PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Woa Balloon 11 Octnb.:H ' 195 5 Cratt'"''' Indi'-ltH\ 0 ProboitlyBolloon . R IOUftae aucn rovn v.er 0 Probot.ly 'Aircraft GMT 12/ 0 t ~) ~ D AlP. VI.,DI D Alrlntereept Rador D PoasiWy Aircraft 5. D Woa Aatronoml eol D Y D ProboWy AatrorteMicol "'N C ' V J. 1 J. ""l:l D Po ulbly Aatronomlcol 1. LINOTH Ofl OIII.YATION I. NUMIIIt Ofl OIJ!CTI t. COUitsl a x Other.; 1 ,~ J' -.;; t 1,h i l j t ;' , D lnaufflclent Date for Evoluet,on 10. 8RIIP IY 0,. IIONTINO 18 yen r old youth r:J td l a.~. ~,u, g-low 1 ng u ~ > j \l c t rod or am b or i n co 1 or o l> s r) r v ~ d 1 5 to 100 ft itl a i r . Claitns objects ATIC roM 32t (R8Y 21 laP U) C Un1cnown II. COMMINTS H o 1 o.v f 1 y in g a I c in v i c i u i t y No ouj,:; rptd by radar~ Si h tin o b Gar v ,) d a cJ ,j a c \~ n t to US r' a v :1. 1 dClJO t. Not l "P td by oth.Jrs. Si.;;n .i- i'icant that youth'..; fat h e r ht<J also rvtd UFO less th3.r. 1 month po8:.;ibility c onventional obj or l ight see~, bttt cxa~gcratcd ~uo to suggtJ~tibility rc~ut'tin6 fm paren t ' s l'!Jt :ind/or b~lief. 2466TH AIR RESEllVS FLYING c~-.rm UnitGd Statea l1r Foree Bakalar Air Pore Baa Columbu3, Indi&n a SUBJECT: TranMdttal o! "U7G8" &.ports TO: C GtnerAl Air ~tense CouUDand Eut Air Foro BaH Colorado Springe, Colorado 1. Th~ attach.t report 1 tonard&d in aecordWlc \fith Air Fore Regulation 2C0-2, pAragraph l,a.. 2. This acti rlt7 ia un&ble to CCl)Pl7 with the praaari~d reporting procedw-. as defined in p,va,graph 7, abo7e cit~ r egu- FC.'t THE CC-fM.lNDEa z 1. UFC.P Ii.)oort dtd 2. UF09 Report dtd c.:o, W-3, USAB #.clJ '-l tan t U. S. NAVAf-A~tMUNITION DEPOT 21 Nove.rnber 1956 Cor.L.11Andlng Of:ficer U. s; r!av,_i)"' p.mrun1t1on ~pot Crane, In:llana To: Co;n.TAnding Officer, Ea.kalar Air Force Base, Columbus, Indiana Uridentified Flying Objectaj report of inventisation of 1. Subject re_r.>e>rt has baen ccr:Lpiled in accordrmce w:t th reference 2. On the night of 11 October 19~'" one pernon rcpcrted seeing w1 unidcn t.i fle<l flying obJcc t ~.1l1lle he vas driving north on Higl'l.Jay 45 v:1L.:l' ~ .dllels the ,,cr;+.~rn Pit~t! of th~ D";o'" or a d j 'ltunc e of ap:prorl- t.:.~ :ti~:: &J.d~ of chc htgh'"lf-'-Y a.pp!'".)Y.lL~tt:!ly on~ hundred (100) ya.rds !'rom t !:r! r:..:u.l. rn! ~ object wus de 'lcrt bed 0..:3 =-. l!\r gg,, glQ r_cl or i-iJlQ~r c.:.!cd1.nr :ind. r.bout for!:_y - 40) feet in dia:.:-et~. 'Th~ \11 tne3s repor J &t ) r>l!:: f 'J:" r ... r.pro.<ln.atcl:r ,39. . ~confui to v-Lev t...~e object, which lc!"t, b-)~!"'.g a ct,:,::;'; th~ De,;x>"~ o.t n cpeed co.npa.r.:..~'ble to thnt; of u shooting ato.r. T.'le \ ri tnc s;.; reports that the E}: y was clear, no otlter e.ircra.f't "'~ere in Dlt'):t, -'..tr.l the obj~ct nu.\.C.e no nol:;e. vlth h!.~; pa;ents, Hr. o.nd :t. .. o. His age ls 5. '.l'h:: t"i tnr.;c.:; d 2r..!ed the u~e of nlcohollc bt~vc:r(.~e:;. A neighborhood c~.,:.:t. -:rl.l1.<:Htc:;; th~:; the witn~s:.; i~ o. no::."t:'l.l.l peruon fro!n nbol~ &VeJ. .. acsa t~:1 "i .'vt.-''~:--:t, 'Wh~.. l J no t oubjcct tv illu&ton~ 'n1e f t\ther of t.he vitne~s rel.