PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6972392

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONChicago Illinois

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. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
25 Aug 55 Chicago, Illinois 0 Was Balloon
00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 26/0310Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astranomical
QNo civilian (taxi-driver) PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other unreliable mt
ten minutes three circling B00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. |11. COMMENTS
Three, cylindrical objs, approximately six feep Concur with opinion of Reporting Concur with opinion of Reporting Officer
in length, blue with white exhaust, and of unreliable report. (Observer (Observer in-
apparently circling Chicago. apparently circling Chicago. toxicated at time of sighting.)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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GE TWO RJEPHQ 802
DRDING
INTOXICATED
CA621E2
OBSERVER PD 11. DUTY OFFI
FREQUENTLY VAGUE PD
8 /O430Z AUG RJEPHQ /0430Z AUG RJEPHQ 442
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25 1061557 07 13
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WPA077 YDD085 TYD077 TDB093HQC084
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PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPLG
DE RJEPHQ 802 :
P 260434Z 4 1 Hix2a
FM HQ USAF WASH DC −
TO RJEDEN/COMAIRDEFCOM ENT AFB COLO C
RJEDWP/CHIEF ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPLG/COMTAC LANGLEY RJEPLG/COMTAC L LANGLEY AFB AFB VA VA
BT C
FROM AFOIN 43989 UFOB. ATTN: ATIAA-2C. (
1. REPORTOF UFOB BY LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE FROM CHICAGO.
A. CYLINDRICAL. B. APPRX 6 FEET IN LENGTH. C. BLUE. D. THREE PD 6 THREE PD (
F. PAREN V PAREN FORMATION PD G. WHITE EXHAUST CNM NO COMPARISON CNM NO COM ARTSON
PD H. NONE PD I• NONE PD 2A. HAFPENED TO LOOK IN SKY AND SAW THEM
PD B. OBSERVER COULD NOT STATE PD C. SAME AS 2B. D. CIRCLED OVER
CHICAGO PD E. INTO SPACE PD F. TEN MINUTES PD 3AVISUAL PD
B. NONE PD C. NOT APPLICABLE PD 4. 260310Z CMM NIGHT PD 5. 39TH
AND SOUTH PARK ST r CMM M CHICAGO CMM ILLINOIS PD 6A
JR CMM AGE 29 CMM CMM MECHANIC AND TAXI DRIVER
PD B. CWO CMM CIVIL AIR PATROL PD 7A. CLEAR CMM FULL MOONLIGHT

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