Val Parasio, IndianaSeptember 1961

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Summary

On September 16, 1961, at about 8:30 p.m., a civilian near Valparaiso, Indiana, reported an object in the sky. The witness was in a back yard with a telescope. The report was filed on the Project 10073 record card, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The witness first heard a sound like an airplane, then saw a stationary, blinking, red object about 35 degrees above the horizon. Through the telescope it looked white and round. It was watched for about 5 minutes, then disappeared. About 15 seconds later it reappeared lower in the sky, began to move to the northwest, and then vanished. The witness wrote a letter to the Air Force describing the event.

The record card notes the connection between the first and second objects was not established. The card suggests the first sighting may have been aircraft and that a questionnaire was sent but not returned.

Reported location

Val Parasio, Indiana

Date of incident

September 1961

State / country

IN / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
\ 5 4 i O Was Balloon
Hh Zep OL Val Parasio, Indiana (8) de Boon
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION In. Onn Seen
] 230 PM - : CF Wos Aircraft
Local _ 0 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rador 0 Probably Aircraft
BE 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0O Was Astronomical
i 0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
| B'No ERR NS na O Possibly Astronomical :
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE (8 EDWIN bi ic hiimiiviaiciimciiipliie Shistimaios
i O Insufficient Doto for Evaluation
. : 0 Unknown
| 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING = = = haunro nnd of 11. COMMENTS (onni-chion onobween lot and 2nd :
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