Dept. of DefenseUnresolvedAmbiguous
Golden saucer with silver rim — Gahanna, Ohio, July 1948
~Jul 1948Gahanna, Ohio3s
Analysis — our summary
Mrs. Howard Enslow of Gahanna, Ohio reported observing a luminous golden disc with a silver rim traveling from northeast to southwest. The object was visible for approximately 3 seconds. No additional witnesses or technical data were available.
As reported — verbatim from the document
“"Beautiful golden saucer glowing like a halo with a silver rim," direction NE to SW, visible approximately 3 seconds.”
Analyst notes — caveats & confidence
Single witness, very brief observation duration. OCR quality poor; date is July 1948 but specific day not recoverable. Low confidence due to OCR quality and single witness with minimal data.
Provenance
Source document38_143685_box7_Incident_Summaries_101-172.pdf
Document typeincident summary compilation
Reporting agencyDept. of Defense
Source pages178
DeclassifiedFirst public at this release (2026)
Held classified~78 years (≥, to this release)
Extraction confidence LowHow cleanly this record could be parsed from the source — driven by legibility & redaction. It is not a measure of how credible or anomalous the sighting is.