| ID | #1565709198 |
| Added | Tue, 13/08/2019 |
| Author | July N. |
| Sources | The Project Blue Book report for Bunker Hill AFB for August 7, 1957 is listed on the Master Index as (CASE MISSING).
Logansport Pharos-Tribune, 7 августа 1957 г., стр. 1
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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Initial data
After midnight a strange object with multicolored lights was seen by soldiers, local police and local residents over Alexandria, Yorktown, Portland, Pendleton, Greenwood, Elwood, Tipton and Kokomo, all in Indiana. Observations lasted until almost 2 am.
1:51 a.m., Portland announced that the object still seen in the North-East, and that District 5 (area of Chernogorsk?) in Ohio discovered an object on the radar at a height of from 6000 to 8000 feet, but was unable to identify.
Bunker hill AFB was notified of the observations of the state police, and 319-I fighter perevalochnaya squadron searched the area with their radar equipment, but contact was not.
The speed of the objects was provided from the stop to high speed.
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Original news
Starting at around midnight strange objects with colored lights were sighted by troopers, local police and local citizens over Alexandria, Yorktown, Portland, Pendleton, Greenwood, Elwood, Tipton, and Kokomo, all in Indiana. The sightings lasted until nearly 2 a.m. It was at 1:51 a.m., Portland reported object still sighted northeast and that District 5 (Piqua area?) in Ohio picked up an object on radar at between 6,000 and 8,000 feet but was unable to identify. Bunker Hill AFB was alerted of the sightings by State Police and the 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron made a sweep of the local area with their radar installation but there were no contacts. (Reference: Logansport Pharos-Tribune, August 7, 1957, page 1) The speed of the objects was given as from a stand still to high speed.
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