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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
2 LOCATION 0 Was Balloon
1. DATE Probably Balioon
Peoria, Illinois 00 Possibly Balloon
12 Jan 58 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar GOO Probably Aircraft
Local Possibly Aircraft
12/1700Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Was Astranomical
GMT. s. SOURCE 000 Probably Astronomical
5. PHOTOS Possibly Astronomical
Yes Civilian
No 9. COURSE Other Insufficient.Data for Evaluation
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 0δo
7. Unknown
one Westerly
10 mins 11. COMMENTS could not effect
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING approx 14 ft by Not concluded, authorities
Efliptical size cooperation of civil
28 ft, dull aluminum. At least 5 Case listed as insuf data.
triangle sha looked like looked like Case Tis
rear of 58 rear of 58 Chrysler auto. Circular to. Circular
balls on end
Entire obj Entire obj ascending.
At time of observation. obj hovered
motionless at elec light elec light poles.
Obj rose do undetermined height & Ooj rose do undetermined height &
maaveled ir maaveled Westerly direction w/o
maneuvers.
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AFCIN-4 .OFFI RECORD
424/Capt G.T. Gregory/wm
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AFCIN-4X2b AFCIN-4B4 12 FEB 1958
Office of Sheriff
AFCIN-4X2c Cqunty of Peoria
Ccurt House
Peoria, Illinois
AFCIN-4X3
We are in receipt of your reply to our telegram of Januery 3l,
AFCIN-4X4 1958 regarding & query of an incident that took place in Peoria, and.
submitted as our official investigations of the case.
AFCIN-4X5 It appears that It appears that your t your office vas umavare that the report office vas umaware that the report from from
Habna City is the basis for our queries. This Center is the Hamma ( City is the basis for our queries. This Center is the agency
responsible for the screening of the investigative data and analyses
AFCIN-4A of 8f reports of this nature. reports of this nature.
We are of the opinion that an object of the size, shape and nature
reported by the principals in the case, observed in brcad daylight off reported by the principals in the case, observed in broad daylight off
a Street intersection vould have been observed by a street intersection would have been observed by Imany many others and un-
doubtedly brought to the attention of the sherif doubtedly brought to the attention of the sherifi's office, the police the police
AFCIN-4B AFCIN-46 or the press. on the press.
It vould be appreciated, therefore, if a survey of the city's
AFCIN-4C sherift and police recards be made, together with any other local
Checks deemed necessary by your office to determine if such an incident
actually occurred or vas reported. Your comments and findings vill be
AFCIN-4D 11 eat as8i ance.
To assist you in this matter ve are also attaching previous
ecfrespondence related to this case.
AFCIN-4E
PET Sincerely,
4EV miley n Fuls8
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AFCIN-4F
2 Incls WALLACE W. ELWOOD
l. Previous corres Captain, USAF
2. Addressed envelope Assistant Adjutant
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FORM 144 (REV 10 SEP 57) ROUTING AND COORDINATION SHEET

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Ops, 79lst ACWRON, 14 Jan 58, Subj: Report of Unidentified Object
ADODI-B 1st Ind 23 JAN 1958
Headquarters, Air Defense Command, Ent t Air Force Base, , Colorado
TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATIN: AFCIN 424,
Wright-P son Force Base, Ohio
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791ST AIRCRAFT
United States Air Force
Hanna City Air Force Station, Illinois
OPS 14 January 1958
SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Object
TO: Commander
Air Defense Commard
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1. Description of the object.
a. Elliptical
b. Size approximately l4 feet by 28 feet.
a
c. Dull alumi mam.
d. None observed.
e. None
f. Elliptical object with at least 5 triangle shaped fins
and
g. Circular balls on end of each fin from object.
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No sourd.
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2. a. Persons were returning home from church when autos in
front of them stopped to look at object. ↑
E
c. 60° angle -270 azimuth.
d. Object rose to undetermined height and went in westerly
direction. Cbject did not maneuver at anytime. ad
e. -
mimutes.
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3. a. Ground-visual.
b. Visually.
c. N/A
40 a. 1700Z - 12 Jan. 58
b. I Day
5. Averue ard Albary Avemue linois when
object was sighted.
6. a. Mrs. age
Mrs. age apor 28
Occupations of persons Housewife
7. a. 7.a Bright, sunny day. Bright, sunny day.
b. b. SE 10, 5,000 (210/20) 10,000 (210/25) 15,000 (200/30) SE 10, 5,000 (210/20) 10,000 (210/25) 15,000(200/30)
20,000 (200/30) 30,000 (210/35) 50,000 (240/50)
c. c. High overcast, 1 High overcast, 14
d. d. Seven7miles. Seven7miles.
e. High overcast. High overcast.
f. None
8. None
9. None
10.
11. OIC Observers at tire of obtaining
sincere in their observations.
12. None.
Juns Allwn
FORREST A MOWRY
Major USAF
OIC Operations

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FROM: SPECIAL CTIONS
CCMDR, AIR TECHNICAL ITE ONCE
TOCHIEF OF POLICE
PEORIA, ILLINOIS
UNCL/FROM: 1-1910-
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YEAR. YEAR PRINCIPALS INVOLVED ARE MRS. INVOLVED ND MRS. ND MRS.
NW. HAUK AVENUE.  THIS IW. HAUK AVENUE. THIS a
ATING ALL REPORTS ALL REPORTS
OBJECT WAS REPORTED AS HANGING MOTIONLESS
FOR TEN MINUTES JUST OVER ELECTRIC I LIGET POLES, AND DESCRIBED AS
ELLIFTICAL IN SHAPE, HAD FIVE FINS LIKE REAR OF 1958 CHRYSLER,
EACH FIN HAD A BALL ON EACH END. A ALUMINUM COLOR. STRANGE ASPECT OF
REPORT IS THAT I CBJECT WAS OBSERVED FOR TEN MINUTES OVER A LARGE CITY
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, YET NOT REPORTED BY CTHEFS. LOCAL AIR FLIGHT
OPERATIONS, AIRCRAFT AND RADAR UNITS FCR YOUR AREA REPORT NOTHING
DATE TIME
CBSERVED AT THAT TIME AND DATE. YOUR FINDINGS NTS 30 1400
UNUSUAL MONTH YEAR
Jan 1958
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TYPED NAME AND TITLE (SigMEUPS, if Te TYPED (Or StaMPd) NAME AND TITLE
30-=10 Capt. G. T. Gregory M/ WALLACE W. ELWOOD
PHONE 69216 PAGE NR. 1 ZAGES 2 Captain, USAF
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Assistant Adjutant
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have the following information.
Information obtained
Hanna City, Illinois. I written
a report and sent said report d rect to the Ent Air $F orce
Base - Colorado Springs, Colorado.
please advise, I remain,
Very truly yo
PWM/pmn