PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS -I d.. 0 Woe Balloon .oosoo.-, JJ ~ana a PioltoWy Boll.on II:E ii~iiou,-------~:t. .. :-;nm~OPOP'coaiigiiiviAiTiitONii'-:---:---=-~. ---I o Po~.; w, Bollaon ~O..un .. VIMel 0 C.olln4.Aoll 0 Woe Aircraft 0 Probably Aircrolt 0 Was Astrono111icol D ProltoWy Aatrono~nico1 0 Poul bly AstrOnonilcol 0 .Insufficient Ooto for Evoluotion o ul'lllnown 11. COMltiiNTS right~ rule oa.t teor l"'UDd 8.JMJ '80l1d. Sil'nr or vbite LA , ;eecl O'l Oter 1000 .pa. Bo IIOUDil, 8nd l.eftl eour A'I'IC HEM .. a.. II) NAVAL Al'-JC-111NITION DEPOT Crane., Indiana A8(8)-bHB:wma 1 2 October 1955 From: Commanding officer, U s. Naval Ammunition Depot, .Crane, Indiana . To: Director of Intelligence Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D . C. 'i::\.-..;..;, b Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio-- Commander, Air Defense Comman d , Ent .1\FB, Colorado Springs, Conuuander, Eastern Air Defense Force, Stewart AFB, Newburgh, SUbj: Unidentifie d flying objects; report on Ret: (a) 9ND TI'fSTRUCTION 3820.-1 of 28 July 1954 (b) CQ-~STSE ON INSTRUCTION 3820~2 of 16 July 1954 lnel: (lL Copy of' i.fr. Report dtd 10 Oct 1955 1. Bbclosure (1). is a report on the sighting of an tmidentii'ied flying object observed Mr , a former IT. S. Navy Quartermaster, aazi ilfr Wile installing a television antenna on 8 Octol::er 1955. I.t. is'.t'~ Jn accordance vith references (a) and {b). 2. In aadi tiOD t o Mr ~ . ti<)li' tl9t contained in .. Mr . a. Maf!ihg Address' _: , Loogootee; Indiana c. Maneuver Pattern:-unaltering straight and level flight d. Comnos~tion -solid e.e Size -approximately that of a medium to large transport or bomber r. Te:r;>erature -maximum ti:J, minimum 1;2. g. ~midity -44% h. Barometer -~.56 i. Wind -SW 2 miles per hour j. Air Tra ffic -there was no known air traffic m the air at the time of sighting. k. There was no known activity or condition, meteorological or otherwi~e, which might account for the sighting. Unidentified flying objects; report on AB(S)-OHB':wma 12 October 1955 J. During atelep~ono conversation Mr unteercd that in a dis- cussion that evening at his lodge he lo anothorman, six miles east of him at tho time of viewing, obs~rved a comparable object at appr oximately the same time. 4. The obs~rvor is .a reliable pepot employee, report is a true statem0nt of his observation. Director of Naval Intelligence, Wash. , CoDJDAnder EASTSEAFRON 90 Cbtn'ch St. , N4val Air Bases 9ND, Great R. C. TURNER, .m.. Iplces, DJ Enlosure ( 1) 10 October 1955 SupplY Department Officer. u. s. Naval Ammunition Depot, Cr~e, b1d. Unidentified flying object; report of 1. At ap~r6x1matcly 1638 on the afternoon of 8 October 1955, from a point of observation approximately one mile nor~h of Loogootee, Indiana, I .ebeorvad an unidentified flying object, apparently round in design, and sUvor or white in color, passing overhead; 2. This object was traveling in an cast-south-easterly direction, at an estimated altitude of 5000 feet, and at a speed estimated to be "1D oxcess of 1000 m1_Jes P.~r hour." This object which loft no visible trail. nor mede anz. audible sound was observed for approximately ten to tu":tGon seconds ey W) sel.f and Mr , Loogootee, Indiana.. 3. 'Dlc d'Q'. u;s extrcDBq clear, th~ sun shining brightly, the sJcy 100% cl1rnoss, vj.s-l.bilitJ'~w.xl ceiling 'JD11m1ted. There \laS ~o SW~._q': wind. 4. I b4w:.obl!l9i.ved. d,w:ing. Dl1 t1 in service, both piston engine and jot aircraft qnder narJBl and combat onditions. This object was ~..ttalz.~t an a~ or &nJ".:~ that I have ever seen Enclosure (1)