Petersburg, IndianaJune 1956

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Summary

On June 3, 1956, near Petersburg, Indiana, observers reported one object. The reports were relayed through Indianapolis air traffic control. The sightings happened around 12:23 a.m. and 12:25 a.m. local time.

One person at Petersburg reported a huge object that looked like a blow torch. It traveled from south to north at about 500 feet. He heard no noise. Another report described what first looked like a meteor traveling from southeast to northwest at about 10,000 to 12,000 feet. The object later looked like an aircraft on fire with pieces breaking off. Its speed was too fast to be a commercial aircraft.

There was also a report of a low flying aircraft, possibly an F-80, making low passes at an abandoned air strip near Evansville. The Project 10073 record card, the official record for unidentified flying object reports, concluded that the information indicated a meteor sighting, and that the aircraft was not associated with it.

Reported location

Petersburg, Indiana

Date of incident

June 1956

State / country

IN / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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le PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD A i
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Tes
: 2 . 0 Wos Bolloon
3 June 1956 Petersburg, Indiana O Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
EAR fe A A XKGround- Vi sual O Ground-Radar a Probably Aircraft
omM103/05232,05257 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS - SOURCE DX XWas Astronomical Meteor
O Yes DO Probebly Astronomicol
Bo Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Ry TT HARE On CE APTN
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 5 0 Unknown
unknown one 5 Lo. N
{10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IE COMMENTS
| ona object described as a huge object; Duration not reported, All other
) | which looked like a blow torch | information indicates meteor
: | traveling at 500 fe=t south to north. | sighting, A/c not associated
| | No noise. Other reports a/c in area w/sighting.
{ making low passes at anabandoned |
(lity a 03,/06287
i ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2)

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