PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8714282

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONDanville Illinois

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 June 1954 Dawville, Illincis Was Balloon
d'00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bailoon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aicraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 26/2345Z àinVisual Air-intercept Rodar Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Movie Probobly Astronomical
No Canera Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 hours 1 WNW Unknown
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. . COMMENTS
Pear shaped object., No sound. No umusual Probably weather  ballcon from all
features. Similar to balloon. indications.
(MHERE ARE PHOTOS ?) (MHERE ARE PHOTOS ?)
ATIC PORM 3

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00 JEDWP Legiel for By
DE JEDWP 1Z ANBES
0 27/0300 Z Atin
FM MCLAMF WIRGHT PATTERSON AFB 3.at42
CHIO
TO JEDEN/CMDR ADC ENT AFP COLO itle
JEDWP/CMDR AIRTECH INTEL CEN WPAFB
JEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC 2
JEPFF/CMDR MATS ANDREWS SAFB MD 71M3
UFOB LTIAT
SIMILIAR TO RAWINSONDE E EALLON. NO TRAIL TAIL OR EXHAUST. NO SOUND.
NO UNUSUAL FEATURES. OBSERVERS ATTENTICN ATTRACTED BY CALL FROM ATYTE
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AIRPORT, CHAMPAIGN ILLINOIS, ANGLE OF ELEV 1O9 AA
APPROX 45 DEG AZIMUTH 230 DEG REMAINING APPROX SAME TIL DISAPPEARANCE. APPROX X 45 DEG AZIMUTH 230 DEG REMAINING APPROX SAME TIL DISAPPEARANCE.
OBJECT DRIFTED GRADUALLY WEST NORTH WEST AND DISAPPEARED AS SUN SET.
OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS, GROUND AND AIR VISUAL, PINOCULARS, SIXTY L
POWERED TELESCOPE AND MOVIE CAMERA WERE AIDS. DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTING
26/2345Z, TWILIGHT. OBSERVERS LOCATION 40 DEG 15 MIN NORTH, 88 DEG 26/2345Z, TWILIGHT. OBSERVERS LOCATION 40 DEG 15 MIN NORTH, 88 DEG
12 MIN WEST. OBSERVER A/C 12 MIN WEST. OBSERVER .F. DIOGUARDI IOGUARDI AF 16389500 1913-3 16389500 1918-3 AACS AACS
PAGE TWO JEDWP 12
CHANUTE AFE, SENIOR APPRUACH CONTROLLER R AND TRICK CHIEF, RELIABLE
TRAINED D 0BSERVER, WINDS-3URFACE 360/12,S000FT 280/22, 10000 300/20
6000 250/28 20000 290/35 30000 300/29, NO CEILING VIS 15 MILES
5/10TH CLOUD COVER. NO OTHER IONS, OBJECT ALSO

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uRvoMD OOSLAVEA CURr
VING PICTURES OF OBJECT.
S/SGT HAYWARD 23I CIRCLE DRIVE CHANUTE AFB. S/SGT OBSERVED
OBJECT THRU SIXTY POWER TELESCOPE• PILOTS OF AIRLINES FLIGHTS
203 AND 308 WITH NO VISUAL AIDS.
REPORT PREPARED BY 1ST LT WILLIAM T, CAPERS 22366A ASST OPERATIONS
OFFICER WRIGHT PATTERSON FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER. COMMENTS;
STRONG POSSIBILITY OBJECT RAWINSONDE BALLOON DUE TO DESCRIPTICN
AND MANNER OF FLIGHT. AND MANNER OF FLIGHT.
27/0513Z JUN JEDWP
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