PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8726759

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONNew Baden Illinois

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

1. DATE |" LOCATION CONCLUSIONS
: Ze i O Was Balloon
18 September 1954, New Baden, Illinois O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION B_ Lear ey ealeen
r . O Was Aircraft ;
Lece x Ground-Vi sual Do Ground-Radar G Probably Alrcroft
GMT 18) 10102 D Air Visual D Air-Intercept Rador GO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ~ |s. SOURCE <i O Was Astronomical
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
&No X Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE D Other =.
ae, aera {I Insufficient Data for Evaluation
6 Seconds 5 O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS "ak ae = |
Rectangular box, size auto, Red and Possible meteor | nm duretion
pinkish glow in “wppar remainder blue and luminous appesrance, however
glow. ae escent. 10 deg elev in SSB description too brief for firm analysis.
Gdiseprearing behind trees. Appeared to he Insufficient dai

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A: SLIGHTLY TO SEEe (B) ANGLE OF ELEVATION 1% DEGREES AZIMUTH SSE~ (C)
<C>. DISAPPEARANCE CAUSED BY TREES, AZIMUTH SSE~s (D) OBJECT APPEARED TO BE
APPROACHING A CRASH FLYING BETWEEN TREES. (E) DIAPPARANCE CAUSED BY
TREES AT LAKE WHERE FISHING. (F) SIX SECONDS (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL.

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BETWEEN DAYLIGHT AND SUNRISE AND SLIGHTLY CLOUDY. (8) SURFACE 16%
DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS, Sa98FT, 24¢@ DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS, 120268 FT, 222
4 |. ‘DEGREES AT 25 knots, 16200 FT 250 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS, 22032 FT, 289
DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS, 39992 FT, 298 DEGREES AT 55 KNOTS, 52902 FT,
‘f, 329 DEGREES AT.5@.KNOTS» (E) CEILING 1200 FT. (D) £4 MILES..(£) TWO
*. TENTHS. (F) NEGATIVE (3) NEGATIVE (9) NEGATIVE (13) NEGATIVE

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