PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6383384

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONChanute AFB Illinois

FRAMES10

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TC. BRISF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
Bluish white. Round. 2 Sall satellites.
Wind alort chert chows obiect traveling
4 with wind.
experience.
25 ninutes a2ter launch.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV

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Yellowish
THE STeN
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,
" PROJECT 10073 WORKSHEET
I. GENERAL
1. DATE OCATION
Local:
16 Chaneite Zebra: 55
4. OBSERVED FROM GROUND? Yos No
Nakod Eye
> Binoculars
Telescope
Theodolite
5. WAS OBJE( OBSERVED B ROUND RADAR? O Yes No
CBy Ona Set
By Two Sets
By Three Sets
WAS THE AIR? O Yes No
Observed Object
(/Interception Attempted
[]No Intercept Atteupted
7. WERE PT 0 Yes
A/C Scrambled
Visual Contact Mada
CAI Contact Made
CNo Contact Mado
8. DI!D Yes No
Normal
rlViolent
Blinking
Steady
10 IGHT: C71-15 Seconds
1-5 Mimutes
lLOver 10 Mnutes U5n
11. REP 1ing
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
12. NUTED?
20
13. DID-OBJECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOYNWARD? LYes ENo
M. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? .!Yes No
1S. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? 11 Yes No
16. TIMe OF SIGHTING
Night
- Day
CSunrise
ISunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
L7 WYes No
One Aireraft
More Than One Aroraft
US. WAS ANY HEARL?. !Yes NO
NERE THERE INDICATIONS C HIGH EACKGRUUNU NCISEYOS No
0. WAS THE OBJECT VIENED ABOVE LSO ELEVATICN? Yes CNo
ArIC Test Form 334 (13 Aux 52)

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. V. EVALUATION
22. DETAILS OF REPORTS
Excellent Good
Cood Fair
Fair D Poor
Poor -
Umreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23.
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Balloon 000 Probably As nomical
Balloon Possibly Astroncmical
C Wa Airer ft other:
ATIO Tost Form 334. (13 -
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A

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10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
18.000 95 000
ATIC Tast Form 333 (13 Aug 52)

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- SMALL
SATELLITES ISIBLE THROUGH IAMETERS LARGER

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ADRTES

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object Dato
approxinate the horisep headinge
It then aso Xaatet and to a
90 degree beading and 017 benind a cloud
During the oujset tine period
of several ads ties alzays
at higher anud 2228 a the
abjeat was ande throud ancalibrated
binegul ars Bade the obje pproxiaately twice
large naked eye bino qulars the
abject appe gular round 24s1 C7O (2) small
satellt 2 the object'g :and aligatly above
eenter, the ether right and alightly below center. During
the period of obaeraties the did not changy their relative
pesition sain beay. oparant tion or
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LEGKRIII KXZOAKAZI21.

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APPROVED:
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L. S Sketch of FLYOSRPT
2. Sketch of ourse JOHN F. AL3RECHT
lst Lt, USAF
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Direetor of Intelligence, Headquarters USAr
Chief,
SeotAD Ilinotsw
Cultporti-aMianianieri (Info cv)
TIOMAL PEEFMGS OE THE HINITET STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OETHE ESPIONAGE A/T S IL S C

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So'Compass Neadiag 2228 hes COT.
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CHANVTE AFO, CONTRIL TOWER
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