Crane, IndianaApril 1957

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Summary

On a night in 1957, a civilian security patrolman near Crane, Indiana reported a sighting. The observation lasted several minutes.

The witness saw two objects. Both were brilliantly lighted. They traveled toward the southwest.

The Air Force record (Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports) lists the case as aircraft. The reviewing officer concluded the sighting was caused by aircraft. No separate report was on file.

Reported location

Crane, Indiana

Date of incident

April 1957

State / country

IN / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
4 EE a BE Se Es A etree ee et Se PE ~~ i SP ee eg
1 1. DATE . 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| SIGS ; Kg (fii ; i Vi 0 Was Ball
1 <U AD od i ATE 1 Crane, Indiana a Probably Balloon
. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Deasitly Delisen
by . i 8 AX Was Aircraft
1 Cr WER a Se BGround-Visual O Ground-Radar O Probably Aircraft
1 emt  01/01107% OD Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
4 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
££ O Yes O Probably Astronomical
- 0"No Civilian (Security Patrolman)|@ Possibly Astronomical
gE 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0350) Uy Reema A CAR NE OE
M 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
| 8 RR 0 Unknown ;
| several minutes two SH
E 10. BRIE® SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
i Two objects traveling in a southwest- Concur with Reporting Officer
| erly direction. Both objects were that this sighting was caused
i brilliantly lighted. Objects were by: alreratt,
i observed for several minutes,
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i | No report on file,
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