SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                       
                            Washington, D.C.  20549
                                       
                                   FORM 8-K
                                       
                                CURRENT REPORT
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                       
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 29, 1994
                                       
                                       
                               BALL CORPORATION
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                   Indiana
                (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
                                       
                                       
             1-7349                                35-0160610
     (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification No.)

             345 South High Street, Muncie, Indiana    47305-2326
             (Address of principal executive office)   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (317) 747-6100


                               Ball Corporation
                          Current Report on Form 8-K
                               Dated May 9, 1994
                                       
                                       
                                       
Item 5.  Other Events.

On April 29, 1994, Delmont A. Davis announced plans to take early retirement

from his position as president and chief executive officer of Ball Corporation.

A copy of a press release announcing Mr. Davis' retirement is attached hereto

as Exhibit EX-99 and incorporated herein by reference.




Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits

EX-99 - Other Documents or Statements to Security Holders.

        Text of a press release disseminated by the registrant
        on April 29,1994.


                               Ball Corporation
                          Current Report on Form 8-K
                               Dated May 9, 1994
                                       
                                       
                                   SIGNATURE
                                       
                                       

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                          BALL CORPORATION
                          (Registrant)
                          
                          
                          
Date:  May 9, 1994        By: /s/Albert R. Schlesinger
                              Albert R. Schlesinger
                              Vice President and Controller


                               Ball Corporation
                          Current Report on Form 8-K
                               Dated May 9, 1994
                                       
                                       
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
                                       
Exhibit   Description

EX-99     Text of a press release disseminated by the registrant on April 29,
          1994.