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1. DATE % LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balicon
13 Oct 59 | 18 mi NNE Terre Haute, Indiana |G Brebobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP [g. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1 Possibly Betleen
Local , | © Ground- Visual CG Ground-Rader = Peabotly Aircraft
GMT 14/0015Z or 14/01572 (2) Air Vi sval O Air-Intercept Radar G Possibly Aireroft
5. PHOTOS $. SOURCE XX Wes Astronomicol Meteor
CG Yes C Probably Astronomical
8 Ne M DO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 6 Other
0 Insufficient Deto for Evaluction
2D Unknown :
one sec one descending
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd green light descending rapidly. In Characteristics of meteor sighting
ight less than ome sec. Obj hazy around the present and case is evaluated as
edges. Like a flashlight shining thru a green such.

og, or & green flare thru overcast.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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JINCLASSIFIED FROM 6-K3SK OD 1
REPORT OF UFO IN ACCORDANCE WITH PAR 15 AFR 200-2, 14 SEP 59,

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A €1) ROUND
C2) DIME
(3) GREEN LIGHT

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C4) ONE
(5) NZA
6) NONE

game OF THE AIR FORCE &3 Le
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSHIED AMESSAGE

INCOMING

AF IN : 15278 (15 Oct 59)
"AGE TWO RJEDNU 109
(9) DISTINCTLY ROUND. ‘HAZY AROUND THE EDGES. LIKE A FLASHLIGHT
THROUGH FOG OR A GREEN FLARE THROUGH AN OVERCAST
1) LIGHT. AND THE MOTION
(2) 20 DEGREES ABOVE DEAD AHEAD
(3) LEVEL-FIVE DEGREES LEFT
C4) almost. VERTICAL DOWNWARDS
(5) DISAPPEARED INSTANTANEOUSLY

(6) ONE SECOND
SC1) AIR TO AIR
(2) NONE.

(3) eee ee 6000 FT MSL, 010 DEGREES, 150 XTS IAS
CHANUTE: AFB

M1) O157Z, 14 ocT 59°

(2) NIGHT. | |

£18 MILES NNE OF TERRA HAUTE, INDIANA

FC1) NONE “

(2) CAPT BROOKS, KENNETH D. A0-2080094, FLYING IN THE FRONT

COCKPIT, STUDENT IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICERS COURSE,
RELIABILITY VERY GOOD. LT KINMERLY, JOHN WY. A0-3058374, FLYING

IN THE REAR COCKPIT. STUDENT ‘IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OFFICERS
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UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING

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AF IN : 15278 (15 Oct: 59)

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AGE THREE RJEDNU 109
COURSE. RELIABILITY VERY GOOD.

%1) 10,000 FEET, THIN BROKEN, 8 MILES, WIND NORTH 4, 02002
OBSERVATION FROM TERRE HAUTE.

(2) 6,000 FT, 290/15, 10,000 FT 310/15, 16,000 FT, 280/30
20,000 FT, 280/25, 30,000 FT. 250/95, 50,000 FT. 260/95
FORECASTERS ESTIMATE AT 80,000 FT 260/35

(3) 10,000. FEET THIN BROKEN

(4) 8 MILES

(5) 6 TNETHS TO 8 TENTHS

(6) NONE. |
(7) PEORIA, ILLINOIS SOUNDING-TEMPERATURE GRADIENT NORMAL,

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S'BSIDENCE INVERSION 6500FT TO 8,000 FT, TEMPERATURE AT
6,000 FT, MINUS ONE DEGREE CENTIGRADE.
H NONE |
I NONE
J NONE
“ CAPT. ROBERT Ce WILLIAMS, 44841A, T-33 STANDARDIZATION OFFICER,
33A5TH AIR BASE GROUP, CHANUTE AFB. NO COMMENTS

—T— — _— SS —--

I NONE

14/2246Z OCT RJEDNU
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Raciept of UFOB rerort from RAN Ops at 03093

Type of acft T-284

Jerrial no Aa¥17885

Time Of peenting 00152

Place. 18 miles north of HUF

Alt 6,000 ft

Heading 010 decrees —

Speed. 150kts |

_ Weather conditions. acft was in « clear sky with haze above then
The pilots comments |

It wes a@ green light roundish in shape hazy looking proebly due to
the haze above them. Was seen decending deed eheed on mg. heading

Comes <3 7
010 degrees G3 75 decrees toward the ground. Was seen thru the eye
‘up
looking about 30 degrees and down horz. The object decended quite

rapidly. coming down from wee eteht to Adds. | mae totel time of sighting

lasted less than one (1) second, It also could have looked like a commerical

search Light it was broad and hazy eround the edge but were they were
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there vas 8 co-pilot and he also sighted the object but was unable

*o talk to him because he had already left due to « test he had to take:
2ariy in the morning . Cart. K. B, Brooks stated he would contact hime
1% nome and have him leeve his Pilot information et the dispatcher desk

2G AAN. in the morning

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