Hobart, IndianaAugust 1955

Unidentified

Summary

On August 7, 1955, near noon local time, a civilian in Hobart, Indiana reported one silver-colored ball high in the air. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The object was viewed through binoculars. It moved around in the field of view in a crisscross motion, going around and around. The report compared its motion to a kite or another object on a string.

The Air Force noted the report was made about ten years after the sighting and that key details, such as duration and how the object disappeared, were missing. Officials said the description was similar to a balloon but carried the case as insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Hobart, Indiana

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

IN / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian LSU FFICLENT DAA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
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lot Reported Binoculars, Criss cross motion joins around and around,
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
COMMENTS: Viewed through Binocularses lotion similar to a kite
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7. COURSE balloon, No attempt to get feel of how far cb ject was from
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