PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7072043

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONPlano Illinois

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
16 October 1956 Plano, Illinois Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly, Balloon
Local Local_ X  Ground-Visual XO Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Ground-Rodor Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
000 000 Probobly Aircroft
GMT17/00247 GMT17/0024Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 0 Was Astronomical
a Yes aYes 00 0 Probably Astronomical Probobly Astronomicol
XO No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomieal Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS DBJECTS 9. COURSE o o Other.. Other.
O.XInsulficient Data for D.XInsufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
0 0 Unknown
still in sight still in dight one unknown
0.BRIEF S 10. BRIEF ARY OF SIGHTING Y OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round red, orange and One round red, orange and green green object Insufficient data for analysis. Insufficient data for analysis.
the ;size of a basoball of a baseball at arm's at arm's length length
Flashing lights were noted in connectign
with the sighting. Object was seen
high ·in the sky visually and was still
in sight at the time of t the initial
report.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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JEDWP H0SD WPAE67 YMB938AEAD32AEHDS3 LACTION
RR RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB ate 08:41 E
DE RJEDAE 2H 156 0CT 17 Dno
FM COMDR 755TH ACWRON WILLIAMS BAY WISC
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RJEDAE/COMDR J37TH ADIV TRUAX FLD MSN WISC -
RJEDNP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO 1 ANS 07 8322 B4VOUN23 31 8 0AL4 5°509 M504
RJEPHQ/DIR INTELLIGENCE HDOS USAF WASH 25, DC
RJEPNB/COMDR EADI AFB NY
BT
/UNCLASSIFI D/WBOOT 3007 UNUSUAL FLYING OBJECTS REPORT REPORT
1. A. ROUND
B. BASEBALL
C. RED,ORANGE, GREEN C.RED,ORANGE,GREEN
D. 1 D. 1
E. . E. .
R. FLASHING LIGHTS
c NONE
NONE
I. NONE
2.A.
B. HIGH
C. WEST T 2 MI FROM BASE
D.
E. STILL IN SIGHT
F. STILL L IN SIGHT
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H.
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B NONE 4
C. NONE
4A. : c 4zd or ss
B. DUSK -
5. A. BM2842 RED (
B.( 25-,9
.A. ILL.
B. PULUTO TENDER
7.A.24/10 12
B. 26/15 32 .
C. 30/15 -88
D. 36/15 -42
E. 27/10 1 HANTSA
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G. UNK 4-T09 N4 A-TO9 TET
7.(2). X 3 HK 7.(2). X 3 HK
8."NONE 8."NONE
9 NONE 9 NONE
1. NONE 1: NONE
11. L i1. LT. OKERSTROM
12 NONE
13. NONE
BT Y3
17/B136Z OCT RJEDAE
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