Lafayette, Indiana UFO of 1950

Summary

In 1950, a photographer in Lafayette, Indiana, captured an image of an unidentified flying object hovering without visible support. The account describes a massive disc with a metallic bottom and a reddish upper surface. The object moved slowly before vanishing silently. The photographer, initially ridiculed, shared his experience with a friend who responded with a joke about "spaceships" and ray guns. Despite skeptical reactions, the photographer insisted his experience was real and not a hallucination.

The account also mentions a newsboy delivering newspapers who saw the same object over De Soto, Illinois. A local pastor confirmed having observed the same phenomenon. Years later, the photographer tried to publish his story without success, until he found a UFO-friendly magazine. The photograph shows the object in the sky, with power lines and trees in the foreground. The photographer describes a feeling of unease when looking at the image, recalling that what he saw was an unidentified flying object.