Vincennes, IndianaSeptember 1956

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Summary

On September 14, 1956, a civilian in Vincennes, Indiana reported sighting an object at 3:15 p.m. The witness described a very large light bulb about the size of a human arm at arm's length. The object's color was white to red and it emitted white and red sparks. The object was spotted in the north-northeast and moved straight down. The witness observed it visually for 10 to 15 seconds before it disappeared in the north-northeast. The Air Force concluded the sighting was caused by a meteor.

Reported location

Vincennes, Indiana

Date of incident

September 1956

State / country

IN / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
14 September 1956

2. LOCATION
Vincennes, Indiana

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
15/0155Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
(X) Ground-Viewed
( ) Air-Viewed
( ) Ground-Radar
( ) Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
( ) Yes
(X) No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
ten to fifteen seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
straight down

12. CONCLUSIONS
( ) Was Balloon
( ) Probably Balloon
( ) Possibly Balloon
( ) Was Aircraft
( ) Probably Aircraft
( ) Possibly Aircraft
(X) Was Astronomical Meteor
( ) Probably Astronomical
( ) Possibly Astronomical
( ) Other
( ) Insufficient Date for Evaluation
( ) Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round object, size of a very large light bulb at arm's length. Color was white to red. Obj emitted white & red sparks. Obj was sighted in the NNE & moved straight down. Obj was viewed visually for 10-15 seconds and disappeared in the NNE.

11. COMMENTS
Coming w/rpting officer that sighting caused by meteor.

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