PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7339620

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONMorengo Illinois

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 Morengo, Illinois. 0 Was 'Balloon
Oct 55 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2 Ground-Visual Greund-Rader 0 Was Aircraft
¤ Probably Aircraft
GM 0015z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was AstronomicalAltair
O Yes D Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
eivilian (Goo) & military eivilian (Goo) & military 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF 7. LENGTH RVATION ver cqua vf vercqua flight Plight 0 Other.
000 Insufficient Insufficient Dato Dato for Evaluation luation
stationary ptationary and 0 Unknown
two hourgs two hourys one
0. BRIEF SUMMAI 30. BRIEF SUM 2MTING TMO 1. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
one triangular shaped ne triangular shaped , changing red to green chan ging red to green Concur with reporting officer.
appeared at 170 appeared at 170 and 45 elev . Obj seen Obj seen Sighting was generated Sighting was A by a star/Altair. by a star/Altair.
thru binoculars.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BRP 52)

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14 E)NONE (
(F) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) DIAMOND 21-1F86D DIAMOND FOX 2 F86D
(10)NONE
CI1) ON THE BASIS OF THE NUMBER OF SIGHTINGS OF THIS OBJECT, DIAMOND S
21 FOX. ALL PILOTS SIGHT x1 ASSED
. PASSED
UNDER OBJEOT S UNDER OBJEOT SI IMES. -BELIEVE-UFO -TO-BE A STAR 92461
12NONE
BT BT
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(0) 19
(2) (V) CKOAMD AITOAF
(2) S HB8 SrHS
CE) NA
(D) AESLICHT EFICHL
(C) DID WOL (C) DID M01 (
(ED 1AD DEC CED 110 #3 DEe 42 Due
(5) (3) CHLIMG
IN ACTION IN ACTION 24
Mutti
RA0 94 RA0 94 0720
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WP F095 YMA0 64HRA0 11
2701N-4£4
HRH 203
MM RJEDEN RJEDBW R. RJEPNB 4×2a
4 "1
DE RJEDHR 3H
M 110500Z
FM COMDR 755TH AC&W SQ WILLIAMS BAY WISC
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO (
INFO RJEDBW/COMDR 3OTH ADIV WILLOW RUN AFS BELLEVILLE MICH
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO
RJEP/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHINGTON 25 D. C.
RJEPNB/COMDR AFB NEW YORK
BT
D/ WBO0T 3562 PI UNUSUAL FLYING REPORT

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PERTAING TO AF REG 200-2
(1) (A) TRIANGULAR
(B) SIZE UNK
(C) CHANGING RED TO GREEN
(D) ONE
(E) NONE
(F) UNK
(G) NO SOUND
(H) NONE
)
)
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PAGE TWO RJEDHR 3H
(2) (A) VISUAL SIGHTING (2(A) VISUAL SIGHTING
(B) 17 DEG ELEV (B) 17Z DEG ELEVATION N 45 DEG 45 DEG )
(C) DID NOT DISAPPEAR
(D) VERTICAL FLIGHT )
(E) NA
(F) 2 HRS PLUS
(3) (A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) BINOCULARS
(C) NA
(4) (A)11/00152
(E) DUSK
(5) (A) EN2517 INTERSECTION OF H-WAY 23 - 20
(6) (A) CIVILIAN HAROLD HYDE -62-241 LOCUST MARENGO, ILLINOIS MACHINIST
. (B) BERNARD THOMPSON T/SGT GDC MARENGO SUPERVISOR UNK
(7) (A) CLEAR 15 MILES PERFECT BILITY
(B)NA