Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Marion, Indiana, 21 May 64
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AI-Generated Summary
A series of UFO sightings in Indiana in May 1964 were investigated by the USAF. The reports were officially concluded to be a B-58 aircraft in a landing pattern.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a four-part teletype report detailing a series of UFO sightings in Indiana between May 18 and May 22, 1964. The reports describe round, white objects that occasionally changed color to pink or red, appearing as small as a pea. Witnesses included state police, deputy sheriffs, and local police officers. The objects were observed hovering, moving from south to north, and in one instance, traveling from west to east. The sightings were investigated by Lt. Carroll L. Morgenson of the 305th Bomb Wing at Bunker Hill Air Force Base. The official conclusion for the May 21, 1964, sighting in Marion, Indiana, was that the object was an aircraft, specifically a B-58 in the landing pattern for Bunker Hill AFB (KBHL). The reports frequently reference an 'Echo One' object, which the investigator believed the sightings correlated with.
Round object with four trailing. One appeared to be brighter than the others. Observed at 80 deg elevation disappearing over horizon in North. Faded into distance.
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Official Assessment
Was Aircraft
The sighting was attributed to a B-58 aircraft in the landing pattern for Bunker Hill AFB (KBHL).
Witnesses
- James BradleyState PolicemanPendleton State Police Post
- Joe JohnsDeputy SheriffHoward County Sheriffs Dept
- Lowell CalhoundLtKokomo City Police
Key Persons
- Carroll L. MorgensonUSAF Officer, 305 BW DCOI