U.S. Air Force Analysis of Flying Objects in the United States, 101-172

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CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS

1. Date 1 Aug 48

Incident # 158

2. Time 2:00 P. M.

3. Location Groveport, Ohio

4. Name of observer Harold A. Yantis

5. Occupation of observer Student, @

6. Address of observer 25 West Hinman Ave.

7. Place of observation 1 mile west of Groveport, Ohio

8. Number of objects 1

9. Distance of object from observer N/S

10. Time in sight N/S

11. Altitude M/@@ very high

12. Speed N/S

13. Direction of flight in westerly direction against a light wind

14. Tactics N/S - just exhaust visible - smoke pattern dark & very large dispersed rapidly and appeared again as wide streak a mile or so in length twisted from wide to narrow streak and back.

15. Sound No sound

16. Size N/S - object not seen

17. Color N/S - object not seen

18. Shape Just a streak observed

19. Odor detected N/S

20. Apparent construction M/@@ An exhaust trail (smoke)

21. Exhaust trails Appeared as black cloud with no definite shape but looked like an anti-aircraft shell a few seconds after it exploded

22. Weather conditions @@@@ Few white clouds - but @lear

23. Effect on clouds black cloud silhouetted among them that moved

24. Manner of disappearance N/S

25. Remarks: (over)