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Newly Released 1948 Air Force Document: Cymbal-Shaped Object Reported Over Indianapolis
Witnesses
2 witnesses
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Moderate context
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Sunlight window
Daytime — sun above horizon
Sighting occurred during daylight hours
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Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Meteor activity
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Jul 31, 1948, 12:25 PM
Timezone
Eastern Time
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
Observers
2 witnesses
Witness account
Narrative
A newly released document from the June 2026 UAP release contains a detailed 1948 sighting report from Indianapolis, Indiana. On July 31, 1948, at 8:25 AM, an electrician named Vernon Swigert was standing by his bathroom window when he saw a strange object flying across the sky. He immediately called his wife to come see it. He described it as shaped like a cymbal, with smooth surfaces, approximately 20 feet in diameter at the base and 6 to 8 feet high in the center. The object was white in c...
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Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Original report
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