=.(:.!.~Lcti ~eelng a.n unid.:!nti fied flying object over the Cepot un the eYen.tng c:f !: t S::p~.~1be:-19 . 'lhls Gightir.g vao re;ported i r. ~0 NAD '::R~TE ltr A!3(2 )-.\D~ :h:nn Ser 2045 of 9 Q(!tober 1956, to CO Bakalar A..'lf'B. o. ~l::.;;; report lt~3 p:-ep8.rcd by the r.~gu Office r nttached t o the ~pot, fic ,: .:. ; ... ~o.nootion -:>bt.'l.ineu b~l the Depot Crirnir..a.l. Invt!st!g-atcr. 'nlcre e.rc :.~ cc'!:;.:nent.; no~ o.ny prel.i"'Jin:.:>..ry urw.lyai:J or posr;!.ble cause5 of t h.! si&."lt:::tg other t '"".n pointing out thr~t the s1.r;ht1n3. by th~ fAth~r. of tr..~ w1tncs3 leu!> tb<Jn e. n o nl-,h bc .. :fgr~h:.\..'1d. u1g -"~YG )>e.:n tuc;_getlt_.ty~ .-, Th~re ' .;; nn rep..>r t or. lovflyi ng '..irclaf t ove~ the Depot on ll Octobe r 1956 .. R C TUIUll!J'l , I. DATE 2. LOCATION I l2. CONCLUSIONS Cn, IDdisM 0 Was Balloon h 7 ocZ >-6 0 Probably Balloon si bl Y Boll oon Oct ,C, fJ Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Wos Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Poss.ibly Aircraft 0 Yes .I.W' ~ 0 Probably Astronomical ~ 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH OP 03SERVATION 10. BRIE, SUMMARY OJI SIGHTING I. NUMBER OF OBJECTS O:Mt lututiDOtl obJeo+, ch ng col~ like ~ _p.-1_., e:lttibl +b! colo,..s. Objeot. gli+ i"rlakled lib a Sb.l". Objeet us -b.F nrla. eoaroe all t .. he AlSOP ForM 5 (1J Oct 54) 11. COMMENTS C Other ---- 0 lnsuffi ci ent Data for Evaluation '!his repor+ th8 zsecPited by le+ter rl'o'' co, ru.D, c~ne, Indi~!.M. A cow ia n+ached. The objeot Wtl8 ctiDitely es+ttbl to 1 tbe Pla.t tve. l.li l j l: ~ U. S. i'!AV.\L AM~\JNITION DEPOT CnANZ. I~OIANA DAH:TIME c-ROIJP ;2fl .. ~f.~. 2!) ~lovcmber 1956 Cor.reanding Officer u. s. Naval .Amr.Juni tion Dcpo L, Cl:ane, Indiana CorrJJ1'~"1ding Officer, Bakalar Air Force Base , Colu;:tbus, Indiana ~" Subj: l1!"lidentified r'lying Objects, report of ir:vc9tigation of Sl.t~j ect rL1;crl has bee:: corrvllcd Jr. eccorda.."1ce w-.1. t h reference (a). 2, 0!"1 th-:; ni~)1t of 27 uctober 1956, sj~ perooras r ep orted seeing an w1idon'tif ied !'l;~il. t; o bj ec t from Crant~ Villa.:;e, w:.: ch is located on the wootern edGe or t!~e Depot, ru1d ont3 person reported ~eetnc such a.."'l object from ti!e ~;:1-,~istration Build L.ir;, \thlcr. io located in the cont.cr of tho !A1pot. tJpcr. subt>equent inve:.tigatior. o~e other pcrnon reported that he huti on the r:it;!1t o! 27 C~tobcr soen flom Grane \'lllac;a an o t j ecl ~.mosa lo~at!cr. a.:td dc~crlption m.stclv~ .. ~ tr.nt civc:l Crf t h e other w:!.t.r:os~en, \ thich o bj ec'" :;c l::lc.! c o;. ~ldered to be o. stcs.r C.."1d had :1ot reported. J. One of tne Cl."S!lC Villnge \litrcsne;; \.~pOri ooint; qnestior~.ca, relatC)d t at tho ou~ect was ~een to the z.1C].rth~:;~!.-r~ nn ~lev"lticm of .30 or a little lesn; t.h 3.t it wan :!_.~ossiblo to dole1~:1ir.e tho distr:.r.co or hei cht or sizd Of the 0 bj t-!Ct j that it \i3.Z U lu:n.ino 0 ~; CC t. 