLARENCE GLAZEBROOK
crro/aw
1st Lt., USAF
Ext 65310
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