I l I r' l Stude'be:Cer Co:-o very reliable 'HaS calle d b-_y Niss to observe a n un.id.enti.fiefl !-lying object. .Mr bserrred a spinning or fl:..er..i.ng object 1,-1hicb s eemed t o be IOOving at a high rata of speed from nortbw-es t t o outheast a.nd holding a steB.dy course. I t appe.:u-ed either ::;il v er o r chrome ln color. Ob se!'ver ;~as unable to det.er mio.e t..+hat the ob .. ject \t~as, its siz~, haight, or ri:l.te of speed .. ~,JWNGRADED AT :1 Y !':A. R f~ .DECL.A.SSIFlED AFTER 1~ UNC!_\SSlfi - : ll~111..ll.~p :&l li_nnis 1.) :..< ~r. Plant, A)U~n ~od, ln.diana. 'l\d that t:l~ .uelosed. l i :;t -,f n t1;ns CQht a:irlf~d i :t tn~ I 'la- ' tll , a ti~rl :U vi:.! be :f:>r'r.:iMed lirt3e~l.7 ,.n :r;l~..lllll:t~ "feoeMl ,; . .' llJUtieu~ i!1ed ~U)-rial "':heno~tul.a. ,..~1fl 'toll ~end, l.:tdi ella. :uast.e~ ."li t ~::14; 1:hfi nclos~d l i t .\ll me. tJPr1.s l ;t.\OUl i ~ MrMe ~flt Air . .:ttc:r'iel ~ll JCL.\SSlflED lnci.IAn t leO . ~tion to be taken by Truett~er in re d ~o ini'omrins ~iaB~ington of '='C :i0n -<:en ~ DDD Dill Hcu"rt. m nr!c b) rro~r.:l L . G!bJ~;n , Ot:i c ol origin Char ac:ter . . 1~ourity Sm-Tay-(nying Retereoce. . \ir ~atarial. co.cn.rH-l.ud_. Wrl~hi Pattr,.r !!on -~, 2t Oot t3, i ll~:ltCl .. "1:.-3. !ueetigation r8~er.t-t\d by t;\}lt1nel, 11. 1l~ C-UNG1,!;;\MA2i, Ao1:i l."b1.ef', . !.bt.~1J ~ "''.:a1o e $ a a_, 1.n~. of +;b e .,)tOO.ebalcsr Oorpora't;ion~. Sou'l .. .a !>e:r~d.., :r.u_dia_t).&,. -r:.:1: cr:.~d to ~:xsonivs Zn~i.neor Body i..n~i.neori:n~ D~par~t o!' Stud~b&.ke!.t .. that~ on orr ahot'.t 11'40 .m. .,., they had Tisweci. a flyin~ anomaly,. f.lyil:lg oTer-the ..,i t 7 of So uth Be11d, - ~1:3~ aaw. an un.Jmo -U.. typG 0~ pla n e t..,ad.e f r::mt nent-after-~nich ho:r-~'fl .... oi;:;,ci. a spinni.:lg,, ~l~hin~. silvsrp flat ob~eot '.1i :>~ot1~ ~"':!.ns o r p:t.o": . .-ru~:lor .. .;;r-.'l'?~] :\n~S at ~r';at. B?ecd, n a. direot oours~, and at. a. l1 L1 , c f l ff.l O f-a~"C~ '1-a h.' r i ~ tho Jbj-&e-t. and h e: eon.i'ir.ari-hero i:npre-al5ion . The o'bje~t 1'(aS ill v-i!nr eigh\ to. ten conds"' l. re.-nen s i bls a ths S-t;udobak-el!" C~rooraticn vouchsat .. ed ror th~ hi:m ealibra ~ 't~d r sllaoili ';y o and ~ho ~oll.:i~or:-:rL!.~ ~o d.OS'j'Je~ "J:I.\~r.; -o1u ;_i3f:e:i 5') aaenidal ,.:,lamants f>f l:nforruartou reg (,ting-. 3i~..h~'L'"lf.;3 of 'Ur.J.denti.tisd ft~,l~ial O~;j'Jci... o jeett ... 31 ~.;;. JW ., 'hS1"6ill thc::r : r~i t!