PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340260

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATION20miles SWof Chanute AFB Illinois

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Chanute AFB, Illinois 0 Was Balloon /
9 January 1956 20 miles SW of 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 10/0120Z Jan 56 XKAir-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Ys 0 Probably Astronomical
No XNo Civilian (name unknown) 0 Passibly Astronomical Passibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE . COURSE 0 Other. Other
Evaluation
unknown 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Red to green to white light seen at Red green to white light seen at Insufficient data for evaluation
approximately 2000 feet.
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RR RJEDWP
DE RJEDWP 3Z
R 100140Z 4-1x -
FM 1478TH FLIGHT SERVICE SQUADRON WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO (
TO RJEDEN/COMMANDER AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT RCE PASE
COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO -
RJEDBW/COMMANDER 3ETH AIRDIVISION RUN AIR FORCE STATION
BELLEVILLE MICHIGAN
RJEDWP/COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER TERSON
AIR FORCE BASE OHIO
RJEPHC RJEPHQ ELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
BT
UFOB (1) (A) NEGATIVE. (B) NEGATIVE KC) RED CHANGED TO GREEN TO UFOB (1) (A) NEGATIVE. (B) NEGATIVE KC) RED CHANGED TO GR EEN TO
NEGATIVE.
FEET. (C) APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET. (D) NEGATIVE. (E) NEGATIVE.
(F) NEGATIVE. (3) (A) AIRBORNE-VISUAL. (B) N/A. (C) TRI-PACER.
3327A 4000 FEET 250 DEGREES SPEED AND HOME STATION NEGATIVE. (4)
(A) 100120Z. (B) NIGHT. (5) KA) 20 MILES SOUTH WEST CHANUTE AFP.
(6) KA) CIVILIAN NAME NEGATIVE. (E) N/A. (7) (A) CLEAR. (3)
NORTH NORTH WEST 15 KNOTS 6000 FEET 350/ 29 KNOTS. (C) UNLIMITED.
(D) 10 MILES VISIBILITY. (E) SCATTERED 30,OOO FT. (F) N/A. :
(8) NEGATIVE. (9) W T-6 BASED CHANUTE AFB PROCEEDED TO
GENERAL AREA SEARCHED AREA AND COULD FIND NOTHING• (12) NEGATIVE.
(11) CAPTAIN NEGATIVE. (12) N/A.
3T
133357 JAN RJEDWP