Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Loogootee, Indiana, 8 October 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and supporting correspondence from the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot in Crane, Indiana, regarding an unidentified flying object sighting on 8 October 1955. The primary witness, a former U.S. Navy Quartermaster and current Depot employee, observed the object at approximately 1638 hours while installing a television antenna one mile north of Loogootee, Indiana. The witness described the object as round, solid, and silver or white in color. It was traveling in an east-south-easterly direction at an estimated altitude of 5,000 feet and a speed exceeding 1,000 miles per hour. The object produced no sound and left no visible trail. The weather conditions were described as ideal, with 100% cloudless skies and unlimited visibility. The witness, who had experience with both piston and jet aircraft, stated that the object was definitely not an airplane of any type he had ever seen. The report notes that there was no known air traffic in the area at the time, nor any meteorological conditions that could account for the sighting. A second individual, located six miles east of the primary witness, reportedly observed a comparable object at approximately the same time. The Commanding Officer of the Naval Ammunition Depot forwarded the report to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, noting the reliability of the witness. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is 'UNIDENTIFIED,' with the comment that the daylight conditions ruled out a meteor.