PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8727396

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONImperial Illinois

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP

PROJECT 10073 RECORD

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Ground Visual

7. COURSE

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8. PHOTOS

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9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

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Previous editions of this form may be used.

2. LOCATION
§& October 1954,
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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian _ ASTRONOLELCAL: RMOGTROR.
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1 nf
4.5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 Seconds Roond-size of 50¢,. Flame color. Proturdance on left side, Tail
approx same feed sine as object. Traveled in arc ssdisappeared
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION behind trees. “From 45 dez tn East tovard ground.

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(1) (A) ROUND, PROTUEERANCE ON LEFT SIDE. (B) HALF DOLLAR. (C)
FLAME COLOR. OBSERVER COLOR ELIND. (D) ONE (E) NEG (CF) PROTUBERANCE
ON LEFT SIDE. (G) TAIL APPROXIMATELY SAME SIZE AS SIBJECT. CH)

NEG (I) TAIL SEEMED TO PE MOVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS IF WINDLASHED
(2) (A) BRIGHTNESS CAUGHT OBSERVERGJS EYE. (B) ANGLE OF ELEVATION
45 DEGREES, AZIMUTH EAST. (C) GROUND LEVEL AXIMUTH EAST (D)

OBJECT APPEARED TO TRAVEL IN ANARC TOWARD THE GROUND (E) DISAPPEARED
BEHIND TREES, (F) THREESECONDS (3) (A) GROUND VISUAL (B) NEG

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