PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6961354

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONTerre Haute Indiana

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
QO Was Bailoon
15 Oct 59 Terre Haute, indiana G Probably Boiloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Possisly Balloon
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Local &-Sround- Vi sual O Ground-Rodor ig Probobly Aivereft
GMT___various _ AS Air Vi sual 0 Air-Intercept Redor G Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS . 6. SOURCE |Q Wes Astronomicel
0 Yes O Probcbly Astronomical
AXNo Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE QO Other
XK Insufiicient Date for Eveluation
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS - 7
Phone call received by Major Friend cone Insufficient Data
serning several supposed sightings in Terre Hanes Indiana from Major Tacker at SAFOI-3¢l.
ongressional inquiry initiated by *r. President of 2 local UFO club
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pecple saw red lights South of Terre Haute. 3)/at 6:45 to 6:50 one wihness $e 2 big
breen balls of fire approaching him from Crawfprdsville, Indiana. He moved away fm
hem, they reversed course and sped out of sight. 4) at 7:00 a pilot saw two ormnge
Malls of fire ahead of him. Seconds later he saw a white flash.

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Dear Mr. SD:

BS G2 15 Decemzer 1959, you ioquired in tehalf of Mr.
Terra Faute, Indiesa, concerning me-
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—  uiiane, sightings of 15 October 1959. These sightings

is hbeve never beea reported te the Air Force, end therefore,
<> 29 efficial explanation is availabdie.

Your continued interest in Air force activities is
appreciated. If I oan be of further azsistence to you,

please foci frees to call on me.
Sincerely yours,

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Congressional Inquiry of UFO by Congressman Qa

Information submitted by BMD, President of Research
and Education Committee on Aerial Phenomena, known as HECAP.

On 15 October 1959, at Terre Haute, Ind., at 6:10,
President of RECAP, saw a white light almost overhead, about the
size of Saturn, and about the size of a pea at arm's length.

About 6:45 several. le saw red lights south of Terre Haute.

6:45 to 6: n saw two big, green balls of fire
approachi ordsville, Ind. He maneuvered away from
them, they re course and sped away out of sight.

At 7:00 a pilot saw tw orange balls of fire ahead of him. Seconds
later he saw a white flash.