Muncie, IndianaNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 10, 1957, a witness in Muncie, Indiana saw one long, glowing white streak in the night sky. The object crossed from one horizon to the other. The witness reported the sky was clear with no trace of daylight. This was a civilian, ground visual report.

The report was filed on Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force concluded the object was probably a meteor. It said the description and flight path supported that finding.

Reported location

Muncie, Indiana

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

IN / US

Page count

8 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD jan
EE ————————— ERR Re tS Ae ene ie ee |
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
gil D Wes Balloon |
10 November 1957 Muncie, Indiana 0 Probably Balloon
RR Et ee eee 3 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
.a- Vi ® 0 Was Aircraft
Local Ne :0;Ground- Visual O Ground-Rador Q Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 10/2340%Z O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rador DO Possibly Aircraft
| Cen assem ere TBE | (RE RR N ris + . :
5.. PHOTOS « SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical HC L201 ;
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
O%No Civilian 0: Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE RTI iim ibis
A 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
horizon Lo BL ne wh
unknown one horizon |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One luminous long white streak going Description, flight path indicate
Fg v 5 ore : 3 3 x - 4 . | \
from horizon to horizon. that this was probably a meteor,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974495