PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968754

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONEof Montezuma Indiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
23 September 1957 E of Montezuma, Indiana 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
.Lecel XB Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar DX Was Aireraft
Probobly Airerafi
GMT 24/0210Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
B.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
fen minutes one SE
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SU HTING 11. COMMENTS
Oblong disc-shaped d object, size of object, size of Appears this object was a/c object was a/c
baseball, orange, range, glow, circling for landing at Terre circling for landing at Terre
changing sound sound. Haute, Indiana.
Object appeared Object appeared i on southeasterly southeasterly
course, disappeared tben reappeared head- course, disappeared tben reappeared hedd-
ing west. It held this course for approx
5 miles then turned northward. After
holding this course for about 2 minutes,
the object again turned E and traveled
out of sight.
ATIC FORM 329 26 SEP 52)
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RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ L 34x2a
DE RJEDFL 5P h0
R 252150 Z
FM 1 COMDR 782ND ACWRON ROCKVILLE AFS ROCKVILLE IND (.:7
23 24 02/02
COLO 34
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGNCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR RJEPHQ/COMDR DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTER HEADQUARTER AHS 25 DC
BT BT Multi Multi
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IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR FORCE RUGULATION 00-2, DATED 12 AUGUST 1954, -
THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED, —
ITEM I. Ic
A OBLONG DISC
B. BASEBALL Fos
C. REDDISH ORANGE, DIM GLOW CHANGING TO BRIGHT AT TIMES.
D.ONE
E. N/A A/C C
F F. NONE
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G. NONE.
H. NO SOUND
I. NONE
ITEM II.
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A. UNKNOW
B. VERY HIGH, NORTH
C. VERY HIGH EAST C. VERY HIGH EAST 6
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D. OBJECT OBJECT APPEARED IN NORTH CMM COURSE SOUTHEASTERLY SOUTHEASTERLY.
OBJECT MADE TRUN EASTWARD AND DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT. 6
THE OBSERVER WATCHED THE EAST FOR A MOMENT AND (THE OBJECT THE OBSERVER WATCHED THE EAST FOR A MOMENT AND THE OBJECT 6
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REAPPEARED IN THE EAST FAST HEADING WEST. IT LD THIS COURSE FOR COURSE FOR
APPROXIM ATELY FIVE MILES
HOLDING A NORTHERLY COURSE FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES THE UFOB AGAIN TRUNED
EASTWARD AND TRAVELED OUT OFSIGHT.
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E. SEE ITEM II D.
TEN MINUTES. C
ITEM III. C
A.GROUND VISUAL A•" Gaoond vIsonz
B. NO OPTICAL AIDS B. NO OPTICAL AIDS C C
C.N/A C. N/A (
ITEM IV. ITEM IV. .'
A. 24/0210 Z 0210-6=20106000 0410-6=20106006 (
NIGHT (
ITEM V.
A. 39 DEGREES 45 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE, 87 MINUTES C
WEST LONGITUDE. C
ITEM VI.
A CIVIL NO OCCUPATION AND C
22 ADDR DRESS MONTEZUMA OCCUPATION PACKAGE LIQUOR
STORE PROPRIETOR.
B.N/A €
ITEM VII.
A. CLEAR VISABILITY 15 PLUS
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B. SURFACE WII INDS CLN NORTH 5 KNOTS
6, 000FT--300/15
1a, a00 FT--300 /30
16, 009 FT -- 3 10/45 16, 000 FT--310/45
2, 00FT--3 1a/45 2, 00FT--3 10/45
30, 000FT--300/ 30, 000FT--300/6
4, 000 FT--280/65 J C
50,000FT--280/45 50,000FT--280/45
,0 FT--NOTAVAILABLE J
ITEM VIII. U
A. NONE KNOW
ITEM IX. J
A. NONE
ITEM X.
A. NONE IN AREA
ITEM XI.
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A. NONE A NONE
ITEM XII. ITEM XII.
A. NONE A. NONE
BT
25/2201Z SEPT RJEDFL