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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bailoon
15 November 1957 15 November 1957 Milroy, Indiana 000 100 Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local__ Local_. 5:30 PM Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
000 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT_ 15/2230Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical Nieteol
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
.No .No Civilian Qx x$ Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
few seconds Unknown
one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Object 'aveling at a tremendous rate From description of object, it
large ball was probably a meteor or fireball.
of fire. It see white hot
and leaving a ail of what seemed to
be sparks. Af passed it seemed
to disintograte ompletely. The object
was about 50 tim es larger than a fall-
ing star.
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COUNTRY F ORIGIN REPORT NO. (Lareblunk)
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
ANCA REMORT CONCEENS
South Eastern Indiana near Rushville
AOTNCY OF ORIGIN DATE OF REPORT
17 Now. 57
OURLE OF INFORNATION DATE OF INFORMATION
19 Nov 57
PREPANING OFFICER EVALUATION
Lt. Col Willian H. Parrott Unknown
RerEneNces (ont-l numher, directiss, prariots repont, ete., an applteatidle) T, uureclus. preiuuareport, ce., arappaiease)
Nome Noae
SUNJECT
"UFOB"
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O Friday 15 Novembor 1957 at(17:30 hour3Dan objsct was sightad O Friday 15 Novembor 1957 at (17:30_ hour3an objset was sightad by
Pof (Milroy, Indiana The object seened to be arout éx one (6)
eet in diameter and traveling at aChigh rated of spoed. It looked like n
large ball of fire with sparks flying from it, it seamed to be largar than a
falling Star and much cloaer to us. The object wae traveling tarallal to
the ground coming from an sasterly direction and hoading south west. The thing
vanlahed or disintergrated batwsen Milroy and Rushvilla, Indiana, pessibly
The object was also esen by age
fifteen (15))and amall Bon ags fivo(5)
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1 Ltr Mr. Mattox 18 Now 57 1 Ltr Mr. Mattox 18 Nov 57
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WaRning: Thin decuntans contains information offesting the national dofepnn of tho Uaitod Statee within the meaning of the dapio-
ade Ca-s, Tithe 19, U. S. C, Secrion 73 and 794. Itn tranemiasion or the rorulatlon of ite contonts in any mannar to an unmuthorinad.
pereon is prnhibitod by law It may net bo reprodluond in whule or in port. hy athor than Uritod States Air Foron Agencind, excapt br
parmiasion of th D:rectorol lntellidonco.USap
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MILMRDY, INDIANA
11/18/57
To the Commanding Officer
Air Force SAW
the object we geen in ne object we geen in
the aky, talked t the aky, talked arger eadow?, and told him all wa, and t old l him all
about it.
Did the ame thing to the Rughville Republican in Rush-
ville, but when thev put an article in the puper they
Fot it all wrong.
in case Seargent
Meadow: didn't take it down right.
Your* truly,
2n11
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MILROY. INDIAMA
11/17/57
Just to set the record straight on what we actually saen You
Mov.15 Friday night. I aleo might add right hara that if all the
reports of obleats aaan in the sky gets twdistad and Jum- Are
can't follow up tha leads.- rig
Here is what actually happened. My wife and I parked my
truck in the back yard of our homs. I otoped out and hso-
poned to glance to the sky and seen the object. I called
my wife's attention to it and pointed at it.
The distance where my wife
and I disagree sonawhat. She had the idea that the object
was a long ways away and looking as large as it did to us, to us,
it had to be something like tha size of it had to be something like tha size of a lare a larae airplaine.
My idea was that it was close to us and that it was about was about
6 in diameter. To me it looked like it me it looked like it disintegrated soma- disintegrated soma-
where between Milroy and Greensburg maybe t where between Milroy and Greensburg maybe to the West of the West of
Rd.3. Rd. 3. Of Of course, if my wife's theory is correct it had to coursa, if wife's theory is orrect it had to
be many miles awa v. be many miles awa y.
By the way, I people
that seen the same thing. age 15 and
5 year old boy. I Havn't had a chance to talk to them
personally yet but want to.
Signed
Inel
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