PROJECT 1C073 RECORD 1. fit,~! " TIME Gu'OUP 2. LOCATION . ~ Indianapolis, Indiana 3. SOIJRC t 10. CONCLUSION Civi lit.on Possible: 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS .S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 2 minutes saucer shaped object that disappear- 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Observer sighted a white ed slowly to the east. Ground Visual Comments: A civilian airliner passed through tbe area but reported nothing unusu~. There were inversions at l200ft 5500 tt, and 8500'ft. It 1a felt that the observer might have seen an aircraft 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE FTD se P 6 3 0329 (TOE) Preloue edlUone of thle fona .. , be ueed TDP.r (TJFO) Maj C~intanillB/70916/mhs/21 Dec 67 UlMO Obaervnt1ono, 31 JUl G7 and 6 Oop 67 See Attached List for Addressees 1. The Acriol I'hcnor.1~r.n. O~t1ee 1D 1n rc~cipt or t'-'0 c'11rrercnt un1Ccnt1fictl 1'l.y1ns obJect rcportu rro~n tho Incl1tUl~pol1o nrc::t. ~. Ou the cv"n1ne or 31 July l?G7, one obacrvcr cr. '.1!1 obJ~ct, thfl .. t ,.hen l'cr;t dcf)crib!~(l lJy or<linnry o'bjccta, loo!':e<l lil<<! t'~o conn,.,c.:tecJ \.I hit'! 1llutt!.nntc<1 rollo or toil~t t1o~..tc. Tl'lCt1C \I ere connected co thut 1:hcn loo!ting nt t~1e obJect, i'rom directly undt~ncnth, 1t \roul<l loo!t simili1r to the end or : 1m1r or binocul~rc. 3 t:c nlco rccc1vccl a l"'Cl-'Ot-t !'ron the nornin~ of G !;c!>t.e~tbcr 1')67 in \.'h1ch m1oth~r obnorvcr n1r)ltcd u ~hi .. ~,.: s~ucer r;hnpcc eroft thnt \l.:JO !la.t on the toi' an(1 bottota. 1.:. Ir you "'ere 1n ~t' nrc!l O!l or t-'.\-,ou"~ -e!cr.c <!nyc, or 1r you l'.n~ ... r ''~l:lt T!'f~Y hnvc b een t.'lc cr!ucc !or the ait.7lt1nc~ np:prccic.te your lc:ttins us k"lO'-'~ 5 Thr!!~-: yott for r!Jl:f acnlotnnce thnt you c n prov1d.c 1n help1.nc uo to t~olve! the:;e tl~O cnt:ic~n lf~C~'O!t C,.Ul!n'J U1ILIA Z!~jor, UOAF .fcrirtl Phenomena Offici) A~ro:~p:.l'!O 'l'cch!1oloc1c~ D1 v1c1on Pl~uu~tion Di.~ctor~tc Aerial gperatora . TDIT/Uto 1. The Aerial Phenomena Branch 1a in receipt ot an unidentified flying obJect report ~h1ch waa observed a tew miles north northwest ot downtown Ind1anapol1a on 6 September 1967 at 0630 EST. The observer described the obJect aa saucer ahaped and co11p11re.ble in alze to a conventional aircraft. ::'~;/'~planes in the peat. ~ area or it you have ~l&htina the st.ilar descriptions ot aerial advertising It there wwre any advertising planes in the any knowledge ot a poaa1ble cause tor this . tion 'WOUld be .. he lptul 1n our 1nveat1pt1on. 3. lfamea aDd addresoeo