DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7232039
DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONWoodstock Ill Wiscborder
FRAMES12
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CP. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOcaTION 3, Kansas City, Mo 12. CONCLUSIONS
n 1. Woodstock Ill,Wise Was Balloon
5 November 1 1957 2. Delevan, Wisconsin 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aireraft
0 Probably Aircroft
)5 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical Wos Astronomical Aurora
Yes Probably Astronamical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other_
I." over 30 minutes 1. W to E & Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2. five minutes 3. 9m back 2. unknown 0 Unknown
one
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Large, triangulan, coMMENTS
red object. ireen ligh ont, yellow
or gray in . Lor sound. Travel- Aurora.
ing vest to east:& along 111
Wisc border./2. One amb range
triangular shaped Obj
was seen w/a red: sight
for 5 mins/3. orange
obj. Obj was the nny or
nickel. Obj went and lightly S, ori
stopped, went stward westward, then
disappeared thru rees. Obj sight
for 8 or 9 minutes.
ATIC FORM 329 ATIC FORM 329 (REV (REV 26 SEP 52)
9 .
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7 TAIL OR ANTENNA_SEEN BY WIFE NOTE o
. NONE
S SNELLED LIKE HOT METAL, PUNGENT CDOR. (COLUD EE OF LOCAL ORIGIN.) .
(E) 1. LIGHT ATTRACTED HIM -is The Trges, 39,or 40 high 2 wao the .
2. THROUGH TREES 3CR4 FEET HIGH. HE WAS $D FEET FROM TREES.
3. SAME LEVEL AS E 2 (WIFE) —Wbo WAs?observer o
4 GENERAL DIRECTION U VESTWARD, SLIGHTLY SCUTH; ERIGHTNESS CHANGED
INTENSITY, IT STOPPED, T THEN WENT EASTWARD THREE OR FOUR INCHES
AGAIN AND THEN DISAPPEARED. C
MEASUREMENT T AT ARM LINGTH); IT WENT WESTWARD
IT WENT SLOWLY. .
5. AERUPTLY DISAPPEARED 5. AFRUPTLY DISAPPEARED
6 8 CR S MINUTES .
(C) 1. GROUND-VISUAL (C) 1. GROUND-VISUAL e e
2. NONE
3.N/A 3N/A 0
(D) 1. 2518 CR 3515Z 6 NCVENBER 57 05-10-6=2310-c
2. NIGHT
(E) 1. KANSAS CITY, MO FJLK3GOW 0
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6
PACE THREE RJEDKF 26G
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2. N/A N 6
2 SURFACE-CALML
6600'-180/16 6
10060'-220/15 SW.
wsw 6
15700'-250/18
20002-25./28 6
3:000-270/50
5002-280/50 .
80009'-UNKNOWN .
3. E. 5003 BROKEN, 3. E. 5O0D BROKEN, 12030 BROKEN 12030 BROKEN
416 MILES MILES .
4. 15
S. TOTALC 5. TOTALC (7/10Y: (7/10Y: 5030 (5/10): (6/10): 12000 (1/10) •
6 NONE 6. NONE
(H) 1. NCNE (H)1. NONE NOTe: CloutS NOTe: ClouDS
(1) 1. NCNE
......
(J) 1. NONE
1. The obiet ApPArenTh didit Move.
2. ObiecT wAS seen Through Trees.
COMMENTS:
the olijet, or light, wao nodoult
some light in ara of olsever
PAGE FOUR RJEDKF 25G PAGE FOUR RJEDKF 26G fro a hot ingine o from
an are wvelder. an ....
(K) 2/LT STUART L. GOUDEAU (K) 2/LT STUART L. GOUDEAU
CONTROLLER OTher OTher
(L) 1. NCNE
T/EEIZ NCV RJEDKF
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GALESBURG, ILL., NOV. 5--(UP)--A "FIERY ORANGE* OBJECT HOVERED
OVER THE GALÉSBURG AREA IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TODAY AND THEN
TODAY
MRS. WILLIAM STEAGALL SAID SHE SPOTTED THE CIGAR OR EGG-SHAPED
OBJECT IN THE SKY ABOUT 4:30 A.M. CST WHEN SHE WAS AWAKEN BY THE
BARKING OF A NEIGHBOR'S DOG.
