PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6387196

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONIndianapolis Indiana

FRAMES11

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1 Incident 152
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ATIC NO. DATE OF INFO 31 July 1945
AF HO. 4
REPORT 1O. a  a SOURCE_ Civilian
DATE IN TO ATIC
THE OF ODMRING 0825 COLOR White with no Shine
Estiaten
SHAM_ Like Cyubal SPUED 1800 MPH Moasurer
Rstinatoo
ALTITUDE 2,0001 Masured
COURSE $90° - Bast LENGTH OF TIE OBOERVED Approx 10 Seconds

FRAME 002 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

Intellig lot It., RUSSELL NOTE
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED Go1

FRAME 003 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

2. 2 Mon-astrononi er explanations
a,
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 198,.
200, 201, 209, 210, 237, 239,
3 Rookets, flares or falling bodies:
4,5,6, 7,8, 9, 12, 13, 06, 107,
108. 109. 70. 211. 218.
229, 232, 233.
De sugrasts axplanatlons
111, 122, 135, 151, 152, 154, 162,
168, 172, 176, 183, 186, 193, 207, 215, 223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 236, 241, 242, 243, 2149 132

FRAME 004 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

observed this incident.
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FRAME 005 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

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FRAME 006 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

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away as shear nonsense
bote inxidigts slol and iot wat
two ocservers.

FRAME 007 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

Gise.
' All of the remaining 34 incidents are trexted in detail in thi:
type of objset, or mr perrormanco. Thore are indicattots, hc.e
ovor, that samo sightings wore Influsncod by oarlior roports a
probably would not have boon corsiderid tnucual or roported
boan no gublicity.
ARIE 2
Projoot Gat?
Setarg ef Mo Stalution g Recadning Roports
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In the follovdng section of this roport, each remaining unexpl  sod
Laoidont is considored Separatoly. It is not the intont to gonerally dlrtrelt
the charactor of obsorvers, but each cese has undesirable elenents, in
en mot bo diaregarted. Tho numerical dosigmation is neroly the eatsd rer
COGP
1, 10, 17, 2, 29, 35, 37, 40, 51, 58, 62, 64, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 79, 84,
135,151,(152, 154, 162, 160 76,

FRAME 008 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

12. Speod 1890 MPH
13. Dirocticn of flight 90° - east
14. Tactics s N/3
15. Sound Nona
21. Skotches or photographs p
25. Mamer of disappaaranoo a/3
26 Romarks: (over)

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Witnesaed by Mr. and Mrs.
CRAKTPTC
Skatch of object attached.
Object sightedr
(a) One (1)
(s) eymael vith amooth surfades.
(0) Approximataly at the
base and aooroximately six (
in height at
into adjoining dtehen and Tira the objeot throuca
kitchen window faoing Soutl igert batad the t
carson, NoI Y
wers noted on the conduated
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR IN
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEABS
DOD DIR 5200.10 SIFIED

FRAME 011 / 011paddle-gpu-200dpi

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DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTLRA DOCLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIB S200.10 IED
UNCLASSIF
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