DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8707002
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1964
REPORTED LOCATIONMarion Indiana
FRAMES4
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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
21 May 64 Marion, Indiana D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP ‘< 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possitty Belleon
fe gt Eee es ee Fr Ak OxGround- Vi suol 0 Ground-Rador 9 Buoy Aicorate
GMT 22/02202 0 Air Vi sual OD Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS » SOURCE QO Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XX No _eivilian oO Possibly Astronomical
: | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ~ |O Other
ee PENG TE ohiweeemr ose 0 Insufficient Dota ‘for Evaluation
2D Unknown
_T minutes pf _one, 4 Si | North _ SEP
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF F SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object with four trailing. One appeared
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B-58 over Marion Indiana at
to be brighter than the others. Observed at 80| the timne of sighting in landing
deg elevation disappearing over horizon in
North. Faded into distance.
pattern for KBHL.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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UNCLAS DCOI 5-569
FOR SAFOI; AFNIN. UFO REPORT. THIS MSC IN FOUR PARTS.
PART ONE OF FOUR PARTS. As ¢1) ROUND WHITE LICHT. ¢€2)
PEA. (3) “HITE CHAGEINS TO PINK TO RED. ¢€4) ONE. (5)
N/A (6) NONE €7) NONE (8) NONE (9) SEEMED TO HOYER,
APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR. Be (1) UNKNOWN. (2) 69 DEGREES ABOVE
HORIZON, WEST. (3) 6SDEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, TL MOVED
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. (5) GRADUALLY TO NORTH. (6) 32
MINUTESe Ce €1) GROUND VISUAL. (2) NONE (€3) N/A De
(i) 25:5 16 MAY 64. (2) NIGHT. Es FOURT MILES “E:T OF
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CF) STATE PBLICEMAN JAWES BRADLEY PENDLETON STATE POLICE
POST PENDLETON INDIANA RELIABILITY (F) Ge €!) CLEAR.
2. WOT OBTAINED. (3) NONE (4) 15 PLUS. (5) 19,822 FEET
SCATTERED, HIGH THIN SCATTERED. (6) NONE (7) UNKNOUN.
tie PASSAGE OF ECHO ONE. I. NONE. Je NONE. Ke LT
CARROLL L MORGENSON, USAF, 395 BY DCOI. CBJECT BELIEVED TO
BE ECHO ONE. Le NONE. PART TWO OF FOUR PARTS. fe ¢2)
ROUND. (2) PEA. (3) ZHITE. (4) ONE. (5) N/As (6) MOVING
WHITE LIGHT. (7) NONE. (&) NONE. €9). Be €1) UNKNOWN.
(2) 5QDEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, NORTH. (3) 3% DEG ABOVE HORIZON NORTH
(4) NOJEDFROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ¢5) GRADUALLY TO NORTH. (6)
15-28 MINUTES. C. (1) GROUND VISUAL. ¢)) NONE. €3) N/A
De. (1) 9345 19 MAY 64. (2) NIGHT. E. CITH OF KOKOMO
INDIANA. Fs DEPUTY SHERIFF JOE JOHNS, HOWARD COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPT KOKOWNO INDIANA, RELIABILITY ¢F). LT LOWELL CALHOUND,
KOKOMO CITY POLICE, KOKOMO INDIANA, RELIABILITY (F). Ge (2)
CLEAR. (2) NOT OBTAINED. (3) NONE. (4) 13 MILES. (5) HICH
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THIN BROKEN. (6) NONE. (7) UNKNOWN. He PASSAGE OF ECHO ONE.
Ie NONE Je NONE Ke LT CARROLL L MORGENSON USAF, 395 BW
DCOI. OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE ECHO ONE. Le NONE PART THREE
OF FOUR PARTS. A. (1) ROUND (2) PEA. (€3) WHITE. €4) ONE.
(5) NONE (6) VHITE LIGHT (7) NONE. (8) NONE (9) NONE
Be (i) BRIGHT LIGHT IN ¥VICINITY OF BIG DIPPER. (2) &@ DEGREE
ABCVE HORIZON, NORTH €3) 6@DEG ABOVE HORIZON EAST (4)
TRAVELED ACROSS SKY WEST TO EAST. (5) GRADUALL Y TO EAST.
(6) 15 MINUTES. C. ¢1) GROUND - VISUAL. (2) NONE. (3)
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(5) 19,828 SCATTERED, HICH THIN BROKEN. (6) NONE. (€7) NOT
OBTAINED. He PASSAGE OF ECHO ONE. Ie NONE J. NONE.
Ke LT CARROLL Le MORGENSON, USAF, 325 Bi DCO1, OBJECT
CORRELATES WITH PUBLISHED SCHEDULE OF ECHO ONE. Le NONE
PART FOUR OF FOURT PARTS. Aw (1) ROUND. (2) PIN HEAD. (3)
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(6) NONE. (7) NONE. (&) NONE. (9) ONE LIGHT APPEARED
BRIGHTER THAN THE OTEHERS. Be (1) UNKNOWN. (2) OVERHEAD.
(3) 8ZDEG TO HORIZON, NORTH (4) SEE (5) ABOVE. (5) FADED.
(6) SEVEN MINUTES. C. (1) GROUND - VISUAL. (2) NONE. ¢3)
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RELIABILITY (F). Ge (1) -CLEARe (2) NOT OBTAINED. (3) NONE.
(4) HIGH THIN SCATTERED. (5) 15 MILES (6) NONE«; (€7) NOT
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'SOUTH WEST WHICH “OULD EXTEND THE PATTERN INTO THE
[VICINITY OF MARION INDIANA. Ie NONE. Je SEE (H) ABOVE.
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