DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6778927
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953
REPORTED LOCATIONColumbus Indiana
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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
Approx 10 Dee 53
between dusk & r
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVAWATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
V1. GRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Four bright points of light rotating clockwise. White, cloudy
or gaseous, described as a circular ring of oaoke, two object }
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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
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FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) previous oditions of this form may bo used.
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266th 112 FORT RESERVS COMBAT TAADNENG cenT=R (cove)
‘tterbury llr Torce Lage
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tin ve galation:
+0 Me Deverinption of the objects:
“ed (1) Shave: Clrevlar cing of smoke; clondy substance that
ri steysd i2 a plane. “lo upper or lower strzusture conld
* Ae bo ceen.
ie (2) Siset Cbeerver would not ostinete size 24h the oxcention
A’ of using the vord, “Lerss”. ‘lo relative comparison,
oo t3 Colers ‘hite, clouly, tsecus.
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Pormation: St-z7ered like tvo fata tn “lint, timtiy
folloviag exch other,
(5) Diseernable features or letails: four brizht or brilliant
equidistant points of Li at -Athia the «rns plone, rotate
ing sloviy clocievice «nd seeming to be bie source of
slondy tura, mite in color.
(7) ‘Tail, teil or exhaust: Compared favorably with Jet taxe~
orf — observed at night. Bluish tite vith vaporish
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{S) Sound: ‘one to the car, oLlthouth observers stood outside
of car to make sure.
(9) Cther pertinent or unusual features: Controlled lowrari
tilt from direction of =>preach to hovering soia*t. Som
nlote lovel stability ile hoverinzy ‘rce-of? in umveri
tilt with bericht points of liwht fixed, to to the reer
end tvo formud. Inersiible speed *:en ‘isapre-rinz,
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iq 2466th APROTC, Atterbury APB, Colunbus, Indisna., 210, Sudj: 1°93
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Deseriotion of course of objects:
(1) Attention: Observers attracted hy brtlllant moving
13 wnt.
(2) Angle of flights Observers were in moving car ond
troevelling East. looked North at opnroxtmtely 20°
elevation.
(3) ‘ngle of flight on disappe:rance: “Undisternined by
observers; apoken of asa, "sharp upvard teevel", la
southvesterly direction hoving cosreached from the Jlorth,
(4) Flight path ond maneuvers: In-line iprroach “dita
steady decents stationary 2ttitude «t one spot; then
rec gage ncosleration on ineline flight at en cbrunt
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(5) Manner of disappecrsnes: Ceeningly in-tantaneous curse
to mociomm speed, koeninzg formation.
(6) Length of time observed: ‘norroximately three (3) to
four (4) minutes, Obeerrction rertod included 40 (2)
moves end one chenge cf direction of car trevel fire
ured rt about tvo 3) minutes olansed time. Total
time, thon, wis five to six mbmutes.
Mor of observation:
(1) Growndevisual, ‘re. of fival obserr-tion wns flat,
norta of clty congestion, "ith no bulldings nar sy,
(2) “fo optical aids omloyed.
(3) Not »pplicable.
Time «nd Inte of sighting:
(2) Times C002 to 00082
Data: Observers unable to remember ex-ctly.
(2) Ident conditions: Tetven dusk 2nd xi cht.
Loestion of observers!
(1) 35° 49" Fact 39° 03" “orth ‘Caynour, Indiana,
Tientifying information of 11 observers:
(1) Civilians ~ “qb 1-0 ‘req s Jones, 60,
rire, “aynowr, “2a. © is *
deugist. Ovwmer-operstor of Jones Drug Store. “lot prone
to exaggercttior; direct forthricht attitude to ard
people; within his ‘movleds, he {3s truthful, honest.
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'iq 2466th “PACTS, \tterbury 173, Colunbus, Ini., %10, Subj: ‘FOB
Se ‘eather/ and conditions:
(1) Dariod covers the :me* of 3 Decsmber to 15 Sscenber
1933.
(2) Mae 8 =~ 10: Overcast
10 = 12: Gler betwen 1900 So 2400, slher vise
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1l = 22: Ovarsest
12-152 Ovaresst
Liztht rain, drigsls, lisht snov, Toe resvelled
fntemnittently.
(mb) Dee 9-132 winds South then lest
u=- 15: wditecnad to fo th
Yelocitys 10 to 12
Visibility: 1} milo. to 15 miles vicelieble thriout
weet.
he Other unudnal nctivity or conditions:
Mo notice+ble distuwbanoes or conditions in tha ret,
Obssrv7tion tnformetion provided by S/*rh DLlly . Ver,
Cale? Observer, Satechment 21, Viath ether “row, ‘ttecbury
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4. Physical evidence of the sighting:
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ke Ady tro-ffis in wees “None rccording to observers. Txposst.>La
to verify without oxact date through ‘CS mi] 2466th Cner*cions.
1. Position, title, coments by propering OfMicer (10).
No officer asaimed 2% the tine of rerort dontect,.
8/824 Pruce 6,7, iutler
WOOT3, Ravarve Information 0? fice
Conteet ‘vith | evelesed on the advice of
fe, Columtms, Inde, through 2
Marvin Satin, ‘djuteat, (st the tine, 9)
on 9 Tamery at oovroxinataly 1450 (6"*)
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Hq 2466th AFRCTC, ‘ttertury ‘FB, Columbus, tnd., RIC, Subj: FOB
Comments; Mr@lpwas 2 prtiont in the
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to bs releised 10 January or 11 January a 3 COT
vile scence.
+ > stoted that he had not told anyone of iis oxper
iences other than three personal friends desiring to ovoid
ridicule. ‘fe Timaly belloves in what he s.w, hovever, Ht
wit. the same «ttitude,
Dr uncovered the story by coying he had a letter from
his son in the \ir Force ‘n “audi, ‘rezbdia, » cltimed to
heve seen 9 "Flying Seucer". Thervron, treme
his experLonces,.
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