Elkhorn, Wisc., May 1957May 1957

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Summary

On May 25, 1957, near Elkhorn, Wisconsin, civilian witnesses observed three red and white circular objects in the night sky. The sighting lasted about two minutes. Observers heard a sound dimmer than normal aircraft noise. One witness initially thought the objects were aircraft until a white light appeared and red lights separated. Another witness in an automobile saw only the white light and believed it was a flare. The Air Force investigation noted the description and duration indicated the sighting was caused by aircraft.

Reported location

Elkhorn, Wisc., May 1957

Date of incident

May 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

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UFCB INDEX CARD
NTSS [illegible]-119-57

1. DATE: 25/MAY 57
29 May 57

2. LOCATION
Elkhorn, Wisc.

12. CONCLUSIONS
[ ] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[X] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other
[ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
25/0330Z May 57

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
[X] No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Two minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Three

9. COURSE
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Three red and white circular objects. Observers noticed sound-dimmer than normal noise of aircraft. Objects were seen visually for two minutes.

11. COMMENTS
Description, duration, indicate that this sighting was caused by aircraft.

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