DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8683999
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONLewisburg Indiana
FRAMES7
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date. If form is received sighting will be reevaluated.
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Object, football shaped, Thickest in middle with taper away
10n minutes from center and around ends. Size of softball when first
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION observed, increasing to size of beachball as range to object
decreased. Orange-reddish changing to blue-white, fluorscent
Ground Visual Pulsating sound increasing in frequency and
type color. and
7. COURSE volume eas range to object decreased. Sound was picked-up
transmitted through car radio and speaker system. Object was
East 450 elevation. Observers attention was attracted to
approx. approx. 4 the path of the
8. PHOTOS . PHOTOS the object by its color the object by its color and movement across across
auto. Object continued towards the observers observers car but for only car but for only
Yos Yes a very a very y few seconds. As few seconds. As the object approached, pulsating pulsating
No sound was heard with increasing frequency and sound was heard with increasing frequency and volume, coming
PHYSICAL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE VIDENCE Object increased its altitude,
from'the
Yes (cont'd on back)
No
FORM
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instantaneously changed color to the blue/white, fluorescent type color, and
remaining at altitude and maintaining the blue-white color continued its position
above and slightly in front of the car.
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(( (( TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO COLO
RUCDSO /AFSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RUCDSO /AFSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFE O.XTO ONTO
RUEABL/HO USAF CCN-126
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UNCLAS DCOI-O1322 APR_06. UNCLAS DCOI O1322 APR_06.
(( AFSC FOR FTD.
SUBJ: UFO. REPORT
AFR 2-0-2.
A. (1) FOOTBALL SHAPED-THICKEST IN MIDDLE NITH TAPER
AWAY FROM CENTER ROUND ENDS.
(( (2) SIZE OF SOFTBALL WHEN ODSERVED-
INCREASING TO SIZE OF OBJECT
DECREASED.
(3) ORANGE-REDDISH LCHANGINS TO ELUE/IHITE
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provided.
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We vishtto thank you for reporting your observation to
the Air Force.
Sincerely,
N.Dkleshe
HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, MajOr, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book
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CULU.
(7)NONE. (0) PULSATING SOUND INCREASING_ IN FREQUENCY
PICKED-UP AND TRANSMITTED THROUGH CA3 RADIO AND SPEAKER
SYSTEM. (9) NONE.
B. (1) MOVEMENT OF OBJECT ABOVE, IN FROMT OF AND ACROSS
PATH OF THE AUTO. APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE ELEVATION.
4 . NO ESTIMATE OF ALTITUDE. (2) NINE MILES NORTH OF
C - LEWISBURG, INDIANA, (3) ONE MILE NORTH OF LEWISBURG,
INDIANA. (4)MRS.WI H HER CHILDREN, WAS NINE
C - MILES NORTH OF LEWISBURG, DRIVING SOUTH ON A COUNTRY
(1 ROAD. TIEIR ATTENTION MAS ATTRACTED TO THE OBJECT BY ITS
COLOV AND MOVEMENT ACROSS THE PATH OF THE AUTO. THE
- OBJECT WAS VIEMED ONLY A VERY SHORT TIME WHEN IT
- HANUEVERED REPIDLY AND SMOOTHLY, DESCENDING TOWARDS THE HANUEVERED D REPIDLY AND SMOOTHLY, DESCENDING TOWARDS THE
WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR. FEAR OF FALLING DEBRIS FROM WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR, FEAR OF FALLING DEBRIS FROM
= " AIRCRAFT AND APPARENT COLLISION COURSE WITH THE AUTO AIRCRAFT AND APPARENT COLLISION COURSE WITH THE AUTO
" MRSMMST MRSMOM STO PPED TIE CAR. THE OBJECT CONTINUED
TOWARDS THE GILIEM AUTO B TOWARDS THE GILIEM AUTO BUT FOR ONLY A VERY FEW FOR ONLY A VERY FEW L
SECONDS. AS TIE SECONDS. AS THE OBJECT A OBJECT PROACHED TNE PULSATING SOUND THE PULSATING SOUND
((
(
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WAS HEARD WITH INCREASING G FREQUENCY AND VOLUIE, CONING
( FROM THE CAR RADIO. THE
- SOUND DECREASED IN VOLUME BUT REMAINED AUDIBLE WITH TIE
CAR WINDOUS UP AND CAR DOORS CLOSED. MRS.
- STATED SHE WAS AFRAID FOP THEIR SAFETY. SHE STARTED
DRIVING, CONTINUING SOUTH TOUARDS U.S., HIGWAY 24, AT
A CONSIDERABUY HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN SHE NOPMALLY
DRIVES AT NIGHT. THE OBJECT REMAINED POSITIONED ABOVE
61 THE AUTO. UPON NG AT THE OF THE
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DEGREES, KEADING G EAST TCJARDS PERU INDIANA. AS THE 51
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ALTITUDE, INSTANTANEOUSLY CHANGED COLOR TO THE BLE/
TYPE COLOR, AND RENAINING AT ALTITUDE
V AND MAINTANING THE
POSITION ABCVE
A MILE NORTH OF LEWISBURG INDIANA, MRS. M TURNED
C 90 DEGREES RIGHT OFF U.S. 24 ONTO THE ROAD LEADING INTO
LEWISBURG. (5) AT THE TIME MRS. STARTED THE
TURN OFF US 24 TOWARDS LEWISBURG, THE OBJECT INCREASED
(
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ITS SPEED VERY RAPIDI AND DISAPPEARED IN A CLIMMING G COURSE,
( CONTINUING EAST TOMARDS PERU IANA.
18 MINUTES.
F. R.4{PERUINDIAN WARD
CLEARK AT (MEMORIAL HOSPITAL A RELIABLE
OYD
G. (1) GHT. (2) (A)
()34./15179 () 36 7113TS (G) 320/45KTS (HD) NOT
AVAILABLE. (3) CLEAR (4) 15 PLUS (5) NONE (G) NONE
(7) EO DEGREES.
H. NONE.
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J. NONE.
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K. STAFF INTELLIGHENCE OFFICER CHIEF CONBAT
INTELLIGENCE. MRS STATED THAT PREVIOUS TO THIS
SIGHTING SHE DID NOT BELIEVE IN UFOS AND IN FACT
RIDICULED SUCH REPORTS: SHE FURTHER STATED SHE DOES NO
( KNOW WHAT THE OBJECT WAS, BUT SHE IS CONVINCED BYOND
ANY DOUBT THAT SHE SAW SOMETHING. ALTHOUGHT SHE WAS
AFRAID, SHE SAID SHESDID NOT PANIC DUT ACTED VITH
- REASONABLE AND NORIAL RESPONSE. SINCE NRS GE JORKS
- C IN AN EIVIROMMENT REQUIRING STABILITY DURING EMERGENCIES, IN AN EIVIRONMENT REQUIRING STABILITY DURING EMERGENCIES,
SHE PRODADLY REACTED IN A SIMILAR MANNER ON THIS OCCASION.
( DURING THE INVESTINGATION SKE DURING THE INESTINGATION SKE REMAINED CALN AND COOPERATIVE. :REMAINED CALM AND COO PERATIVE.
- - ( THE INESTIGATIONG OFFICER IS THE INESTIGA ATIONG OFFICER IS UMABLE TO PROVIDE A POSSIBLE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A POSSIBLE
CAUSE OF THE 3 CAUSE OF TIE SIGHTING.
L. NOME. L. NONE.
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