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Columbus split

August 23, 1966, evening
Columbus, Ohio, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.
"circular, luminous white object"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A round, glowing white object split into five, and all streaked away west, during 15 minutes.

Witnesses

Broomall and Gilpin

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1966ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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