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AT 4893 C ON 1% OCTOBER 1952 THE FOLLOWING ‘SIGHTING WAS MADE BY MRS.

ORES Rare OF CARBON CLIFF ILLINO(s es
/11LE STOPPED FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT WEST BOUND AT 7TH STREET AND 17TH

AVE EAST MOLINE OBSERVED AN OBJECT WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS SHAPED LIME |
“A MAT BOX WITH AN INVERTED SAUCER CN TOP PD IN OTHER WORDS

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Veference your TUK concerning vighting nace by 12s. Aguegpe on 11 Oct 5
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4. UNIDENTIFIED OBJ WAS FIRST SIGHTED As A VERY S eeha WIITs

LIChT WHILZ OBSERVING ACFT WAS O18 CAP AY LR BEING SCRANBLED ON AN

AIR DEF WISSICH. OBJ WAS AT FIRST BELIEVED To BE A STAD BUT THIS

rte DISCOUNTID DU TO THE EXTREME BAILLIANCE OF Tie OBJ AND ITs siz
+ CCMPARISCH! VIT t STARS In THE thiefie THE NES T I iP; ESS Lo JAS Ta AT

te OBJ WAS Al ACET Vitti LAUDING LIGHTS ON AS THE BRIGHT OBJ APPSADED

TO LOSE ALT GUIGUIIY, OBJ THEN APPZARED TO Tin O8sTRVERS Ar GT’ CULLA?

ti} SHAPE WITH WHAT APPEARE D TO BE A MID YING WITH APRY 33 DEtiIhCS

DINE DRALS OLsccTLy bo. LOW Au '@D AS A PART OF TIE CI: ‘CUL AR SECTION

Of THE CaJ TRERE APPEARED A TAIL OF TRIA CULAR SUAP) 34 VEITE LIGUT

Will +e Laser In SIZE. TIE ODI AT THIS STAGE WAS LT te D +O

All FesS ACST STANDING ON ITS NOSE EYCETP THAT VHILT THE FUSELAGE of!

AN! Fe3Ss 1s “LOlG AND SLIM Tuk OBJ VAS FAT AND OBLONG SHPAED AND WAS

‘UCM LARGE Re THE COMPLETE OBJ AS DESCRIBID ADOVE cL OWED VITN THE SAME

DRILL ae WHITES LIGHT.

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THE OBJ APPEARED To REMAIN IN THE SANE GEIS
AREA AND THERE YAS NO INDICATION OF CON TRAILS, SOUND OP MANEUVERS
YITH THE RC-PT IO! OF A SLIGHT LOSS IN ALTITUDE SiORTLY AFTER FIReT
O3SERVED TL A CRADUAL GAIN BACK TO ORTGIAL POSITIO:"s OBSERVERS COULD
NOTE NO EMMAUST O% PRUPULSTO: METHODS AS THE ENTIMT OBI clomp YI!
A VERY BRILLIANT Ul LICHT. OBSERVERS SUGGESTED T! [AT THE TAIL OF
MITE LIGHT WICH seater 2D BELCY THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION, “HICH

VARIED IN SIZE, COULDN'T HAVE BEN EXAUST SINCE IT WAS OF THE SAMZ
COLCR AS THE REST OF THC OBJ.
2. OBJ WAS FIRST SIGHTED AT 2945 EST 12 OCT 52. AND WAS UNDER
OSSERVATION FOR APRY 23 MINUTES.
Se ODSERVATION WAS BY VISUAL UEANS F200; AN FO4B ACFT AT 29,993 FT
INDICATLD ALTITUDE AilD WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPEED oF a8 “rote: we
O5J COULD NOT BE PICKED UP ACFT. RADAR DYE TO ITS BEI’ UT OF RANGE.
‘ie WHEN OBJ WAS jpiast SIGHTED, THE OBSERVING ACIT JAS. APRX ,
22 NILES NORTH ATLANTIC cl TY AT 29,25) FY INDICATSD, Tite BIEETD
es YAS OUT THE YATER AT APRY 3 OCLOCi AND CONSIDERARLY HICH

as OT Uap vie ate CRSa7 TIS Users ESTIMATED THE OBJ TO BE AT 59,533 or
AD SEVERAL NILES AVAY, NOVEVER TRE OBJ PostTIO Is eTerctry: CUTes ory
DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY [% ESTIMATING DISTANCES AT NICHT.
Je FLYING IEXPERIEMCE OF OBSERVERS Is As FOL?

