PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339495

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONLafayette Indiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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Oct 55 Lafayette, Indiana 8 Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
Local 1300 hours (1:00 pm) Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
to 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. 16. SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Was Astronomical
Yes 000 0 Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS BJECTS COURSE 0 Other.
000 00 Insufficient Data far Evaluation
2 - 3.mins . not reported Unknawn Unknown
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Observer obj that looked like a obj that looked like a parachute parachute BALLOOK BALLOON Director Director
Oct K2H3
landing. Ran landing. Ran toward obj but toward obj but then it started Maxwell AFB, A ATTN: Archives Aerospace Studi
rising, tumbling toward hin and stopped almost
overhead. Moved overhead. Noved to to right at speed where right at speed where Matwell AFB, Alabama ATTN: Archives Branch Aerospace Studies Inst RETURI
7 K2H3.6012-1 .6
observer could run and keep up with obj. Then and keep up with obj. Then RETURN TO:
obj shot away toward the sun. Reported letter 5
form three years after observation. S
ATIC FORM 726 SEP 52)
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DATE SIGHEED: OCT. 1955
TIME SIGHTED: about 1:00 TIME SIGHTED: abOut 1:00
SIZE: : : about 20 ft. in diameter
SHAPE:
COMPOSITION: metallic in color
SPEED: faster then ary jet I have seen
LENGHTH OF TIME OBSERVED: 2 tO 3 minutes
SKY CONDITIONS: fair
PLEASE WRITE
LAFAYETTE La.