Unidentified Flying Object; report of - 6 April 1960

This document details an Unidentified Flying Object sighting reported by a civilian employee of the U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot in Crane, Indiana. On April 6, 1960, between 0130 and 0200 Zulu time, the witness was driving east on Highway 50, approximately two miles west of Loogootee, Indiana. He observed a yellow-red light, described as being approximately one foot in diameter and two feet long. The object appeared from behind a group of trees, traveled from north to south at a slow speed, passed over the highway, and disappeared behind a hill. The witness estimated the object's altitude at 300 feet above the ground. The sighting lasted between 10 and 15 seconds. The witness reported that the weather was clear, there was no air traffic in the vicinity, and the object produced no sound, tail, or exhaust trail. A weather station at the Depot's Fire Department confirmed that the wind was from the west at 5 miles per hour at the time of the incident. The report was forwarded through military channels, including the 434th Troop Carrier Wing at Bakalar Air Force Base and the 305th Bomb Wing at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, eventually reaching the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official analysis concluded that while it was possible the witness observed a meteor, the duration of the sighting was considered excessive for the terrain. Ultimately, the case was classified as having insufficient data due to the lack of corroborating witnesses and the incompleteness of the available information.