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

CHECK-LIST - UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS Incident # 112a 1. Date 8 April 1948 2. Time 11:00 - 11:30 3. Location Ashley, Ohio 4. Name of observer Mrs. Melah Stephens 5. Occupation of observer Newspaper reporter 6. Address of observer 226 West High Street, Ashley, Ohio 7. Place of observation From the ground 8. Number of objects One 9. Distance of object from observer Not stated 10. Time in sight Approximately five minutes 11. Altitude Quite high 12. Speed Slow - drifting 13. Direction of flight Southwesterly 14. Tactics None 15. Sound None 16. Size Smaller than the airplane that was in view at the time 17. Color Opalescent - like mother of pearl 18. Shape Long cylindrical body, like a stick of firewood 19. Odor detected None 20. Apparent construction N/S 21. Exhaust trails None 22. Weather conditions Clear, few clouds in sky but none around object 23. Effect on clouds N/S 24. Sketches or photographs None 25. Manner of disappearance N/S 26. Remarks: A plane, which sounded as if it were flying low since there was an exceptionally loud roaring noise, first attracted the attention 32