PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8237677

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONNWof Lafayette Indiana

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
CAPTTOL ATRLIHES PILOT
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
NW of Lafayette, Inliana 0 Was Bolloon
3 Nov 60 W of Goshen, Indiana a Prohably Bolloon
3. DATE-YINA OROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Poasibly Dalloon
Locol GroundVisual B Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscralt
a Probably Aireroh
OMT 03/23157 CAln-Vlsu Alrlntareaph Roder D Possibly Airtrolt
5. PHOTOS 0. BOURCE Wos Astronomteol ISxteor
CYos 100 Probubly Astronomical
N Civilian Possibly Asimnamicol
7. LENGTH OP CBSERYATION 13 Other
10D Innuficlant Dota for Evoluation
not given one S Uneron
1O. BRIEF SUMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Grean and white object with green glow end Grean and hite object with green glow end At aprox the same time as the reported AC anrox tle ss tiTe a. the reported
white tall in level flight, disoppeared white tall in lovel flight, , disoppeared sighting, a Capital Airlines Viscount
instentaneously to the S. instontaneously to the S. reported seeing & nateor. Description reported seeing nateor. Description
is characteristie of a reteor, and there
is little doubt that this case was a
meteor.
ATIC PORM 329 (RRV 20 SRP 32)

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RECEIVED
THes0 U
ATIC
4E2X
702030P-4902050A76370A1A25.
MODS 17
DE RJNDAL 23 7
3}$
P 2417382 2X
KI CHCIAGO ADS TRUAY FIELE VIS
TO REWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUEDSO/ATIC KRIGHT PATTERSON AFS ONIG RCEDSO/ATIC WRICHT PATTERSON AFD ONIG
RJEZHVAHA USAF AFCIH VASH D C RJHZKAAHA USAF AFCIH VASK D C
POEZNE/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS POEZNT/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS WASH D C
BT
UNCLAS/CHOIN 11-S1. UFO. BEF AFA 23K-2, PAR UNCLAS/CHOIN 11-S1. UFO. REF AFA 20E-2, PAR 13.
A.(1) COULD NOT BE DISCHANED BY OBSEAVER.
(2) COULD NOT DE JUDGLD.
(3) GRAAN AND WHITE
(4)01
(S)SISL
(5) SRE PLON AMD WHITA TAIL
(7) MIS TAIL
(2) NOHL WEARD
(E) NOKE MPORTAD

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PAC. 1HO RJDMN 23
..(1) DEFL OVER ACFT
(2) ASOL 35. FT, NDG
(S) 65FT, KDC 15 D10122
(4) 16 LRAL 7LICNT
(5):ISTAMAMaOUSLY tO IN2 SOUT:
(S) MOT RPGHTED
2. (a) VISLAL, AINBOMA
(2)NOM2 (2) NOME
(3) 05, FT, 16 DECREXS, APPROW 14 UPH, FT, 16) DEGRAXS, APPROW 14 UPH,
ROc.ATOMS, ILLI.O1S. ROcArOnD, ILLI.O1S.
D. (1) 2323152 10V 6) D. (1) 2323152 N0V 6)
(2) DUSX (2) DUS
3. (1) APPXCY 4.55 M, 87 35 V 3. (1) APPNCY 4 55M, 87 35 V
(2) CESSMA: MIDWAY BETUEEN JOLIET, IILILOIS AMD LAFAYETTE, IND
VIEOOUNTE WEST C7 COSHEN, INDIAIA
5.() OCKFORD APHT, I ILLIMOIS
G. (1) NOT CIVEN
(2) 15X1 315/35K1 318/3513 31761 3.-/75) 32705) 27 /45)
2
(3) CLEAR

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a
PAGA TI RJEOKH 23
(4) 15 1LES
(5)MOME
(G) NOME
X. (1) SEE I1 K (S)
(2)10
(3)1ON5 (3)1ON5
1. SOME 1. lonE
J. ONLY THO ACFT MENTIONED. THO ACFT MENTIONED.
HE.  MATCH SUPV, CHICAGO ARTCC. NO COMANTS.
(S) AT APPRO:IMATELY THE RAIE TIME AS THIS SICHTING A CAPITAL (3) AT APPROXIMATELY TH RAE T TIME AS THIS SICHTING A CAPITAL
AIRLIMES VISCOULT REPORTED FELING A METZORITE TO THE AIRLINES VISCOUNT REPORTED SELING A METFORITE TO THE
SOUTHVEST OF ITS POSITION. THIS ACFT I MAS LOCATED WEST OF
GOSHED, INDIANA.
L.NOME.
. KONE
MECARKS: THE DESCRIPTION MAKES THE ONJECT APPEAR TO DE A METEORITE.
L/18A72 XOV RJEDAN