or any person or company operating advertising planes 1n your area would be useful in our investigation . ot UIO reports. Tbank you tor your aaela C. MAlfA'rl', Colonel, USAP ctor or Technology end Subayatema DEPAITMEIIT OF AIR FDICl STAFF MESSAIE IIlilCH ACT ION: RDCJ-4 INFO : XOP-1 XOPX-~z.. SAF >-:~.JDIA/JCS-1 (12 ) ADV CY DIA ~8 B193PTTuZ YYY Ru; I 8T All26 (:512112-UUUti--R lf H~. ZMR UUUUU ZtO RLC I Bf A M Jfj B(MBIG BlNKER HILL AF' B IND \T 0 RUIMF"VA/ADC .,tNT IF B C(l 0 RLCISKA/JIAIRDIV SIO~ CITV Mlfll APRT lOlA Rt0F' IF' IF' TO WR I GHr -PATTE~ S(N ~ 8 OHI 0 RL[F' HQ\/C SAF' WASH DC R!(DH~/OSI WASH nc -.:-~ _ lJ4CLAS ~01 8JIIJ6 ~p 67o lFO. F'M f'TO CTOETR>. CSAF' CWROele OSAF' CSAF-01>. SUBJ: li'O REPORT. Ao C1> SALCER SHAPER, FlAf 04 TOP AND BOTTC.1. <2> APPROX ItA A TEL Y SAME SIZE AS A f{N C ll fLD AT ARMS lEN Gf H. <3> WHITE. <'> CWE. (5) NIA. (6) NO WINOOIS, OOMS, ll GHTS, M MARKINGS. C 7> N(WE C 8> N~E o C 9>NM. B. c 1> Y~ G OA UG.rER SAW IT AND PO IN TED IT 0\J C2 > APPROXIMATELY JIIEG. AB()JE Ht:RIZ~ TOENE. <J> APPROXIMATELY '5 OCG. AB()IE HCRIZO. TO ENE. <'> bTRIG.r CLIMBING FL tG.r AP'HQ .IAH .. o-aoec UNCLASSIFIED Page 1 of 3 DEPAITMDIT OF THE AIR FDIC[ STAFF E IRAIICH PATH TOIARO EAST-NORTH EAST GOING S..OWL Y AT A CCWST ANT S"EED. 15 (1: GREE NO~ UP ATT IT tDE (5> ~ ~L Y T 0 T ~ EA Sf PA Cl: 2 Rlt I BTA 112 6 lNCLA S NORTH EAST, OtMIN ISHING IN SIZE. (6) TWO MINUTES. C. C1> GROlND VIS~L. <2> NONE. CJ> N/A E. 39-5~ 861'W. 6 MILES NMTH-NORTH WEST CF OO.NTONN INO IANAPQ.. IS. RC.D. INO I AN A P(l I S, tt~O IIJ.I A TREA S~ER F'OR L I PRAAN AS SCC. C t.llE 1 EO LCAT I ()4, N MMALL V REL I ABLE G. <1> CLEAR, GOOO VI SIBIL IT Y, CALM W lti>S. <2> SLRFACE F'EET 361/11; 81111 F'EET Nm AVAILAfl.E. <J> N~f. <4> 6 MILES. C5> HIGH T HtN ~AT TERED. < 6> NO~. < 1> AVERA (f 21L ~R THOUSAND F'EET F'R~ SlRF'ACE T 0 31111.' H o N ~ E I N G4 E o J. A C t V t L I AN A I Rl IN E R FlEW T HfOUGH T ~ AREA AT T .r T IME H~EVER, T ~ OBSERVER ALSO AP'HQ JAN 0308C UNCLASSIFIED Page 2 of 3 UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITIEIT OF THI All FORCE STAFF IESSAIE BRANCH SAW THE AI~RAF'T AND c(NPAREO T~ OB~CT WITH TJ AIRCRAF'T K, ASSISlANT CHIEF', CD.1BAT INrELLIOCNCE, T~ OBSERVER REPORTED T K: Sl GHI' IN G fECA U&: CT T t lN USlW. SHAFt: AND tt A (E 3 R tt I BT A I 82 6 tNr.L A S A TTl TUDE. T t SB!!RVER .. s NO SPECIAL BACK GRO~O m TRAIN lNG WHfC H WOllD A 10 HIM IN MAKING EST I,_. ATE S ~ T t 09J:CT, PRELIM INARV ANALYSIS DOCS N Of INO ICAT E AN V CA U!i: (F T t S I GHr IN G. AII'HQ JAN o-aoec Page 3 of 3