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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6968970

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1960

REPORTED LOCATION22Mi NWOf Carbondale Illinois

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PROJECT 1007: RECORD CARD

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February, 1950 22 mi NW of Carbondale, [llincis]@ Wes Balloon
3 february, 199 fe ML Nw OF bondale, tLlinc 1 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
1505 19 Was Aircraft
Loco} = ot Ground: V3 sual O Ground-Radar  Probobly Aircroft .
GMT Pen ? fOxé Gz ae TE Ain Vi sucl O Air-Intarcept Radar 2 Possibly Aiceratt
5. P HOTOS. | 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
Yt No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Ki 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE {0 Other =
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Not Given Une Bast QO Unknown
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |}. COMMENTS
Mateor or rocket like object of silver color Limited information. Insufficient for
with blaze on top (or trailing), moving Kast analysis or concluston. Unable to
at approximately 2,000 ft. pontaot pilot who made initial report.

ATIC FORM 329 (REY 26 32Z2P 52)

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at Lafferty called to report that St Louis ARDC had called to
report a sighting by Cessna N7416M at 3:06, 3 February 1960, enroute
to Carbondale, 11] - a meteor or rocket, silver colored with blaze

on top or trailing (not sure) 22 miles NW of Carvondals, I11 moving

east at approximately 2000 Feet. Aircraft which spotted the object

also at 2000 feet.

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