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CASE REFERENCE7070917

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONVincennes Indiana

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1. DATE

l4 Septembor 1956
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local
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3. PHOTO!
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X28 Ne
?. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

ten to fifteen secodds
0. BRIZF RY CF SIGHTING

vitte to red, Obj embtted
noved straight down, Obj

disappeared in the NNE.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

vne round object, size of a very large
light bulb at arm's length, Color was

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Vincennes Indians
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

XN Md. Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar
0 Air Visvol 0 Air-Intercep? Rodaor

Civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Straight <«c

11. COMMENTS

white & red

sparks, Obj was sighted in the NNE &

was viewed

visually for 10-15 ménonds and

3scoo0 con ana ooo

CONCLUSIONS

Wos Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical Siclocor
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other ™
Insufficient Date for Evaluation

Unknown

Concur w/rpting officer that
Sighting caused by meteor,

Tl WR dled Bo we be, ae

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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7 A Sep 56 Vincennes, Indiana Wee Belleen
Q Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION G Feeny Setteon
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18/00202 Sep 56 ® Ground-Vi sual GO Greund-Reder Bs) Probobly Aircraft
0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar G Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS » SOUR QO Was Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other — -
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Five minutes One Southwest GO Urknews

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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One egg-shaped silver object, the size of a ATIC Form 16) was sent to source and

nickel at arm's length. Object was initially | returned to this headquarters. Analysis
sighted in the east, travelled a southwest of completed form revealed that sighting

course and disappeared in the south by fading | was probably caused by an aircraft,
out of sight. Object was viewed visually for | Evaluation: probably aircraft.

five minutes.

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR FORCE REGULATION 284-2 , DATED 12 AUGUST 1954,

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GROUND OBSERVER CORPS
THREE MILES EAST AT 5,909 FEET
THREE MILES SOUTH AT 5,99@ FEET
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PAGE THREE OF RJEDFL 4P
A. GEORGE R. WETZEL, UNKNOWN , 749 SOUTH 19TH STREET, VINCENNES,

INDIANA TELEPHONE NUMBER 3745 (VINCENNES)
JERRY DAFFRON, UNKNOWN , 229 WEST MINNEAPOLIS STREET, VIN-

CENNES, INDIANA
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Ae CLEAR , WINDS SOUTH AT EIGHT KNOTS.
B. SURFACE §$NORTHWEST/1@ KNOTS
6,990 339/23
19,029 314/35
16,599 310/35
21,039 323/79
39,999 299/65
50,999 399/55
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F. NONE
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ITEM XI. SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE OFFICER(, POSSIBLE BALLOON,

ITEM XII. NONE

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