DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6789261
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONCrane Indiana
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1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 April 1957 Crane, Indiana Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP . TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locol_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar OX Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 01/0110Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 00 Was Astronomical
Y.s Probably Astronomical
DNo Civilian (Security Patrolman) D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTN OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
several minutes two SW
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two objects traveling in a southwest- Concur with Reporting Officer
erly direction. Both objects were erly direction. Both objects were that this sighting was that this sighting was caused caused
brilliantly lighted. Objects were brilliantly lighted. Objects were by aircraft.
observed for several minutes.
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No report on file.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Public-domain United States government records (USAF Project Blue Book, NARA microfilm publication T-1206). Machine transcription from microfilm scans — typewritten bodies read well; stamps, marginalia and handwriting imperfectly. Pages marked poor legibility await re-examination. Source scans are linked unaltered on every case file.