WSW Terre Haute, IndianaNovember 1956

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Summary

On November 10, 1956, two military pilots saw one object southwest of Terre Haute, Indiana. The men were aboard an aircraft on a night flight. The object was in view for about seven minutes.

The report described a long red streak shooting upward. The pilots reported the aurora borealis was very bright with two red shafts. The weather was extremely clear with very good visibility. The original sighting may have first been made by two civilians.

The Air Force record card lists the cause as aurora. The aurora borealis was reported as very bright with two red shafts at the time. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record system for reports of unidentified flying objects.

Reported location

WSW Terre Haute, Indiana

Date of incident

November 1956

State / country

IN / US

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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i, i PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : "4 ;
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
: | O Was Bolloon |
10 November 1956 WSW Terre Haute, Indiana [OD Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION CARR Tone. |
ROO oii O Ground-Visuel DO Ground-Radar 8 Brohite Bove oft
our_10/0645Z XIX Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar | 3 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . 2x Was Astronomical AUrOra
O Yes Probably Astronomical
AdNo an £ M : . aaa O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BD , DIE iii piistemguiioton |
6 Ra Dota for Evaluation
seven minutes one shooting upward yon |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS |
Long streak, red shooting upward. Aurora Borealis was reported |
very bright with two red shafts.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28968245