Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Lawrenceburg, Indiana, 16 August 1966
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A sighting report from August 16, 1966, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, involving two witnesses who observed a bright, yellowish object. The Air Force officially classified the event as a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon that occurred on August 16, 1966, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Two witnesses observed a single, yellowish object for approximately three seconds. The witnesses described the object as being as bright as a locomotive headlight, but noted that it emitted no beam of light. The object was observed moving in a straight line toward the south. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear and dry. The witnesses indicated that the object made no sound. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force investigation was that the object was an 'Astro (METEOR)'. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire, which provides additional context, including the witness's observation that similar lights had been seen previously in Aurora, Indiana, and from Ludlow Hill.
Observers noted yellowish object that was as bright as a locomotive head light, but with no beam from the light. Object moved in a straight line toward the south: Characeristics indicate a meteor sighting.
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Official Assessment
Astro (METEOR)
The observers noted a yellowish object as bright as a locomotive headlight with no beam, moving in a straight line toward the south. Characteristics indicate a meteor sighting.