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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  30 March 66 31/0245 Z | Lewisburg, Indiana (5 witnesses)  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Insufficient Data  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Form 164 requested over 30 days and not returned as of this date. If form is received sighting will be reevaluated.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  10 minutes | Object, football shaped; Thickest in middle with taper away from center and around ends. Size of softball when first observed, increasing to size of beachball as range to objec
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instantaneously changed color to the blue/white, fluorescent type color, and remaining at altitude and maintaining the blue-white color continued its position above and slightly in front of the car.
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31 March
Indians
2 Apr 66 0406z

NNNNWPA 063ZCSQA 33 0ZCMJA 469
RR RUCDSQ
DE RUCDNJ 26 0920005
ZNR UUUUU
R 012100Z
FM 305BONBUG BUNKER HILL AFB IND
TO RUHMFVA / ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUCDSQ / AFSC FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEABL/HQ USAF WASHINGTON D C
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF WASHINGTON D C
BT
UNCLAS DCOI 01322 APR 66.
AFSC FOR FTD. IHQ USAF FOR AFNIN. SAF FOR SAFOI.
SUBJ: UFO. REPORT SUBMITTED IAW AND KEYED TO
AFR 200-2.
A. (1) FOOTBALL SHAPED - THICKEST IN MIDDLE WITH TAPER
AWAY FROM CENTER AND ROUND ENDS.
(2) SIZE OF SOFTBALL WHEN FIRST OBSERVED -
INCREASING TO SIZE OF BEACHRALL AS RANGE 
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Lewisburg, Ind
30 Mar 66
31/02352
21/02352

FTD (TDEW) APR 5 1966
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
4 April 1966

Peru, Indiana

Dear Mrs. [redacted],

Reference your recent unidentified observation of 31 March 1966. The information which we have received is not sufficient for evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164 and return it in the envelope provided.

We wish to thank you for reporting your observation to the Air Force.

Sincerely,

[signature]

HECTOR QUINTANILLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book
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(7) NONE. (8) PULSATING SOUND INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND VOLUME AS RANGE TO OBJECT DECREASED. SOUND WAS PICKED-UP AND TRANSMITTED THROUGH CAR RADIO AND SPEAKER SYSTEM. (9) NONE.

B. (1) MOVEMENT OF OBJECT ABOVE, IN FRONT OF AND ACROSS PATH OF THE AUTO. APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREE ELEVATION. NO ESTIMATE OF ALTITUDE. (2) NINE MILES NORTH OF LEWISBURG, INDIANA. (3) ONE MILE NORTH OF LEWISBURG, INDIANA. (4) MRS. WITH HER CHILDREN, WAS NINE MILES NORTH OF LEWISBURG, DRIVING SOUTH ON A COUNTRY ROAD. THEIR ATTENTION WAS ATTRACTED TO THE OBJECT BY ITS COLOW AND MOVEMENT ACROSS THE PATH OF THE AUTO. THE O
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COUNTRY ROAD AND U.S. 24, HRS. GILLEN TURNED LEFT 90 DEGREES, HEADING EAST TOWARDS PERU INDIANA. AS THE AUTO ENTERED ONTO U.S. 24, THE OBJECT INCREASED ITS ALTITUDE, INSTANTANEOUSLY CHANGED COLOR TO THE BLUE/WHITE, FLUORESCENT TYPE COLOR, AND REMAINING AT ALTITUDE AND MAINTAINING THE BLUE/WHITE COLOR CONTINUED ITS POSITION ABOVE AND SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF THE AUTO, ONE MILE NORTH OF LEWISBURG INDIANA, HRS. TURNED 90 DEGREES RIGHT OFF U.S. 24 ONTO THE ROAD LEADING INTO LEWISBURG. (5) AT THE TIME HRS. STARTED THE TURN OFF US 24 TOWARDS LEWISBURG, THE OBJECT INCREASED

PAGE 4 RUCDNJ 26 UNCLAS
ITS S
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I. NONE.
J. NONE.

PAGE 5 RUCDNJ 26 UNCLAS

K. STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CHIEF COMBAT INTELLIGENCE. MRS [redacted] STATED THAT PREVIOUS TO THIS SIGHTING SHE DID NOT BELIEVE IN UFOS AND IN FACT RIDICULED SUCH REPORTS. SHE FURTHER STATED SHE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE OBJECT WAS, BUT SHE IS CONVINCED BY OND ANY DOUBT THAT SHE SAW SOMETHING. ALTHOUGHT SHE WAS AFRAID, SHE SAID SHESDID NOT PANIC BUT ACTED WITH REASONABLE AND NORMAL RESPONSE. SINCE MRS. [redacted] WORKS IN AN ENVIRONMENT REQUIRING STABILITY DURING EMERGENCIES, SHE PROBABLY REACTED IN A SIMILAR MANNER ON THIS OCCASION. DURING THE INVEST

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