They say the reports come in everyday.
"Everyday people just want to know what they saw because it's something they can't understand," said Cathy Richards, Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) Investigator.
Richards is one of 10 field investigators in our state that look into UFO sightings, reported ONN's Stephanie Mennecke.
When they get the call, they head out to take down details from witnesses like time, duration, and shape of the objects.
"We need to find out what is going on," said Pete Hartinger.
Hartinger has been studying UFOlogy since he was a teen and remembers back to 1958 in Circleville, Ohio when he claims he saw one.
"It stopped and hovered in the sky, I was ready to climb under the bed because I didn't know what was happening but it stopped in the sky about a half mile from us," said Hartinger.
He said it changed his life.
"Right then you knew, there was more to life than we've ever been told about," said Hartinger.
One of the most famous sightings was in 1948, when Bruce Stevenson went to check on the animals in his barn.
"(He) walked up to the fence and just looked at it. It just hovered above the barn for a few minutes then slowly moved off over the maintenance building there," explained Hartinger. Stevenson reported the object was about 60 foot in length.
"Given his reputation in the community and his education, I think it's a very valuable case and it was one of the first if not the first close encounter of that type in the United States. It's an important case," said Bill Jones, state director of MUFON.
"There is a tremendous amount of information out there, it's just how do you put it together? What is really going on with this subject?" said Jones.
Jones said he believes the subject matter needs serious, scientific investigation. He thinks Ohio is one of the most active states in the U.S.
"Ohio is very prominent in UFO sightings, and then of course we have Wright Patterson Air Force Base," added Hartinger.
MUFON members said Hanger 18 at Wright Patterson has been an unofficial UFO warehouse for years.
"I do believe they had the hardware and maybe bodies over there at one time," said Hartinger.
In 1969, the Air Force announced it was not pursuing UFO activity, but not everyone is buying the story.
"I'm not sure that's true," said Jones.
These believers remain convinced that we are not alone.
"100 percent, no 99 no 99.5, 100 percent," said Hartinger.
The MUFON Ohio Spring conference is being held May, 15, in Ashland, Ohio.
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