HX3A
ADD OBJECT GALESBURG XXX NEIGHBOR'S DOG.
A SIMILAR SPACE OBJECT WAS REPORTED SPOTTED SOUTHWEST OF SPOONER,
ILL STEWART SAID HE AND
EOUR OTHER PERSONS INCLUDING AN EPISCOPA INISTER, SAW "WHAT
LOOKED LIKE A BRIGHT MOON OR EXTRA BRIG R," OVAL SHAPED,
STREAKING ACROSS THE SKY.
ITHOUGHT WAS SPUTNIK."
MRS. STEAGALL SHE WATCHED TH OBJECT FOR TWO OR THREE
MINUTES HER HUSBAND FROM SLEEP. WHEN THEY
RETURNE JINDOW, TH HAD DISAPPEARED AND .THE DOG
HAD STOP SHE SAID
STAND STILL AND THEN MOVED SLOWLY TOWARD THE
NORTH, WAS ABOUT TWICE AS LARGE AS THE MOON.
THÉ STEA L EARM IS LOCATED ABOUT SIX MILES OUTSIDE OF GALESBURG.
A WOMAN I ESBUR SHE SPOT IN THE SKY
AROUND
AT CHICAG ELROY SANDQUIST JR. SAID SHE SPOTTED A ROUND,
BRIGHT, PINKISH- COLORED OBJECT EARLY SUNDAY.
"I SAW FORAFE SECONDS, AT FIRST I
THOUGHT I WAS SEEING FIREWORK BUT FIREWORKS OF
THAT COLOR OR SHAPE. THAT COLOR OR SHAPE
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.
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 Mo. 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. Woodstock 1ii. - Mo
n 1. Woodstock Il,Wise bor de Wos Balloon Was Balloon
5 November 1957 2. Delevan, Wisconsin 2. Delevan, Wisconsin 0 0 Probably Probably Bolloon Bolloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Local 06/0510Z 06/0510Z Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 0s AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Air-Intereept Rador Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5.. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE SOURCE XWas Astronomieal XWas Astronomieal IAurora Aurora
0 0 Probably Astronomicol
O No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE 0 0 Other_ Other
1. over 30 minutes 1. W to E & Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
2. five minutes back 0 Unknowm
3. 9m one 2. unkhown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Large, triangulalh, coMMENts
red front, yellow
or gray ear. Lo sound Travel- Aurora.
ing west ER along I11
amo 'ange
triamgular haped Obj
was seen w/a sight
for 5 mins/3 range
ay or
nickel htly S,
stopped, stward. estward, then
disappeared rees. Obj sight
for utes.
ATIC PORM 329 (RKV 26 SEP 52)
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cnl thee
as
wentherimen at Vandalis
"one of the bent dispisys ever
X seea in this sred" cevered the
morthern, Miaani Valley skies 9 Reports called -
< lnst might.
Lhey are ATIC mght a-5 Au
alled
Mghts.
The Bdyts are caunod by par-
ticles fyl expicsions on the Okis Stcte Astro. Obeen
anm copdiring the atmasphere
and maajetic field of jhe earth.
Medarest
ar itxitn
fn t e of on t of
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MANNER OF OBSERVATION: nStot2
seen andtinnly an i ta 3
A. SIGHT U
B. NONE C
C.N/A
, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 06/0243Z -6=0 C
B. NIGHT
OF OBSERVERS: (
. LOCATION
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JEDWP/COMDR AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER JEDWP/COMDR AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER Pse
JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE CADQUARTERS USAF DQUARTERS USAF
RJEPNB/COMDR F EADF EADF
DT .
/UNCL// UFOB 1580
DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT(S):
A. TRIANGULAR N1iqhT
when seer AT
B. LARGE
C. RED ?Sinches Stect, 50,
D. ONE Indecia n
E. NJXA
F GREEN LIGHTIN FRONT-YELLOW OR GRAY IN REAR .....