(..TB:t:e .. i '!"Jl ttaJ o 0 s ~rr ?.tj on.'i o l' -t;he anc;rnal~f nTe.sti tio-n i.:1t o the ba.ok?,;tn\UJl3 o f' cl r-s'7!!C3 J.ed -7:'h.ESm "';;J) b\1 'ir..~\i ti t:'i.::: 0~ ~ood :te-:nr~e--. a:th~r d:tij('t ~' ob-c:ai:;ed rrom. the Jou!o;h 9e1:id station {if ths s._ De~ar-t;Ttant or COl!:!nerco., #;eathtn"' Bttre~, -;;b:o Y"rte-d 13 Oe i-:obe;r 1 948, an to ava ragG louditHtS$ with ~ on .._ c ,;lle of' Z.f!r& :to ten. :I.e objs~t ~ ... (1-h a n de~cri h6 ~ r~aoh~ earth .3-'t o r neal"' Sout h :3end .- &:,. ~ommareial airor a :rt. 'W"C3l'"6: s:c:.hed.uled oV'Sl'-" Sotlth . Action-Copy forwarded to . . . :~ dbililtBlldi ng; General~ ~. ~ . - i r Katerie1.. Cootu.aDd..f. . .. - I :1t e-lli ~!!Yl~ Dj_ vi3'iO!lo. TC'!f.AJi5SOU~\ .,. ~ DISTRICT c'-6MMAI<OR . f 'COD DU ;,zvll.l~ . . l Slfi84S--~-S<'ott A FB . Dl.-18 Oct 'IS--iOM ~ .. u NCl.~A~S1f i Ef I D':JTAILJa I:ltelli~nctl; -7 Air. ;,.tnt'lW'iel Co:;N:.:nd ~1r) r,ht-:tutt~r~or.\ .lli:A )' o r-cv ..:: 1.1~,.; Day t.olJ., , ;hio.., W.o by a latter: dated 22 Ootober-, aubjeott ~ajeet ' Sig:::t' r.l , . 5.ni'oru od thia . ')~fie. t.ha~ 3tt 3ariat'.allooaly h c!d ba.en~ .. roported from 3outh 3end, l:r.~.d.iana~ ~nJ.d . l~tter co:otd.i:oed as:.aninclosW"e a Jist o ~estioi!~ to b e utj.li~e< ent:11..;' d,'- :;: ~-U SOUTS' BE~, I'NDIABJ. Be!ld l:ndi3na, ~d cut'l.vG' ~gi ne_el"' for rlody ~n~:illeori:tg, Studebe.~el~ Corpo,~at" on, .. l=W.iana,. .. atatedthat-\lponhia t:a.turn rem ltnloh "l:S Octobor 1~4-Sj ~s~ . i t oy. .'Aee&rd.ing ta: Mr l!r._ "!v.neui~.i.a1~ q-.trz~"'"1n(d 'bath perat..-n& .hdv.w ~ :ru~rt0d. t h ls. p e-o(}r-a-cely, eltde::\ .. ..,~.ol-:in~ 1.o f;~-~ ~ e)f) r , ra ~Project'& Ort !e&r. u :th~.P::Cod\lf:.i;i.ort. ~i;isiot .. o f ,fi1~ht; E'n iltGfi "Whil<., f;t:-:r-Li otttjd. .at ?K7i -t' e i~ld. D\:atiD~ ~he et::.rly d~ys of. t.he .. ~ar,. ~tr. s C'h ief. !!ng-ln~t21r of iihe Air -~i.n.t'iou ~i.TiaiO.D: o:r -th'iS st:ruit&bG.ko-r-~oryo~'bion,. S~-uth: Bend, , India ?.,.. .. . 'r;-~ident !!l ~.hd.re.;-e of ' Enginee~r..~ o~ t..h.eJ.o-Stuo~b~tktl:r.' ""o~":)tJral~:~o1j> South .!hmd. ln~lana .. ~:ho stat-ad - hat-h had heard abe~ tha serial anom..aly , .. but d1 d. ~ot. o bsa~1fe i t'3 .fl i ?;h.t< 3out~B~d, 'India~"- sta:t:e~i tha~. at ttppl~:x:tm.a-tely 114-5 hou:ru-Ol! 13. Oc~ber 1~48i: le lookin~ ou--t .thE! ottiee t'rl.ndow f'ao1.n~ nor"~h" :sho rmtie~d a \.~'5-r;~ a .::rk colol"ed p~fir..... di~ly.i1crth, b\!.t 1 ~ 'TfC:l-S .,.q diai~arl't. s he-- oould t.ot dete.r?!tb:Hi ,mat.. t71~ of pl~-11:. WCL"f-y o~her thm-.the f~t.that i t wa3 not a t.r~.