PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6786220

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONPetersburg Indiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Petersburg, Indiana 0 Was Bolloon
3 June 1956 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Local Ground-Visual XGround-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft as Airerart
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT03/0523Z.0525Z GMT03/0523Z.0525Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE KXWas Astronomical Meteor XXWas Astronomical Meteor
Ys 0 0 Probably Astronomical
.No Civilian 0 0 Possibly Astroromical PossiblyAstroromical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other. Other...
00 00 Insufficient Data Insufficient Data for for aluation
Unknown
unknown one one S to N
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object described as a huge One object described as a huge object Duration not reported. All other ,
which looked like a blow torch which looked like a blow torch information indicates meteor
traveling at traveling at 500 feet south to north. sighting. A/c not associated
No noise. reports a/c in area w/sighting.
making lo ow passes at anabandoned
airstrip.at 03/0628Z
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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FM COMDR 1478TH FLIGHT SERVICE SQDN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE C CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO OHIO
RJEPHQ/CHIEF OF STAF RUEPHQ/CHIEF OF STAFF USAF USAF WASHINGTON DC
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UFOE THE FOILOWING REPORTS WERE RECEIVED FROM INDAINAPOLIS ARTC

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SIGHTED A HUGE OBJECT WHICH LOOKED LIKE A BLOW TORCH TRAVELLING
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AT -AP OXIMATELY FIVE HUNDRED (5OC) FEET DID -
NOT HEAR NOISE
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CMA INDIANA CMA PHONE FIRST
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PAGE TWO RJEDWP 107 PAGE TWO RJEDWP 107 (
LOOKED LIKE A NETEOR TRAVELLING FROM SOUTHEAST TO NORTHWEST 140905 -140905
ALTITUDE APPEARED TO BE BETWEEN TENNAND TWELVE THOUSAND (10,000 ALTITUDE APP TENNAND TWELVE THOUSAND 10,000 −
12,0OO) FEET THE OBJECT LATER LOOKED LIKE AN AIRCRAFT ON FIRE -
WITH PIECES BREAKING OFF THE SPEED WAS TOO FAST TO BE A COMMERCIAL
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AIRCRAFT SICHTING MADE AT APPROXIMATELY 0305257
AT 030628Z THE 58TH ADC ADVISED THAT A MEMBER OF THE GROUND
OBSERVER CORPS REPORTED TO ONE OF THE RADAR SITES THAT THEY HAD
A LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT POSSIELY A F-8O IN THE EVANSVILLE
AREA MAKING LOW PASSES AT ON ABANDONED AIR STRIP
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