'Jhich char,ged COlors like a prisl!l, c ~Jj._bl tL'!..; prl.::.or;.' .c.olo ; thnt it dicl r.ot c i vc o!"f u stct1d.Y licht, rut gli.tez:o!J_pr k...C4'.kled; that it \laS SJ'1..all ~!.Ollt._;b......io.be tt . ..Ptr,x, and WaS not se~n to nove around; that it wn3 onlJ si~hted by this vi eos one tj~e, and discppr.:art:d when i':: looked for it later, Thi:J vllno:;!l Daiu ths.t he Lad seon n tar!.: or c elc.:;:ia l oodios behave t:,ls way uJ.ccr frcs~:r atmu .cric condi1. i o::n. Ec said tl~at the color~ .seen \w'f)re red, blue, nne! ./~llc'W, ~"lc.l thnt t:.c obj cct did ! 10t nove ~bo,.!t an] !'lOre then normal for n eel est ial bod:;r. tr.~!ls volu."1teor(.,j tht~ oplnio:: that the object \ia:i 3 Gtar or a He i s e;:-:ployed as a police of NAD Cra:1a. j:, P a; a.gr apr. c..tard in tr.e $ocuri ~:1 Dep ar t::-cn t 5. :'i ve Crane "/:i llage .,.,1 t neS:iCS stn"Lcd Ci\St~r:l al:v E1 t ~iYO~CX zllr;h tly c!~a.'1C ir., L-; color. that t!-Jc y snw Octo t.cr which ar. o bject :.r. \.las bli1~inc; The na.r.'.es of tha fi-vo wltncsZi.!S n8:JL.ioncd s er..plo.Jod ac n !:'&J.1_i;.tent' ... nce wi tne:Je !l are !! :...0 Crane: Scctui t:l , -rnnrcl =.. 7. said that the olject. \./:::.:.;, be ty:!l1~vt.-d that t.:1c :rt[;hL wrcs extr~ clcc.r ur.<. t!w st~ vE..r/ ilrieh:; t LnL end looked aJ j f it wno c hon::ing color:>; a.nd that ha ha::1 s i :1ce SUL;e D~ca, fo!:n c t~ul ::Jt!!-1", nnd 1-cld ~hat it ls t~e pl n~t i t 'yliL.=:.Bre<l chcci;:t.d ~13 S. Tba ~r!.:1e Vllluge wi.t.rJ.(.:JO ".:ho di1 :.ot. o.t tha t 1:.1o or' :.;i~)lt.ine i t report tho obj ~ct a~i n;~ ur..ldt,;1"..if.!.~d fJ..:rlr:~ oLJcct t'tatr..'<.i tl!at on 2'/ October at acout 20)0 1-:J h!ld OOC!"! in tho Crx1o:-: o:r e a PJd l1ud not.ic~J th~ LrirjJ t!lCr.;~ of this r;t~ ru~d that it r.,d a t()!"ld)HCy to c . . ttr;Ge coloro ond htJ re:t!c:.r.ked to his C():::pc;:ionz thnt. t!:~t. w3.D !10 do~.tb~ tl1'3 f)Jt nr.; D~ ... tC c:Ls thqt :;orne o f the poopl~ l'taj 1Jcen sco:in"'~# ~'hi~, "'~t1H3:3:.-: ~tatcd that he wtto fa.~ul:lc.r "With thP p}.ro_"";ct of f~t~ ~.ad he d1.!:'i11itol.~ -..t$ :->Onitive tlat that \TD.J t~e ohjcct 10. T!-,c vitt:C:35 ~ho reported ~i=.;L:l:-c3 o.;i otje.:t fro~ t~.c Adr'1i.!:i:Jtr:~1.!.rJ-: nnd t! l.~f~ . the Lc cnl or fie or at tac ~.cd to ~: . 'l i.r.lp ot wh:: <'C COl:!i:<:r. '> 5 Q!OU p !'' li1J..I:a:-;.r 8..''\alysi.s or posdblc ca.:~;~ s o f -.,;.c :..i~;hd.Jt.:;s ere a~ f ollow::;: a. ':he ob;cct ocm1 lTJ the five Crc.."'lo Villao;c witnoo:::cs n:Hl l::'J :;he' Olief of Police to t!';.e i-!:l::;t \lf!ll k <!.ll probt>.bllitLtJ'c .:rl.o.not ~-lal::; or :.;ome ot!.er celostl~l bod:,". b. The o~ject to t!:c !:ortl:~ seen !'rou the ~.d: ~i~.is tra tlo:: 'i).lil tlir.z_: l;~ C!llef probably u c c l c ::~i.o.l bed~ .. anu pcr~o.p::; a cele stiel i.odj' and per Lops the 1e o.1e vi tnesses bfJer; b:t the five Cror.c Vil1llSC 1/,. Tho de:;criptim~o ;_;iven b"J Lhc witne~ng::; o!' all of ~-~:e:;c objects ore 1~ co."lj ecture i o t !".:1 t ~ .f: ;, were .:-c;; or ~eC c::; un id on ti!' icd fl.:' ill<~ objects ':lecauze of tho :;td:.lo:: colt: sr.'lp \J:,ic:, p:-obnbl;; cnu:::ed r:upu::-:on:u::-::.tion Gc.pj to: Cot~nr.d'3r