PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789248

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONTerre Haute Indiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
(2 sightinga) 0 Was Bolloon
11 juust 1956 Terre Haute, Indiana 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ xGround-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GMT 300Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Wus Astranomical Mars
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
O No Milins 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unk nown
tOS SE
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 111. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Rouid, Rotid, d objeet Wd objeet vesemblingia arightI vesemblingiaearight i second rpt second rpt fo same Location fo same Location
Tes 34 ligat. Moved Shn Statlongry Hitat. Moved Sh n Statlonsry diseloses au airiiner in the diseloses au airiingr in the
positian, elimbing ln a ds dgr aogle, positian, elimbing ln a 45 dgr aogle, ared at.that time but behavior ared at.that time but behnvior
disndfvarlng to tha SE. Initldi'sisht disadfvarlng to tha SE. Init-di"sisht not'eheractoclstie of a/e. Mars not'eharaetoclstie of a/c. Mars
,000t0 20,008 1it, in posirion of sighting. Obg in posifion of sighting. Obj
charneteristie of nstro body. charaeteristie of nstro body.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 3N) TODN 150
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Hwitues Hwitues
ACTION
YY RJEDWP YY RJEDWP
DE RJEDWP DE 125
Y 120855Z- 44x22
FM COMDR/147STH FLTSEVRON WP AFB OHIO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR/ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR/58TH AD WP P AFB OHIO
RJEDWP/ATIC WP AFB OHIO
RJEPHO/1 OF ELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH DC
BT
PART ONE OF TWO PARTS
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1. DESCRIPIIION OF OBJECT;
A. ROUND C I Au 56
B. BASEBALL OR SMALLER
C. RED ~
D.N/A
E. ONE (
F. A RED LIGHT
G. NONE
H. NONE
I. NONE
2. DESCRIPITION OF COURSE
A. ERIGHT LIGHT
(
S.E. UNTILL DISAPPEARANCE INTIAL SIGHTING 15000 TO 20000 FT.
C. UNKNOWN ALTITUDE DESAPPEARED ON A SOUTH EAST COURSE ·
D. FROM STATIONARY TO A 45 DEG. CLIMB IN STRAIGHT LINE.
E. LIGHT INTENSITY E. LIGHT INTENSITY REMAINED REMAI CONSTANT CONSTANT DIMINISHED DIMINISHED IN SIZE UNTILL IN SIZE E UNTILL
DISAPPEARANC DISAPPEARANCE FIVE NGS AT 10 10 MIN. INTERVALS MIN. INTERVALS M iM
3. 3. MANNER OF OBERSERVATION. 5OMn.= SOMin.
A. GROUND/VISUAL GROUND/VISUAL
B.N/A B.N N/A
4. NAA 12/0300Z
B. NIGHT B. NIGHT
50 LOCATION OF OBSERVER
A. TERRE HAUTE NATIONAL GUARD IND Pasily B
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3/0914Z AUG RJEDWP

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ACTION )
N 4E4 4E4
Y.R RJEDWP 4472Q
DE RJEDWP 125
Y 120855Z B 2
FM COMDR/1478TH FLTSEVRON WP AFB OHIO
TO RJEDEN/COMDR/ADC ENT AFB COLO SP COLO
RJEDWP/58TH AD QP AFB OHIO I 3 AuG 56
RJEDWP/ATIC WP AFB OHIO
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PART TWO OF TWO PARTS
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5. B. 5 MILES SOUTH MILES EAST OF TERRE HAUTE IND. (
6. A. 6, EXCELLENT.
B. 122ND IAN,
VERY GOOD
7, A. WX WAS CLEAR, NO CLOUDS COULD SEE STARS BUT WAS VERY DARK
AND THERE WAS NO MOON
B. CLEAR AND 15 MILES WSW AT 3K ( 6000FT 270/20 1000FT 280/25
16,000FT. 280/30 20,000FT 270/45 30, 000
C. CLEAR
D. 15 MILES
E. NONE
F. NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE
10. COMMDRCIAL AIRLINE IN AREA FROM 0300Z 0305Z LAKE CENTRAL 0300Z 0305Z LAKE CENTRAL FLT.
113/11 DC3
11. LEE E R. WALDROP CAPT R. WALDROP CAPT USAF OPERATIONS OFFICER NONE OPERATIONS OFFICER NONE
12. NONE
BT
12/0920Z AUG 12/0920Z Z AUG RJEDWP
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