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Bright object observed over Wilmington near Clinton County AFB, Ohio (1966)

Name: Bright object observed over Wilmington near Clinton County AFB, Ohio (1966)
Start: 1966-09-28
Location: Wilmington, Ohio

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Wilmington, Ohio·September 28, 1966·Project Blue Book

39.4453°N, 83.8285°W

Project Blue Book Case #10973. On September 28, 1966, a bright object was observed over Wilmington, Ohio — home to Clinton County Air Force Base (later Airborne Express hub). Wilmington sits just 50 miles southeast of Wright-Patterson — another Ohio unknown in Blue Book's backyard. The case was classified "Unknown."

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Bright object observed over Wilmington near Clinton County AFB, Ohio (1966)

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