File 3024 - Richmond, Indiana Sighting Report

This document, identified as File 3024, contains a brief report and a series of photographic records regarding an aerial observation made on May 24, 1954, in the vicinity of Richmond, Indiana. The primary observer is identified as Major Leo Brubaker of the United States Air Force. According to the data provided, the observation occurred at 12:25 EST and lasted for a duration of 45 seconds. The aircraft from which the observation was made was flying at an altitude of 18,500 feet with a speed of 220 knots. The object being observed was estimated to be traveling at 440 knots. The documentation includes 29 photographs, which appear to be aerial mapping shots of the terrain, along with some ground-level photographs of fields, fences, and power lines. Some of the photographs contain handwritten annotations, including references to 'Tower', 'Power lines', and various directional headings such as 160 degrees, 100 degrees, and 280 degrees. The aerial photographs show a patchwork of agricultural fields, and one image includes a specific notation regarding the sun's altitude and azimuth. The document provides technical parameters for the observation, including the use of a 6-inch F11 mapping camera. No narrative description of the object itself is provided in the text, only the technical data and the accompanying visual evidence.