Ohio UFO Notebook

History

The Ohio UFO Notebook was published by the Mutual UFO Network of Ohio, Inc. from Box 139, 829 Bethel Road, Columbus, Ohio 43214, under the direction of Bill Jones. The earliest archived issues (Nos. 1 and 2, November 1992) were produced by MidOhio Research from 5837 Karric Square Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43017, before MUFON of Ohio formally incorporated in November 1998. The publication ran at least 26 issues through 2004, serving as the state organisation's journal-format publication alongside the quarterly MUFON of Ohio Newsletter.

Kenny Young was the Notebook's most prolific field investigator and writer until his death at age 38 in early 2005. Young conducted follow-up investigations on Ohio cases with an intensity that set the Notebook apart from summary-only publications. His work on the Adams County sighting, the Hillsboro case (August 2003), and the "Monster Object" reports across Ohio involved repeated witness interviews, site visits, and cross-referencing with press coverage. Donnie Blessing, serving as Southern Ohio Meeting Coordinator for MUFON of Ohio, partnered with Young on multiple investigations and contributed independent case reports including the West Chester sighting of June 2003.

The early 1992 issues, published before MUFON of Ohio's formal incorporation, already grappled with the field's most difficult subjects. The first editorial discussed "The Unspeakables" of ufology: human mutilations and missing children in a UFO context. The author argued that these cases went unreported not because they were fabricated but because ufology itself censored them out of fear of professional embarrassment. That willingness to address uncomfortable material characterised the Notebook throughout its run.