ROBERT SONNETT, PLT, 2D LT, hOQ-222236S, FLYING TIME 533 wre wWr'rit
ONE YEAR 9 MONTHS *erpch ENCE

JAMES WV WALLACE, RADAR ODSRy 2D LT, AQ-222:322, OBSR TUM Lod ure
VITH ONE YCAR EY PERT: ECE PLUS 1k Morrie NAVAL AVI CADET PILOT TRALINIuc
AND 253 URS STUDENT PILOT Time.

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Se we8 AT TINE OF SIGHTING - CEILING AND VISI3ILITY UILINITsy

SiTil SLIGHT GROUND HAZE, TEMP AT 2 239392 FT -15 DEGRELS Ce

ie Se Ts BELIEVED 3! METE OROLOGICAL ACTY OR CONDITION CAN ACCOUNT FoR
TuX SIGHTING.

Se NO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN.

De NTL ACE PTIO! ACTION t KEN YAS AS FOLLOWS: SHORTLY AFTE? SICHTIt tc
THIS BRIGHT OBJ, THz $46 ODN VAS CONTACT=LP Ai AC F THEY HAD
PICKED UP “ARYTHE: GG I thee aa mA OF THIS SIGHTED ODJ. THE rCl CONTROLLER
MPT D THAT THEY VERE a ITLY PATE TI: TS AN OBJ parton wv CTORED THE ACKT oO
& HEADING STRAIGHT FOR ue BRICilT ODJe THIS LEAD TIM ONeR VERS I: me

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_ AIR DEF HISSTON. OBJ WAS AT FIRST BELIEVED TC BE A STAR BUT THI’
f ‘AS DISCOUNTED DUE TO THE EXTREME BRILLIANCE OF THE OBJ AND ITS SI2=
IN COMPARISON WITH STARS IN THE AREA. THE NEYT IMPRESSION WAS THAT
Tix OBJ YAS AN ACFT WITH LANDING LIGHTS ON AS THE BRIGHT OBJ APPEARED
‘ TO LOSE ALT -SLIGUILY. OBJ THEN APPEARED TO THE OBSERVERS As cIRCUT
Il] SHAPE WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MID WING WITH APRY 39 Dromore
DINE DRALe DIRECTLY BELOW ANSD AS A PART OF THE CIRCULAR SECTION
( OF THE ODJ THERE APPEARED A TAIL OF TRIANGULAR ees ‘OF WRITE LIGHT
WHICH! VARIED IN SIZE. THE OSJ AT THIS STAGE WAS LIKENED TO
AN F-sS ACFT STAIDING ON ITS NOSE EXCETP THAT WHILT THE FUSELAGE OM
{ NM F=<36 IS LONG AND SLIM THE OBJ WAS FAT AND OBLONG SHPAED AND WAS
MUCH LARGER. THE COMPLETE OBJ AS DESCRIBED ADOVE GLOYED ITH THE Sain
BRILL LAT WHITE LIGHT.

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TAL CBJ APPEARED TO REMAIN If THLE SAUE s ‘CEN

