Crane, IndianaOctober 1956

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Summary

On the night of October 11, 1956, an 18-year-old youth driving near Crane, Indiana reported a large, glowing object that was red or amber in color. He said it was about 75 to 100 feet in the air and about 40 feet in diameter. The object was watched for about twenty seconds.

The sighting was made next to a U.S. naval depot. No low-flying aircraft were in the area and radar reported no objects. No one else reported the object. The report noted that the youth's father had also reported a UFO less than a month before. The Air Force concluded there was a strong possibility that a conventional object or light was seen.

Reported location

Crane, Indiana

Date of incident

October 1956

State / country

IN / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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Wil Tak PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3 :
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
a H y O Was Balloon
11 October 1556 Crane, Indiana O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP i. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ww PUR W— |
DVAR v 0 Wes Aircraft
opp pe —— - Ground-Visual O Ground-Rodor 0 Probobly Aircroft
omy. 12/03452 O Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Rador D Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS « 50 O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomicol ;
o Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical i
Luaggeration duct
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE OX Others syoat ihilify
O Insufficient Data for Eveluotion
: N 8 Unknown
20 seconds one unkuown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS .
18 year old youth rptd large, glowing | No low flying a/c in vicinity. No
object red or amber in color observed |objs rptd by radar, Sighting
75 to 100 ft in air. Claims objects observed adjacent to US naval
40 feet in diameter, depot. Not rptd by others. Signi-
ficant that youth's father had
also rptd UFO less than 1 month
before, Conclude, therefore, stronp
possibility conventional obj or
light seen, but exaggerated due
to suggestibility resutting fm
parent's rpt and/or belief, !
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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