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North Vernon, Indiana, May 1963

Date of account
1963-05
Location
North Vernon, Indiana
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 WasBalloon D Probably Balloon North Vernon,Indiana 口 Possibly Balloon 8 May 1963 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Radar 口 Probabiy Aircraft xGround-Visual 口 Possibly Aircraft Local Air-Intorcept Radar AirVisuol 口 Was Astronomical GMT. 6.SOURCE 口 Probobly Astronomical 3.PHOTOS 口 Possibly Astronomical Y.,Physical Civilian 。Specimen X 9.COURSE 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 口 Unknown N/A gro4nd one object recovered on 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Casing of empty 2,000# bomb used 500= empty ycylindrical obj about to test parachute release mech- seven feet 1ong and l8-24 inches in anism. Lead strips added for diameter.Dropped by parachute.Fluo- weight. Mr.Cole at ASD was projeet rescent white and orange. Lead strips officer.obj shipped to Jeffe

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