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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

1. DATE

' Proo field, Crane & O Wes Belloon
17 September 1956 Vincinnes, Indiana O Probobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP &. TYPE OF OBSERVATION BO Fossily, Bettcen
a) y 7 Q Wos Aircroft
a XQ Greund- Vi sual 0D Ground-Rador AOX Probebly Aircraft
GM 3/ fens O Air Visual O Air-Intercopt Redar |? Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTC . OUR QO Was Astronomical
O Yes eo O Probobly Astronomicol
X68 Ne Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9%. COURSE SEE EE
0D Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
20 ninutes/5 wins CWO anne north O Unknown
»). BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ;
1) Two objects with unknown shape, Concur w/preparing offécer and

and size. Color white to red to green] conclude fm Form 154 that sighting

Object seemed to float around & then caused by a/c,

stnnod still, No sound, no trail,

there were transport a/e and jet plants

in area,

2) 18/0020Z One egg-shaped silver

object, size of a nickel at arm's

length, Object was initially sighted

jn the east, traveled a SW course &
isappeared in the south by fading ou

of sight. Object was viewed visually

for 5S mins.

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United States Air Force
Rakalar Air Fores Base
Colwnbus, Indiana

SuRJECT: Transmittal of Report of "UFOR"

TOs Comnander
Air Defense Command

Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

1, In accordance with AFR 200-2, with the exception of
AP Form 112 procurability, the attached report is forwarded.

% This orcanization was not the original reporting agency

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ond in accordance with Section 4, paragraph by AFR 200=2, has
corducted no fivld investigation,

FOR THE CGIMANDERS

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Cranes, Indiana
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U. S. NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT
CRANE, INDIANA iM RECLY HEPER TO:

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Ser 2045
9 October 1956

From: Commanding Officer, U. 5S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana
To: Commanding Officer, Bakaler Alr Force Base, Columins, Indiana

Subj: Unicentified flying objects; report of investigation of

Ref: (a) S7D DVSTR 3620.1A dtd 2 February 1956

Encl: (1) "OC 1048 for 17 September 1955 (erroneously dta 19 Sept %6)
1. Subject report has been compiled in accordance with reference (a).
2. Oa the evening of 17 September 1956, 51x personas from Crane Village,
located on tie western edge of the Dspot, reported seeing unidceatified

flying objects. Two persons reported seeing unidentified flying objects
over the Depot that same evening from a farm on Blocufield,' Indiana.

3. The Crane Village witnesses all agreed that the objects were sighted
between 1910 and 1930. Two objects were seen several miles to the north-
east. The objects would float sround then stand still. There was a

bright light on each object chenging fa color from white to red to green.

4. A lerge aircraft wee gen ge by the Crane Village witnesses to have

lye the two objects and banked toward one of then, then turned
away in a dive toward the other app roximetesy 2000 feet away. The two

Qo jects were reported to havs maneuvered for a while as if chasing one

another, and then syed away to the north. One witness stated that the
objects lett faster than any eircraft he had ever seen.

S. Twilight had descended and none of the Crane Village witnesses could
gee the shape of the odjects. One witness states that these objects gave
off an illvainating glow. Most of the witnesses stated that the objects

were at an altitude of 2000 to 3900 Peet and that no noises were heard ror

vapor trails seen.

Salvage Yard
Chief Clerk, Supply
Operates Station

6. ‘The names, eddresses and occupations of the Crane Village witnesses
Fousew!l fe
5 & 10 Store Crane

ere as follows:
J Supnly

7. ‘The witnesses naneE Bloomfield, Indiana, are Mr. and Mrs.
“aa eaw ects from tcheie fara home on the evening

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ot 17 September 1956 at 1900 Central Stendard Time. ‘They reported secing
two objects apmroximately three miles high over the northeast section of
the Depot. They said that each object bore a bright light which turned red
vhotn the object moved around, that they bad at Mrst seen a aingle large light
that changed cow'se frequently and at times stood still, that «2 smaller
Light detached itself from the larger ons, and that the larger object
chased the smaller object for approximately twenty minutes. They said that
the only cther object they saw in the area was a jet plans that fley

over the objects at a distance of appro Sely 1000 feet and did not
appear to have sighted them. Mr. and 3 A 25x bo hearing no
noise from the objects although in their opinion they were cloze enough

to the objects to have heard a motor. They said the objecta left travel-
ing northeast at a high rate of speed after approximately thirty minutes.

8. Enclosure (1) was prepared from a description of sircraft in the eres
ot the time the unidentifled flying objects were sighted. ‘The dascription
was given by the sentry on duty at the time at Cate #1, woich is located
at the rortheast corner of the Depot, approximately 10 miles frou Crane
Yillege which is located on the western edge of the Depot.
9. ‘this report was prepared by the Legal Officer attached to the Depot, whose
ccumenta and preliminary analysis of possible causes ie as follows:

The red color could have been caused by the flanaing engines of the two
transports reported over the Dapot by the sentry. Since the witnesses
had no perspective, the circling planes might have appeared at tines
to hover. If a jet tlew past the transports, the contrast between
epeeds mist have been pronounced. Aircraft occastonally fly over the

Depot.
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