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UFO case file · UFO-29850

1957 05 Case 4750 Photos radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 16, 1957

CE11957-05-16

1957 05 Case 4750 Photos

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Case description

The sighting was reported by five observers who saw a bright object in the sky on 7 May 1957, at 8:35 AM. The object was first observed near the W 104th St. overpass in Cleveland, Ohio, and was then tracked from the Sohio Research Laboratory in East Cleveland, Ohio, with radar. The radar operators tracked the object at an estimated speed of more than 1,000 mph. The object was observed to execute abrupt turns and maneuvers, disappearing and reappearing during the observation period. The object was reported to be metallic in appearance and cylindrical in shape. Text from the document: EXHIBIT #1 - Photographs Taken By - (DELETED) CASE 4750 - 1957 - Report of Unidentified Flying Object Sighted by - (DELETED) On 15 May 1957 at: (DELETED) Direction Sighted: (DELETED) Description: (DELETED) Photographs Taken: 1. It shows a ruler-like scale on the left side and a metal frame or housing in the center. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT(S): The witness observed a bright light moving rapidly in a diagonal direction across the sky. COURSE: The object was observed to move diagonally across the sky from northwest to southeast at a high rate of speed. OCR Text: [No text detected in the image.] The image appears to be a photograph or film negative from a Project Blue Book UFO report. The image consists of a black-and-white photographic frame with two measuring scales on the left and right sides. Olsson, E.E., Collinsville, Illinois, reported sighting an unidentified flying object.

Recorded details

Local time
8:35 AM.
Witnesses
1
Craft description
Cigar / Cylinder; Point of Light
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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