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Declassification Authority NND 923007 U. S. NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT CRANE, INDIANA IN PRPLY RAPMA TO: A8(2)-AUS: han Sar 2045 9 October 1956 Brom: Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana To: Commanding Officer, Bakalar Alr Force Base, Coluabus, Indiana Qubj: Unidentified flying objects; report of investigation of met: (a) OND INSTR 3020.1A dtd 2 February 1956 Gacl: (1) NOC 1048 for 17 September 1956 (erroneously dtd 19 Sept 56) 1. Subject report hag been compiled in accordance with reference (a). 2, On the evening of 17 Saptesmber 1956, six persons from Crane Village, l…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 of 17 September 1956 at 1800 Central Standard Time. They reported seeing two objects approximately three niles high over the northeast section of the Depot. They said that each object bore a bright light which turned red when the object moved around, that they had at first seen a single large light that changed course frequently and at times stood still, that a amaller light detached {tsel? from the larger one, and that the larger object chased the smaller object for approximately twenty minutes. They said that the only other object they saw in the area wa…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 U. S. NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT CRANE, INDIANA IN REPLY REFER TO: A8(8)-ADE: hmm Ser 2070 @ NOV{956 From: Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana To: Commanding Officer, Headquarters 4602D Air Intelligence Service Squadron (ADC), United States Air Force, ENT Air Force Base, Colorado Subj: Unidentified Flying Objects Ref: (a) Commander ATSOC ltr of 29 October 1956 Enel: (1) 9ND INSTR 3820.1A (2) NADCRANE INSTR 5510.11, pages 18 and 19 1. In accordance with reference (a), the two sentries who were on duty at the gate from which the repo…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 aT HEADQUARTERS NINTH NAVAL DISTRICT GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS 9ND_ 3820. Af 37: FAB: rrd 2 February 1956 QND INSTRUCTION 3820. 1A From: Commandant, Ninth Naval District To; Distribution List Subj: Unidentified Flying Objects;. reporting of Ref: _ (a) OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3820. 9 of 10 November 1955, “Subj: ‘Unidentified Flying Objects; reporting of Encl: (1) Descriptive Data Desired on Unidentified Flying Objects 1. Purpose. To promulgate procedures for reporting information on unidentified flying objects, as established by reference (a). . Cancellation, This IN…

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Declassification Authority NND 923007 ENCLOSOR® (1) NOC‘ 10148 REPORT OF LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT OVER NAD, CRANE, INDIANA RR RE AAD, CRANE, meee theme 1. Date and Time (C.S.T.) sighted 9/19/56 1918 Kilo 4, cate fl 2. Depot location over which plane passed Gate #1, Circled 3" Area and then back off elena rr een — ee a aa Depot 3- Direction of travel of plane West - then circled back east. kb. Estimated altitude of plane en So ene ene 5s Serial number of plane (Use binoculars if available) Unable to obtain = obtain 6. Color markings of plane oo 7. Any other descriptive information Such as maneuvers,…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 QND INST 3820.1A 2 February 1956 ENCLOSURE (1) DESCRIPTIVE DATA DESIRED on UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS 1. Description of the object(s): a, Shape. b. Size compared to a known object: (use one of the following terms: Head of a pin, pea, dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar, silver dollar, baseball, grapefruit, or basketball) held in the hand at about arms length. ioe i i ee c. Color. 5) ‘d. Number. e. Formation, if more than one. 9 f. Any discernible features or details. ; ‘ g, Tail, trail, or exhaust, including size of same compared to size of object(s). . h.…

Declassification Authority NND 923007 8 QND INST 3820. 1A 2 February 1956 a. Civilian -:Name, age, mailing address, occupation. . b. Military - Name, grade, organization, duty, and estimate of . reliability. 7. Weather and winds-aloft conditions at time and place of LERUANES? a. ‘Observer(s) account of weather conditions. b. Report from.nearest AWS or U.S. Weather Bureau Office of wind :dipection and: velocity. in. degrees and.knots at surface; 6,000', 10, Eee 16,000', :20,000', 30,000", 50,000', and 80,000', if available. Gy "Ceiling. . d. Visibility. : 5 3 e. Amount of cloud cover. : : f. IO…