Bunker Hill AFB, IndianaAugust 1957

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Summary

On August 2, 1957, a military observer at Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Indiana reported a sighting. The observation lasted about ten seconds.

The witness saw one round object that was red and yellow and about the size of a basketball held at arm's length. The object was on a northwest course.

The Air Force record (Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports) lists the case as astronomical. The comment states the description, duration, and flight path indicate the sighting was caused by a meteor.

Reported location

Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana

Date of incident

August 1957

State / country

IN / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

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] PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
4 1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
EY OO Wos Balloon
oF Anrecniaet 1057 Bun ‘ar oil 1 AFR In A145 na a Probably Balloon
= eZ August 1907 | Bunier Hill AFB, Indiana | :
I 3 3. DATZ-TIME GROUP k TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
E : = Vi 0 Was Aircraft
EE [SER Se EE SR {I Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rador 0 Probobly Aircraft
5 GMT DRT IRBARE | QO Aim Visuol CO Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircroft
i S. PHOTOS : 5. SOURCE 3 Wos Astronomical
E a Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
CG No | Military 0 Possibly Astronomical
E | [i1itary
kK 7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 79. COURSE ae |b AR ER aes SE Ea ek
\ 0 insufficient Dota for Evaluation
E he {0 Unknown
Bn . ten seconds ona NW |
2. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [11. COMMENTS
i One round red and vellow object the | Description, duration, flight path 3
E siz >f a basketball at arm's length. | indicate that this sighting was
3 bjs vas on a northwest course and | caus=2d by a meteor,
PF was seen for ten seconds. | |
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3 ATIC FORM 129 {REV 26 SEP 52)
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