Kokomo, IndianaJuly 1957

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Summary

On July 7, 1957, a military observer in Kokomo, Indiana reported a sighting that lasted about thirty seven minutes.

The witness saw two round objects that showed six or seven changing colors. The objects appeared to stop, hover, and then accelerate to great speeds. Their course was described as variable.

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

Reported location

Kokomo, Indiana

Date of incident

July 1957

State / country

IN / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 28

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

RIV DAY 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

0 Was Boiloon

7 July 1907 Kokomo, Indiana Bx Brobebly Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 13. CoRsimy Dien

i <= g 0 Wos Aircraft

j RO 8 Ground-Visual O Ground-Rodor Q Probably Aireroft

; TY CR 0 Ml Ards £0 A GIR Ce O Air-Yisuoi 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft

5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical

O Yes OQ Probably Astronomical

3 0 Ne gilitarv O Possibly Astronomical

3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BD ONer ee
4 O Insufficient Date for Evaluation
E y 2 FE 0 Unknown

3 37 minutes two variable

© 110, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS !

| I'wvo round objects with six or seven Concur with Reporting Officer

8 | different colors, changing. Objects that this sighting was probably
/ | appearedto stop, hover, and then caused by a balloon,

E wccelerate at great speeds, Objects

EE | were seen for thirty seven minutes, |

un | Me vasort on file

i | A J LC a Lb Jil LAA

R | |

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 52)
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