Wright Patterson AFB UFO Sighting (01 OCT 1951) — AARO Records
A first saucer wave case from Wright Patterson AFB. A report details the application of ultrasonics to solidification and solid-state transformation.
Background
On 01 OCT 1951, 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.
One of the first wave of “flying saucer” reports that swept the united states after the kenneth arnold sighting of june 1947 and the roswell incident of july 1947.
The case appears in materials produced or curated by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
What the document records
A report details the application of ultrasonics to solidification and solid-state transformation. The study explores the use of ultrasonic techniques in materials science.
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)