Wright Patterson AFB UFO Sighting (01 MAR 1932) — AARO Records
An early aviation case from Wright Patterson AFB. A journal article discusses the use of magnesium alloys in aircraft-engine construction.
Background
On 01 MAR 1932, in Wright Patterson AFB, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) recorded the unidentified-phenomenon case described below. The case is preserved in AARO’s 2024-2025 publications and consolidated annual reports to Congress, declassified or released in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and Department of Defense reporting cycles.
A sighting from the early-aviation period when fixed-wing flight was still establishing baseline expectations for what should be possible in the sky.
The case appears in materials produced or curated by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
What the document records
A journal article discusses the use of magnesium alloys in aircraft-engine construction. The study explores the properties and benefits of using magnesium alloys in aircraft engines.
Type of case
The case is a visual sighting reported by ground or air observers.
Status
AARO designates unresolved cases as those for which the agency has not concluded the events were anomalous, has not concluded that they were conventional, and has not ruled out either possibility. Conventional candidates for sightings of recent periods include commercial drones, classified test platforms, satellite re-entry, balloon traffic, atmospheric optical phenomena, and astronomical objects.
Sources
- [Original release on aaro.mil](https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/Information Papers/AAROs_Supplement_to_ORNLs_Analysis_of_a_Metallic_Specimen.pdf)
- AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office)