What happened
A silver round object about 60 feet across, flat underneath with a raised front edge and an upside-down cone on top, flew level, hovered, pulled up hard and climbed steeply into the overcast in three to five minutes.
"round object with a flat bottom, raised front edge, inverted cone on top"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary
Witnesses
Experienced private pilot John Mark, flying a Navion; radar at Dayton tracked a very fast target in the same place
Explanation
Unresolved
No explanation has been found.
Sources
- Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1954ufologie.patrickgross.org
- The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com
Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.