Petersburg Indiana — June 1956

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Keywords: torch, passes, ocxwos, baridoned, c011i1and, itjtelligei, rsolj, i1ashingtotj, lot1iljg, peterseurg, sichte, looeed, elotj, approxilt, soljthast, nortlrnesr, etheel, sreaking, cohhercial, 030525z, 0722z, rjsdwp, repoxted, altitudc, grouijd
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSION' 0 Wos Balloon June e ers urg' D 1.ana o Probably Balloon si bl Y Boll oon 0 Was Aircroft 0 Probably Aircraft Xl~Cero~n do Vi suol 0 GroundRodor S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE OCXWos Astronomical Meteor 0 Yes 0 Probably Astrono.,.icol ril~o Civilian 0 Po .. ibly Astronomicol 0 Insufficient Data for Evoluetlon unknown one !10. SRIE~ SUMMARY OF SIGHTING o~e object described as a huge ob,ject wnich looked like a blow torch t raveling at 500 f eat south t o nar~h. ~o noise. Other reports a / c i n are a aking low passes at an~baridoned ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS . Duration not repoxted. All other information indicates rneteor sighting . j / c n o t associated w/sightii.lg. RR RJED'WF DE RJEDtJP 1~7 rr~ C0:1DR 1478TH FLIGHT SERVICE SQDN WRIGHT PATTERSOI~ AF~ OHIO TO P.JEDEN/COIlDR AIR DEFENSE C011I1AND t:i~T AFD COLO ?.J:::D~i?/CO!;DR AlR TECHl:ICAL ItJTELLIGEI~CE CEI'JTER HRIGHT PATTF:RSOlJ AFr' OHIO . t:~E? /CHIEF OF ST.AFF USP..F i1ASHINGTOtJ DC UFOE T:H: FC l LOt1IlJG RE?c::;rs HERE RECEIVED FROil INDA! r~A;~oLIS ARTC F PETERSEURG I NDIANA REPORTED THAT AT 030 523L: HE SICHTE:D A HUGE OBJECT HHICH LOOEED LIKE A ELOTJ TORCH TRAVELLING FR0~1 SOUTE' TO NORTH AT APPROXIlt,ATELY FIVE HUI!DP.ED C SCO > FEr:T DID i~OT H:AR At!Y NOISE C~lA INDIANA CMA PHONE OESERVED WHAT AT FIRST ? AGE TIJO P.JE:DHP 107 LOO!~:ED LI E .A. ~IE1'EOR-TRAVEL'L1NG FRO!f' SOlJTHAST TO NORTlrnEsr ----- ALTITUDC: AP?E/~RED TO BE : ETHEEl: TE~:t~Ar:D Tl:/ELVE THOUSAND C10,000 12,CCJ) FF:ET THE OEJE:CT LATER LOO;~:SD LIKE AN AIRCRAFT ON FIRE ITH ? I;:CES SREAKING C?F THE S?EED AS TOO FAST TO EE A COHHERCIAL AIRCRArT SI GHTING 1-lADE AT APFROX!I:ATELY 030525Z 0306282 THE 58TH ADC ADVISE:D Ti{AT A HEtH~ER OF THE GROUiJD 0 9SERVER CORPS REPORTEJ TO O!~E OF THE RADAR S ITES THAT THEY HAD A LOtv FLYir-.;G AIRCRAFT POSSIELY A F-80 IN THE EVANSVILLE MAt:ING LOW PASSES AT Ot~ ABANDONED AIR STRIP 03/0722Z JUI~ RJSDWP