Kentucky, October 1958October 1958

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Summary

On the evening of October 14, 1958, observers in three Kentucky cities reported seeing a silver-colored, cigar-shaped object in the sky. The sightings occurred in rapid succession: first at Buckley, then Maysville, and finally Lexington. Witnesses described the object as roughly the size of a dime when held at arm's length. The object appeared to be stationary and showed characteristics consistent with a balloon, according to the Air Force's written assessment.

The sightings unfolded over a short period of time, with observers in each location reporting the phenomenon within minutes of one another. This timing pattern and the object's appearance led Air Force investigators to conclude the object was most likely a balloon. The case file contains multiple witness questionnaires, though the handwritten notes and OCR transcription quality make some specific details difficult to read with complete certainty.

The Air Force marked this case as "unknown" in its official evaluation, despite the observation summary noting balloon-like characteristics. No further analysis or definitive explanation appears in the available documents.

The complete case file of 27 pages is reproduced below as held by the National Archives.

Reported location

Kentucky, October 1958

Date of incident

October 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

27 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

: : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD Saad 1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS : Kentucky 0: Was Balloon 3 14 October 1958 Mavsville LexinZion Enel 8 Easbelly Betoon : 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i a Rs : ‘ A O Was Aircraft JL is - V1 - ~ : Local — — TT Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar o Probably Aircraft OMT 14 /22307 0 Air Visudl Gi a Arcroft .| 5. PHOTOS : §. SOURCE 2 O Was Astronomical - O Yes a O Probably Astronomical em BIELAR. aaa O Possibly Astronomical g 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE AiO ae Se of : i : : : O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation oy ee : O Unknown 3 still in sight ne Gintinonavry : 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS : Silver colored, cigar shaped obj, Obj observed at Buckley at 22350Z, size of dime. Stationary. at Maysville at 2355Z, & at Lex- : “ |ington at 0C3CZ w/characteristics of a balloon. ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) = : : L » ea = =o /