Survey of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Reports in Delaware County, Ohio

Author Institution: Department of Physiology, The Ohio State UniversityPeople living near the location (Delaware County, Ohio) of a recent, unpublished, possible observation of an unidentified flying object (UFO) were surveyed to examine the frequency of UFO observations, the ratio of reported/unreported observations, and the accounts of the observations. The 62 respondents were well educated and used to being out-of-doors. Thirty-one percent of the respondents reported UFO observations; 17% reported knowing of someone who had made an observation. Thirty-two unit sightings were reported; of these, three could probably be explained as known phenomena and one contained insufficient information for evaluation