G.N/A
H. LOW DRONINGI NOISE on jege sod?
I. N/A I. N/A
2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS: DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OBJECTS:
A. BRILLIANT COLOR RED A. BRILLIANT COLOR RED
B. 2509 FT.- E. 2500 FT.- EAST OF EAST OF GENOA CITY GENOA CITY Right ander Right under Arway Arway
..
C.N/A.
TRAVELING WEST TO EAST ICE VERSA ALONG ILL ae
D. VERY SLOW
ISC BORDER No.
308)
F. PAST 30 MIN. Slill
MANNER OF OBS) ION:
Lean antinanly 3
A. SICHT
B. NONE
C. N/A
. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 06/02432 0243-6=2043
B. NIGHT
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4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
A. NOV 6 04152
B. NIGHT .
5.I LOCATION OF OBSERVERS .
A. 8838W 4230N
B. N/A
S. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
CIVILIAN MRS. WISC
7 WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OF SIGHTING
A CLEAR .
B. 1. N/A
2.320 15 .
3. J340 20 e
4.340 20 •
5. 330 35
6.320 65
7. 280 48 7. 280 48
8. NONE E. NONE
. CLEAR
D. 15
E. NONE E. NONE C
F. NONE
8. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: NONE 8. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: NONE
9.I INTERCEPTION ACTION TAKEN
NONE
10. LOCATION OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC ON AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING: NONE
11. POSITION TITLE/COMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER
CAPT BLOHM
12. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
A. NONE
B. NONE
BT 62 tin Iiln
6/555Z NOV RJEDAH ∠3}$ 4
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RJEDAH/COMDR 37TH ADD RJEDAH/COMDR 37TH ADD
.
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RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF -x → - C
RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
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/UNCLAS/UFOB 15K82 AC
1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS Dellan
A. SHAPE TRIANGLE
B. 200FL S/ZE Shige -
AMBER OR ORANGE
6Nov57 080
D. ONE
E. NONE
F. NONE
G.NONE G. NONE
H. STEADY H. STEADY HUMMING cdo i - o do cil - oud .
I. NONE tlejetose. tlejetnnse.
E. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
A. BRILIANT I RED LIGHT
D.BN-2734.-
:UP
D.UP 1
E. N/A
.5 MIN ote
MANNER OF O3 ATION
A GROUND OBSERVATION
B. NONE
C. NONE
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3. 10,808 34 /25
NT
5. 20,900 330/30 NN1A .
6.30,332 326/55 N4 nite : 9
7. 50,000 280/40
N/A A bean
C. CLEAR . 2& 2~
D. 15 MILES .....
E. NONE
F. NONE Conls: SNE
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: y Gona
ONE
IMTERCERTIQN OR IDENTIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN:
B. NONE besea n =-100 o/.
2- Ragatnen Curwo
5/510Z NOV RJEDAH 5/9510Z NOV RJEDAH 3- 7wo 7uo cnstelakas ensteclata oving et ing jet
meerby (Ghow N neby Ghow N
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TO RJEDDN/CCMDR ENT AFB
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC RJEDWP/CCMDR ATIC
RJEPHQ/DIR INTELL HQ USAF
ET ET.
/UNCLASSIFIED/ 20TH ADCOCXDIR INTELL HQ USAF /UNCLASSIFIED/ 2OTH ADCOCXDIR INTELL HQ USAF
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/UNCLASSIFIED/ 20TH ADCCC 11-E27
IN ACCORDANCE WITH JCADF INTERIM CHANGE 1 TO CONADM 55-1 THE FOLLOWING
UFCE REPCRT IS SUEMITTED.
(A) 1. ROUND EGG-LIKE 5
PENNY/OR NICKEL Seen Through Trees
BRIGHI ORANGE BRILLIANT I LIKE SUN THROUGH A HAZE, NO HAZE INVOLVED.
BELOW CLOUD D LAYERS.
4ONE
5.N/A
3. NONE S. NONE