~?or~ ?lana, .. ina -c:;.h aa th.t-; .sa .1irRc3p.orl3. !,"n!'CUf;:ttt~. leh:..e h ~htC tie:!erib~d ~!! silvor-i.n .~)10!", tl"avf "!i11~. Za. .:l:.~ . -:r as-b.-:-o-r s.,utn~t. anrr.: Nortir:Trest s leo. mth.u -'tho$' SW?~ o f ~ 1 ~ion o f h e:tt ~ .. :lndov.. ..-te .Aiaa:.;.. ~. teh~d ~; de.ac!a-lbed. :;;lana .f .arle m v-le.:.,. a noth:er o b j eet o.--zw_:.ht. her . .- a-~tet!on. ~ At first ohc: believed. it.. ba-a: ,1. ~e:e of -paper.. ~1nr; blown alon6 !ly th~ ~illd.:; .. EowstJer ~ al.~er-_oba~ 1~ .. :MOr&:_-olo3el;r., a}'l.e. no;t.ed. tnat. it -..~aa r:t\);cb hig)l&l' . r.;}HID;~-I.u'-11 d . 'ba !l '.:us si~ 1-.; tor:.. a..: pieee Ot paper tO:. norm.aJ.lj' .be.~ ~loating-. ~ , .1'h o . c b jeet "a-~ . =~ravali::g a-t ~at otc be"0.~'9-er:,:r ~igtr rat~ of eed~ ~d,'it:"'ElaP. ~!~!~(;ss~.ble t oowr h~t -f~()" ieters1.ne -'-; a\ti.t1ld.a: at. "Wh1:eb :it.~ .;"I)Ovillg.-l".b.e 6bj &et "'a,s silVfll'. lll ~olor, ZtY~ -;9eae d to-b e 1...-:a~-&r.'' ~p"i:nnin~ so th~t' thtt :ntt~ :""'efl~etrgd_ rrom t.be ~ b.jeG-t.~. _;s -::u~ .:>b jen ~ ~:'l"7-al:ing T~-TS.pid.l.y,. and:;,.:.at:-Yh.a1'; s si3n'!:ad a ve-r:rhi;halJ.;itud!l~ it 'Wns lVJ't ;:)Osaib!e -r:., \.L~-rs.snrlne1tt.'!ahape. Sheo ,;as e~r"',ai:.."'t !:tCJ'W'I371U''~ i :t ,.-a s ':lot. an ab ~l27H'~ 1-!, S~tXiebaker Gor ?oratioD, Sou~h. lJ1nd 3lla., :staced h e and Mi.s3 ~' 7 th ,.ice, a:ncl that dnesda-f, 13 Oetober 131 , at. ~- o~1 t~ly llo!f, huurs, . li.H. callsd Mr-. to ho o!ti<.~o ":Vi.ndow aoln~ ~klr-i;h, :I", . .;a.t.-,d t.h , .. " ha obHol 1 J. ::'!li..:l~ .9.croaa the sky a~ -,.hat seamed. t o be 1. hi~h rate o 3peed, a api:luing, or flashJ.n objeot 'Jf either .u-.er or o h.ront$ a.?P SDcee ob etl~ .:~etJmed t o 'bo hold in~ a J teady cow-~e froa llorthwest t o Ooatheast. 2!r., was unable t o dt,te!"l.tines "'Nb3.t t hia $C't- ld be,.. or i.::a aise , altitude "'r ra~e ot' ~p.,~d n t it d~.d o~"t.'U'"' to 't .. ~. .. that it kl:lght'be one of the .i'lyl:r.~ di:\o" o.f. -whtah 1Jc h.,':'ll~ so .m.noh. .' 5. -:lr; , Aasiatallt. "it~e Preai..d-:..t..\t;, ':n~ne$1-iDg l),~,.po ... '"'bill3nl. s S ~ u.J.tt-b!i..k~J (~orp~at1on., Sou~.;..~end ; Indiana. stated that he did not seo trut aerial auoma.ly, but heard about. it.~ aD.ci.\ sinGe he-had: ~used it ort aa a jttks-. he. did not ?aJ' any llore a tto"1.-- tiox.. to-it-. He 8,tated" !l er that ~nd Mr., ~ of' the. h::l.gh. typ<J c~llber.- aaployeu 'and w-ere ... :::7.~ 'hi!f o~inion, p~l1fsons that