Case File · AARO · Post-Cold War (1990-2016) Declassified May 8, 2026 · PURSUE Release 01

Flint Ridge State Park, Ohio UFO Sighting (mid-1990s) — AARO Records

UFO Visual Sighting

A post-cold war case from Flint Ridge State Park, Ohio. A property owner near Flint Ridge State Park, Ohio, reported observing a large unidentified airborne object.

mid-1990s
Flint Ridge State Park, Ohio
First page of AARO Aluminum Materials Analysis Supplement Jan2026
First page of AARO Aluminum Materials Analysis Supplement Jan2026 · Source: declassified document

Background

On mid-1990s, in Flint Ridge State Park, Ohio, 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 post-cold-war case predating the formation of the modern uap task forces.

The case appears in materials produced or curated by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

What the document records

A property owner near Flint Ridge State Park, Ohio, reported observing a large unidentified airborne object. They subsequently discovered a metallic specimen on their property. Analysis determined the specimen to be an ordinary aluminum alloy with casting defects, likely originating from a commercial or industrial source.

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.

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