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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 April, 1960 | 2. LOCATION | 2 mi W of Longootee, Indiana | 13. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Laced ONY 06/01/60-0200 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown |   |
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U.S. NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT
CRANE, INDIANA
IN REPLY REFER TO:
102-GSM:mlt
3820

From: Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana
To: Commanding Officer, Bakalar Air Force Base, Columbus, Indiana
Subj: Unidentified Flying Object; report of
Ref: (a) 9ND INST 3820.1A of 2 Feb 1956

1. It has been brought to my attention that an unidentified flying object has been sighted by a civilian employee of NAD Crane, Indiana. The details of the sighting are as follows:

a. Between 0130 and 0200 (Zulu Time) on 6 April 1960, [redacted] age 46, who resides at [redacted], Loogootee, Indian…

Ltr, USMAD, Crane, Ind., 15 Apr 60, Unidentified Flying Object, report of 1st Ind (DO)
434th TOW, Bakalar AFB, Columbus, Indiana
25 APR 1960
TO: Cmdr, Bunker Hill AFB, Peru, Indiana

1. The foregoing reported sighting of an Unidentified Flying Object is forwarded to your station, the active Air Force base closest to the reported sighting, for investigation in accordance with para 4b, AFR 200-2.

2. Bakalar AFB is an Air Reserve Base, in accordance with Com10 Plan for Air Reserve Flying Units (Air Reserve Technicians) and message, Headquarters USAF, AFR20 47324, 5 July 1957, with limited area s…

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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location 2 miles West of Longootee, Indiana
Date 6 April 1960 Hour (H) 0130-0200Z
WX Clear, winds West at 5 MPH

Description Yellow-red light, about a foot in diameter and two feet long passed in front of the observer, appeared from behind a group of trees and crossed the highway at about 300' alt moving very slow, visible for about 10 to 15 seconds, size of object was about 1' dia and 2' long

Direction of Motion South
Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Ruled out

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Fees a meteor-however, the duration was excessive for …