{ REA AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF coil TRAILS, SOUND OR MANEUVERS
WITH THE NCEPTLION OF A SLIGHT LOSS IN ALTITUDE SHORTLY AYTER FIRST
OSERVED Tih) A GRADUAL -. CALS TO OR1GT! ‘AL. FOS ET LON fe OBSERVERS COULD

t NCTZ NO LT om AUST OT PIOPULSY TTHODS AS THE ENTIRE OBI CLOWED VITi
A VERY BRILLIANT WHITE Licht .  ONSERVERS SUGGESTED THAT THE TAIL OF
WiITE LIGHT WHicuw PROJECTED BDELCY THE CYLINDRICAL PORTION, WHICH
‘ VARIED Ii] SIZE, COULDN'T HAVE BELEN EXUAUST SINCE IT VAS OF THE S&Aii
COLOR AS THE REST OCF THE Odde |
2e OBJ WAS FIRST SIGUTED AT 2345 EST 12 OCT 32. AND VAS UUDER
, COSERVATION FOR APRY 29 lilt visse ’
Se OSSERVATION WAS SY VISUAL MEANS FROM AN F945 ACY AT 25, J23 FT ,
INDICATED ALTITUDE AND WITH AN INDICATED AIRSPLCED OF 253 KiiOTSe THE
C3J COULD WOT DE PICKED UP ACTT. RADAR DUE TO ITS BELG OUT OF RANGE.
tie WHEN OBJ WAS FIRST SIGHTED, THE OBSERVING ACKT YAS AP2Y

2 MINES NORTH OF ATLANTIC CITY AT 29,349 FF Liidichy.d, Tic signtsD
{ Cc ie WAS UT OVE 2 Tit VATER AT APR ey. w) OcL. OC A D CO: Sf IDERABLY HEGIER
Tet. 1 ODSENVING A BSanvVensS ESTINATED THE OB TO BE AT ody 923 FT.
AND SEVERAL NILES AVAY, » NOVEVER THE 5s OSJ “postTTe 1s STHICTLY Gifted TORK
rite TO THE DIFFICULTY if ESTIMATING DISTANCES AT NICTTs
Se FLYING EXPERIEUCE OF OBSzRVERS IS AS FOLS?
ROBERT SONNETT, PLT, 2) LT, AQ=2222269, FLYING TIME 339 URS WITH
ONE YEAR $9 HONTHS XPERI ENCE
JANES W YALLACL, RADAR CBSRy 2D LT, AOw2224525, OBSR TIM 153 i
VITiH OWI YEAR EMPERT! ECE PLUS it MONT: IS NAVAL AV! CADET PILCT TAINT: 1G
AND 153 HRS STUDENT PILOT Tlie

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Ge WEA AT TINE OF SIGHTING = CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLINITED
WITH SLIGHT GROUND HAZE, TEMP AT 29,993 FT -15 DEGREES Ce
7. IT If DELISVED NO METEOROLOGICAL ACTY OR CONDITION CAN ACCOUNT Fox
THE SIGHTING.
8. NO PHOTCS WERE TAKENe
9, INTIRCEPTIO! ACTICI TAMET! WAS AS FOLLOWS$ SHORTLY AFTER SIGHTINC

( TAIS BRIGHT OBJ, THE $44 ACY SODN WAS CONTACTED AND ACKED IF THEY MAD
PICKED UP ANYTHING In THE THIS SIGHTED OBJ. THE GCI CONTROLLER |
REPTD THAT THEY VERE FALITLY PAINTING Ail OBJ THEN VECTORED THE ACY ON
A HEADING STRAIGI! FOR THE BRIGHT OBJ. THIS LEAD Ti OSSERVEas In THE
ACIT-TOBIELILVE"THAT THE CROUNESTA NAD PICKED UP THE SANS OBJ |
VISUALLY SIGHTED BY THEM. THE OBSERVING ACFT FLEW ON THE HEADING OF |
929 DEGREES FOR APRX 13 MINUTES BUT DID NOT APPEAR TO GET ANY CLOSED
TO THE O23 Li! QUESTION. DURING THE 49 MINUTS FLIGNT THE on APPEARED
TO LOSE ALT SLOWLY, THEN GAIN ALT SLOULY. THE OBJ ON THE GROUND STA
SCOP: FINALLY FADED AND THE FO4 ACFT WAS CALLED OFF AND DIRECTED TO
RETURN TO NCUCASTLE.
ig. THERE VERE NO OTHER ACFT OBSERVED Ii! THE GEN AREA OF Til SIGHTINC

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