Flying Object Report Indiana 1954

    Authority:
    NND57597

                             HEADQUP. RT E RS
         2466th AIR FORCE- RESERVE COMBAT TRAINING CENTER (CONACl_
•                        Atterbury Air Force Base
                            Columbus, Indiana


      RIO
      SUBJECT : UFOB
                                                                    ---
                                                                    13 JAN 1954_


                                                                       AF607182
      TO :        Director of' Intelligence
                  Headquarter s , United States Air Force
                  t-Jashington 25 , D. c.
            l. In lieu of AF Form 112b as required by AFR 200- 2, 26 August 1953,
      the following inf'ormation is submitted to conf'orm to paragraph 6b of cited
      regulation :
                  a.   Description of the objects :
                       (1)    Shape : Circular ring of smoke ; cloudy substance that
                              stayed in a plane. No upper or lower structure could
                              be seen.
                       (2)    Size : Observer would not estimat e size with the exception
                              of' us ing the word, "large ". No relati ve comparison.
                       (3)    Color : White, cloudy, gase·ous ..
                       (4)    Number: Two
                       (5)    Formation: Staggered like two jets in flight, tightly
                              following each other .
                       (6)    Discernable features or details: Four bright or brilliant
                              equidistant points of light 'Within the same plll]le , rotat­
                              ing slowly clockwise and seeming to be the source of
                              cloudy aura, white in color.
                       (7)    Tail, trail or exhaust: Compared favorably with Jet take­
                              off when observed at night. Bluish vhite with vaporish
                              trail.
                       (8)    Sound : None to the ear, although observer s stood outside
                              of car to make sure .
                       (9)    Other pertinent or unusual features : Controlled downward
                              t i lt f'rom direction of approach to hovering point. Com­
                              plete level stability while hovering. Take-off in upward
                              tilt with bright points of light fixed, two to the r ear
                              and two forward. Incredible speed when disappearing.
        Hq 2466th AFRCTC, Atterbury AFB, Columbus, Indiana., RIO, Subj : ti'OB
                    b.    Description of course of objects:
•
                          (1) Attention: Observers attracted by brilliant moving
    •                           light.
                          (2)   Angle of flight: Observers were in moving car and
                                travelling East. Looked North at approximately 20°
                                elevation.
                          (3)   Angle of flight on disappeiu-ance: Undetermined by
                                observers; spoken of as, "sharp upward travel", in
                                southwesterly direction having approached from the North.
                          (4)   Flight path and maneuvers: I n-line approach with
                                steady decent; stationary attitude at one spot; then
                                tremendous acceleration on in-line flight at an abrupt
                                angle.
                          (5)   Manner of disappearance: Seemingly instantaneous surge
                                to maximum speed, keeping formation.
                          (6)   Length of time observed: Approximately three (3) to
                                four (4) minutes. Observation period included two (2)
                                moves and ·one chan~ of direction of car travel fig­
                                ured at about two (2) minutes elapsed time . Total
                                time , then, was five to six minutes.
                   c.    Manner of observation:
                          (1) Ground- visual.    Area of final observation was flat,
                                north of city congestion, with no buildings nearby.
                          (2)   No optical aids employed.
                          (3)   Not applicable .
                   d.    Time and tate of sighting:
                          (1) Time : 0002 to 0008Z
                                Date: Observers unable to remember exactly.
                          (2)   Light conditions : Between dusk and night.
                   e.    Locati on of observers :

                          (1)   85° 49' East    39° 03 1 North   Seymour, Indiana.
                   f.    Identifying information of all observers :

                         (1)    Civilians - Mr Hiram and Mrs Gladys Jones; Mr Jones, 60.
                                100 South Chestnut Street, Seymour, Ind. He is a
                                drugist. Owner-operator of Jones Drug Store . Not prone
                                to exaggeration; direct forthright attitude toward
                                people; within his Imo,-1ledge , he is truthful, honest.
Hq 2466th AFRCTC, Atterbury AFB, Columbus, Ind. , RIO, Subj: UFOB
            g.    Weather/wind conditions:

                  (1)    Period covers the week of 8 December to 15 December
                         195.3.
                         (a)   Dec 8 - 10: Overcast
                                  10 - 12: Cle.<ir between 1800 to 2400, otherwise
                               overcast.
                                  ll - 12: Overcast
                                  1.3 - 15 : Overcast
                               Light rain, drixzl e, light snow, fog prevailed
                               interntlttently.

                         (b)   Dec 8 - 13: winds South thru West
                                   14 - 15 : switched to North
                               Vel ocity: 10 to 12 K
                               Visibility: l½ miles to 15 miles variable thruout
                               week.
           h.    Other unusual activity or conditions :
                 No noticeable disturbances or conditions in the area.
                 Observat i on information provided by s/sgt Bill y R. Egger,
                 Chief Observer, Detachment 21, Ninth J.JeP.ther Group, Atterbury
                 AFB .

           1.    Physical evi dence of the sighting:
                 None.

           j.    Not applicable .

           k.    Air traff'ic in area: None according to observers. Impossible
                 to verify without exact date through ACS and 2466th Operations .
           1.    Position, title, comments by preparing Officer (NCO) .
                 No off'icer assigned at the time of report contact.
                 S/Sgt Bruce C. F. Butler
                 NCOIC, Reserve Information Office

                 Comments:     Contact with Mr Jones developed on the advice of
                 Dr '·l.S. Fisher, 422 Ninth St., Columbus, I nd. , through a
                 telephone call to Lt Marvi n Satin, Adjutant, (at the time, OD)
                 on 9 January at approximately 1650 (CST)
Hq 2466th A.."li'RCTC, Atterbury AFB, Columbus, Ind., RIO, Subj:   UFOB
                   Comments: Mr Jones was a patient in the Bartholomew
                   County Hospital and under the care of Dr. Fis her. He was
                   to'be released 10 January or 11 January after short con­
                   valescence.
                   Mr Jones stated that he had not told anyone of his exper­
                   iences other than three personal friends desiring to avoid
                   ridicule. He firmly believes in what he saw, however. His
                   wife has the same attitude.
                   Dr Fisher uncovered the story by saying he had a letter from
                   his son in the Air Force in Saudi, Arabia, who claimed to
                   have seen a "Flying Saucer". Therupon, Mr Jones divulged
                   his experiences.
     FOR TI-IE; COMM !\NDER :



DIST:                            ~.rt   i.   b
  Info Copy to AITC             2D 1.,T,1        USAF
                                Ad utani;