PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789268

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPesotum Illinois

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
25 April 1957 pesotum,Illinois 000 Probobiy Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Lacal_ 2125 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. 25/0325Z 25/03252 Air-Visual Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
S. 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was AstronomicoComet Was AstronomicaComet
Yes Ys CK Probably Astronomical
CNo DNo Civilian D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE Other_. Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluation Evaluation
20 to 25 minutes 20 to 25 minutes Sest Unknown
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One object, round, size One object, round, size of dime, of dime, Very probably the orend-Leland Very probably the orend-Leland
color bright color bright red. Object had long comet.
white tail 3 times as long as head.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SZP 52)

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V WPG169FLA074 (B)
RR RJEDWP
ZOV RJEDFL atie
RR RJEDEN RJEPHO
DE RJEDFL 4P
R 261735Z
FM CNDR 782ND ACWRON ROCKVILLE AFS IND
TO RJEDEN/CNDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
INFO RJEDFL/ MDR 58TH AIR DIV /DEF/ WPAFB OHIC INFO RJEDFL/ MDR 58TH AIR DIV /DEF/ WPAFB OHIO
RJEDFL/CMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CENTER WPAFB OHIC TECHNICAL I INTELL CENTER -
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTELLIGENCE HO USAF INTELLIGENCE NO USAF DC DC
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/ UNCLASSIFIED/ INTEL 287. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT / UNCLASSIFIED/ INTEL 287. SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIR FORCE IN ACCORDANCE AIR FORCE REGULATION 20-2, DATED . DATED 12 AUGUST 1954, AUGUST 1954,
THE FOLLOWING IS SUBMITTED/:
ITEM 1. A. ROUND
B. DIME
C. BRIGHT RED
D. ONE
E. NOT APPLICABLE
F. LONG WHITE TAIL
G. TAIL THREE TIMES AS LONG AS HEAD

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H. NONE
I. NONE
ITEM II
A• GROUND OESERVER CORPS
B. EAST VERY HIGH
C. NORTH WEST VERY HIGH
D. WEST COURSE
E LOST VISUAL SIGHTING
F. TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE MINUTES
ITEM III.
A GROUND VISUAL
L. NONE E. NONE
C. NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM IV.
A. 2603252
B. NIGHT B. NIGHT .
ITEM V. BK-3853
ITEM VI-. AGE PESOTUM, ILLINOIS
B. NOT APPLICABLE
ITEM VII.
A. CLEAR, WINDS SOUTH SOUTH EAST AT FIVE KNOTS.
B. SURFACE SOUTH SOUTH EAST/ KNOTS
6,830 239/2
10,000 260/15
16,000 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 230/45
20,020 240/45
36,000 230/50
56,000 2A5277 7 230/50
E(,110 NOT AVAILAFLE

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C. CLEAR
D. TEN MILES
E. NONE
F. NONE
ITEN VIII.
A. NONE
ITEM I ITEM IX. IX.
A. I-25 FROM M CHANUTE AFB SEARCHED M CHANUTE AFB SEARCHED
AREA WITH NO RESULTS AREA WITH NO RESULTS
ITEN X.
A. NONE A NONE
ITEM XI.
OFFICER, POSSIELE COMET
BT
26/246Z APR RJEDFL