Anderson, IndianaNovember 1957

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Summary

Two witnesses in Anderson, Indiana saw unusual lights in the night sky on November 8, 1957, between 9:00 and 9:10 p.m. local time. Both observers described a green object with red and white edges that was roughly the size of a basketball. The object appeared identical to the second witness and grew noticeably larger as it descended toward the ground. The witnesses noted that the object was very bright.

According to the case file cover sheet, the Air Force investigation concluded that the sighting was most likely a meteor. The file notes that aside from the duration of the sighting, the description was very similar to that of a fireball, which supported the meteor evaluation.

The full case file, comprising 8 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Anderson, Indiana

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

IN / US

Page count

8 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 3
; gpd 2 Ls Any : ¥ 3 Was Balloon i
V Novamoer .ilvoy Anderson, Indiana 0 Probably Balloon Es
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ~|O Possibly Balloon |
Local _2100.2110 | ©XGround-Visual O Ground-Radar §  Prsetly Rvseohs
BML LCD BRIER 0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Rodar O Possibly Aircraft
| 5. PHOTOS 4. SOURCE C1: Was Astronomical iC LCOT
QO Yes 0D Probably Astronomical
ERE Jr 3 Possibly Astronomical
0 No Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CER RAD RA SR pe
O Insufficient Deto for Evaluation
1 0 Unknown
cena cle IL EE OLS 1 gach of 2 tihes Eat ling
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ;
Grezn object with red & white cast at Other than the time in sight,
outer edges, size of basketball. Both description is very similar to
objects identical, Grew in size as theyla fireball, Case evaluated as
approached the ground. Very bright, meteor sightings.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
Bi a AA RBs SOB SE RRA TR TR RR RI sid YR ad WIPE SRE vA

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974400