Wilkerson Road area between Waynesville and Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States
The Waynesville, Ohio Police UFO Report
A Warren County couple reported a stationary multicoloured light on the night of 24 April 2001. A responding Waynesville officer saw two stationary, colour-changing objects through binoculars; a second officer, a dispatcher in Lebanon and another area officer also reported seeing the lights while em
Why This Case Matters
A strong regional police case because the observations were captured in real-time dispatch traffic and involved witnesses viewing from more than one location, rather than relying only on later recollection.
Chronology
- ~22:15 civilian call
- Waynesville unit 2W30 responds and observes two lights
- second officer and Lebanon dispatcher report visual confirmation
- dispatch checks Wright-Patterson AFB and Airborne Express
- later reports on 25–26 Apr are related but should be separated from the core event
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Sirius or another bright celestial source was proposed contemporaneously by Peter Davenport. Atmospheric scintillation can create colour changes and apparent motion, but the two-object reports, binocular observations and viewing from different directions require a worked astronomical reconstruction before that explanation can be treated as demonstrated.
What Remains Unresolved
- Original agency audio/custody
- exact witness locations and sightlines
- identity of units and civilian witnesses
- exact date wording in secondary copies
- whether the later triangle report on 26 Apr was related.
Key Takeaways
- The dispatch record is the evidential centre. It documents officers trying to identify what they were seeing in real time, but it does not by itself establish range, size or extraordinary performance.
Sources
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