North Vernon, IndianaMay 1963

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from North Vernon, Indiana in May 1963. The full case file (4 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 47.

Reported location

North Vernon, Indiana

Date of incident

May 1963

State / country

IN / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

Transcribed text

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
; 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS {
i 0 Was Balloon
i 8 May 1963 North Vernon, Indiana o Brobasly Rdlicon |
§ 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DERE) EE: |
: tt) hi ie iis mre B>Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar a Yer ci ceuts
4 GMT rst ie vo O AirVisual O Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft i
E 3. PHOTOS IR . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
i O Yes Phy sical 0 Probably Astronomical
¥ ¥No Spec imen Civilian O Possibly Astronomical {
§ Ene. pecimen =) oT COURSE ASD .test vehicle
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE ¥X Other_fOT L.¥gRAGHRs
3 e hh Data for Evaluation
: object recovered on gro nd one N/A ho
E 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS : :
i 500= empty cylindrical obj about Casing of empty 2,000# bomb used
gE seven feet long and 18-24 inches in to test parachute release mech-
¢ diameter. Dropped bY parachute. Fluo- l|anism. Lead strips added for
i rogcent white and orange. Lead strips weight. Mr, Cole at ASD was project.
i ~n side. Not radioactive, officer. Ob] shipped to Jefferson
E | Sil proving Ground at his request.
1 |
3 : ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29000781

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Places

Indiana North Vernon, IN

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1963 1963-05-01