Project 10073 Record Card — Terre Haute, Indiana, 20 July 1956

This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on July 20, 1956, in Terre Haute, Indiana. The observation was made by a civilian source. The witness reported seeing a single round object that appeared slightly larger than the North Star. The object was described as being yellow or white in color and was estimated to be at an altitude of 7,000 to 8,000 feet. The object was observed for a duration of forty minutes, during which it appeared in the southeast and moved in a northeasterly direction. The record indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The official conclusion, documented by the Aerospace Studies Institute at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, is that the sighting was possibly caused by a balloon, concurring with the opinion of the reporting officer. The document notes that there was no report in the file.