Sighting Report — Hobart, Indiana, 7 August 1955

This document file contains a 1955 sighting report from Hobart, Indiana, which was later processed by the Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern University in 1965. The primary record is a standard FTD sighting form detailing an observation made on August 7, 1955, at approximately 11:00 AM. The witness reported seeing a silver-colored ball high in the air, which exhibited erratic, criss-cross movement. The witness, who used binoculars to track the object, described the motion as being similar to a kite or balloon attached to a string. The witness struggled to maintain a steady view of the object until they braced their arms against a chair. The report notes that the witness used 7x35 binoculars. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force's Foreign Technology Division, based on input from Dr. J. Allen Hynek, was that the incident was likely a balloon sighting. However, because the report was submitted ten years after the event and lacked specific details such as duration and apparent size, the case was officially classified as having insufficient data for evaluation. The file includes correspondence between Katherine R. Foss of the Dearborn Observatory and Major Hector Quintanilla of the Foreign Technology Division, as well as a letter sent to the witness acknowledging the forwarding of their report to the Air Force.