Terrehaute Indiana — October 1959

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Keywords: terre, balls, recap, haute, saturn, tacker, inquiry, in3uffi, rposed, ongressional, preiden, lll11ost, v8zld, eooati, canati, latiy, sap01, lhcker, houtfng, ov4ls, nilatioi, coorpina, telti, pre3ident, 1igbts
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 WtJs Balloon 3. DATeTIM~ CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possi:,ly Balloon Loc:ol ~"Vround Vi suol 0 GroundRodor 0 A ir-lnterc:pt Roder 0 'Nos Aircraft 0 P ro bob I y Ai rc:raft 0 Po s si bl y Ai rc:roft C Wos Astronomical 0 Y 0 P robe bl y Astronomic: al XXNo CiYilian 0 P ossibly Astronomical ln sufii c:ient Oato for Evoluoti on 10. BRIEP SUMMAR\' OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Phone call received by MaJor Friend con-In3uffi cient Data erning 3everal su~rposed sight "'g3 in Terre from Major Tacker at SAFOI-~u~. ongressional inquiry initiated by Mr. Preiden~ of a loca l UFO club ._,.J"..1.ed Research & Education Committe on Aerial Phenomena (RECAP) . Cantact ;~ that there we:re 4 supposed sightings. 1. oberved a white light ~lll11ost overheaa a.t ~: 10 appearing to be about size of Saturn. 2 ) Ab out 6: 45 s evera e c:ple s aw red lights South ot Terre Haute. 3) 6:45 to 6:50 one -..,ib.nes s s-ar.> 2 big kre~en balls of fire approachi%lS him from crad ville, Indiana. He moved a y f'm they reversed course and sped out of s i . 4) at 7:00 a pilot 5aw two or.an~e of fire ahead of him. Seconas later he a Yhite flash. SAPLL-l/!eJ" V8zlD:f'&e/2il/ ";$ Dec '59/57 :f,~ !8~xa l!aute,. concer.d.ne = be ot f'~ to ~u, . ltr ra eooati to 8/11 clt4 4 I2c: v/attch Sol c r..el, l.:;,.o-.rt 4 Dec'59 -date ol canati ltr :egi;latiY~ 10 Die at ES ~ C/3 to BU) ll -in SAJU.-1 . l4 Dec'-to SAP01: v/u date of 2l llec'59 .,., -~ fm SAP'OI A/ 0 MaJ 'lhcker~ 72291 signed by *J Taeker. 28 Dec -t/J.tr ~ and :'wd HOUTfNG SUP NEYER US FOR APPROVALS. DIS-4P.~>.t<OV4LS . CONCURRENCES, OR S/Mil.AR ACTIONS '~ITIALS r, co\ Sb.eo p OR::;NilATIOI< MO LOCA~ COORPINA TION _-\.FCIN E4 t If 'l,r Q INFORNATION i>C:"4ARI(S Information :Jajor Tacker, jor Robert Cl'lG IZATIOI' ). ~0 l!:)CATiON TELti>~OIOE dE'CL.~-4E4g Congressional Inquiry ot UFO by Con~essman Information submitted by Education Committee on Aerial , Pre3ident of Res earch Phenomena, known as BECAP. On 15 October 1959, at Terre Ha\lte. Ind., a t 6:10, President of RECAP. sav a ~ite light almost overhead, a ut size of Saturn, and about tne size of a pea a t arm's length. About 6:45 them, they red 1igbts south ot Terre Haute. aav tvo big, green balls ot tire ordsT11le, IDd. He maneuTered aliay from course and aped avay out of s1ght. At 7: 00 a pilot sav t.o orange balls ot tire ahead of him. Seconds la~er he sav a white tlaah.