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Case FileNARA NAID 28985018 · T1206 Roll 37

Project Blue Book Case File

Terre Haute, IndianaOctober 1959

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Terre Haute, Indiana in October 1959. 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 37.

Reported location

Terre Haute, Indiana

Date of incident

October 1959

State / country

IN / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4
Transcribed text
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3 1. DATE 2. LOCATION is CONCLUSIONS
A {0 Was Balloon
J 15 Oct 59 Terre Haute, Indiana a R1spRaly Balloon
| 3. DATE-TIMZ GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION BB. Reseinly Raiceh
1 L575 EE CR SE VERE RG EEN Ex-Bround- Visual O Ground-Rador fo ia
% GMT various XX Air Visual 0 Air-intercept Radar E Possibly Aircraft
: 5. PHOTOS Bee To areAcE TT Tia Wes: Astronemisdl
4 0 Yes O Probcbly Astronomical
p FX No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
Ek J dL Tr PP EA I yey Be yey oe a SE ex
3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other ;
EE EX Insufficient Dara for Evaluation
: O Unknown
Cs be Re RRR 5 ESTO [ee SCE (OR RS
1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Fees
; Phone call received by Major Friend con- Insufficient Data
a bherning several supposed sightings in Terre Hatb® Indiapa from Mejor Tacker at SAFOI-3d}.
he ongressional inquiry initiated by Mr. President of a local UFO club
i alled Research & Education Committe on Aerial Phenomena (RECAP). Cantact w/ a
3 | ovealed that there were 4 supposed sightings.) l. MER cbserved a white light
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i 2 1most overhead at 5:10 appearing to be apout the size of Saturn. 2) About 5:45 several
4 ecple saw red lights South of Terre Haute. 3)|at 6:45 to 6:50 one wihness SEW 2 big |
z ~sen balls of fire approaching him from Crawfprdsville, Indiana. He moved away fm
re them, they reversed course and sped out of sight. 4) at 7:00 a pilot saw two orange
¥ la1ls of fire ahead of him. Seconds later he T a white flash.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28985018

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