PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339602

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSpringfield Illinois

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION . 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 Oct 55 o Was Balloon
Springfield, Illinois 0 Probably Balloon
3. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual . Greund-Roder Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 10/0020z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
S. 5. PHOTOS O SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
PossiblyAstronamical
xNo cidlian and military ciddlian and military a SE
7. LENGTH LENGTH OF OBSERVATION OF OBSERVATION & 9. COURSE COURSE Other_
00 00 insufficient Insufficient Data for Evaluction Evaluetion
2-3 min 1 E Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF BRIEF 11. AENTS ENTS
Shaped like a star, white appeared as bright Shaped star, white appeared as bright Possible a/c however, insufficient data.
light moving East. for evaluation.
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THD NA H NA
(I) NA MA M
(2)(A) OUTSTANDING
(B) VERY HIGH
(C) VERY Y HIGH
(D) EAST
(E) VANISHED
(F) 2 T0 3 MINUTES
(3) (A) NAKED EYE
( NA
(C) NA
(4)(A)10-0CT 00202
(B)NIGHT
(5) .2845 * j
CHI. 26 CLIOAGO 15 YEARS
OLD, STUDENT, GOOD.

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RJEDHR IH
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COMDR 755TH AC&W SQ WILLIAMS BAY WISC JALCPPIN
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO HFTPY
INFO RJEDBW/COMDR 3OTH ADIV WILLOW RUN AFS BELLEVILLE MICH
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE E CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB 142 09 MN04
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CJEPNB/COMDR OF STEWART NEWBURGH NEW YORK

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CA) H FLY ORDED NO ACTION BE TAKEN
11) POSSBLY A
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