PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339418

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONKankakee Illinois

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UFOB INDEX CARD AIS8-UFOB-327-55
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
22 0 Was Ballron
-28-Sep 55 Kankakee, Illinois 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
23/0140% Sep 55 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
INo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE x Other. Pos Searchlights
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Ten Mimutes One 1) Stationary Unknown
10. . BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One (l) spherieal objeot, ohanging colors, With almost a total overcast it is
appeared very high in the Nw and disappeared probable that this objeot was seen
in the same spot. The light faded and then below the oloud level or at the oloud
disappeared oompletely. level. This looks like a fixed
searehlight. faat that the objeat
faded and then disappeared could sub-
stantiate this theory. Resolved a by this
headquarters as headquarters OTHER: Possibly search Possibly search+
light.
AISOP Form 5 AISOP Form 5
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Kankakee, Illinois 0 Was Balloon
22 Sep 55 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Gmund-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GM3/0140Z AlnVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Prabably Astronomical
x No civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE o
10 mins 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 stationary 0 Unknown
10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One spherical obj, changing colors, X With almost a total overcast it is
appeared very high in the NW Iand then disappeared probable that obj was seen below
in same spot. Iight faded and then disappeared cloud level or at cloud level.
completely. Obj faded and then disappeared sub-
stantiates a possible fixed searc-
light.
(NO CASE IN FILE)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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