Lafayette, Indiana, October 1955
- Date of account
- 1955-10
- Location
- Lafayette, Indiana
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS oct 55 Lafayette,Indiana Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION L9ca! 1300 hours (1:00 pm) Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft D AinVisual Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes 口 Probably Astronomical 石No civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other 口 InsufficientData far Evaluatian 2-3.mins 口 Unknawn one not reported 0.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Ma*well AFB, Alabama ATTN: Director O Observer sav obj that looked like a parachute 叉H3 BALLOO landing. Ran tovard obj but then it started Archives riging,tumbling touard him and stopped almoat RETURN TO: Studies Inst overhead.Moved to right at speed where observer could run and keep up with obj. Then 9 ob
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