PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 Jul 60 26 Jul 60 Vicinity Vicinity Monticello, Illinois Monticello, Illinois o Was Balloon
o 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4.1 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Visual Greund-Roder o Was Aiscraft
0 00 Probably Aireraft
GMT 27/0130z 27/0130z AirVisuel AinVisuel Air-Intercept Roder PossiblyAircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE SOURCE xX Was Astronomical Was Astronomical Moon
Yes 800 D Probably Astronomical
RNo No Civilian Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Dat luation
15 min one stationary Unk no wn
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Crescent shaped object. rediish-orange with a The same object was seen by the reporting
brilliant glow. Object remained stationary and officer and he reported it as the moon
faded out rapidly and disappeared in the original seen through a haze layer.
location.
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Atic Form 329 (rEv 26 SEp 52)

APPEARED TO BE MOVING VERY SLIGHTLY. THIS OESFEVATION WAS
MADE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 7O MPH IN THE AUTOMOBILE.
MES.    WATCHED THE OEJECT UNNTIL THF AUTOMOBILE APPROACHED
OREANA, ILLINOIS, AT WHICH TIME THE OBJECT FADED OUT AND DISAPPEARED.
ON THE SAME NIGHT AT EI43Z, 27 JULY 1960, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON
CHANUTE AFB, ILLINOIS, WHEN ONE OF MY CHILDREN ASK ME WHAT THE
BRIGHT OBJECT WAS IN THE SKY• I LOOKED DUE WEST AND OBSERVED
THE MOON THROUGH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HAZE LAYER• IT WAS ABOUT
1/4 FULL AND CAST A BRILLIANT ORANGE GLOW IN THE THE SKY• THE EYACT
OUTLINE WAS NOT DISCERNIBLE BECAUSE OF THE HAZE, BUT A BRILLIANT,
CRESCENT SHAPE GLOW MADE AN UNUSAUAL APPFARANCE. THE MOON WAS 1/4 CRESCENT T SHAPE GLOW MADE AN UNUSAUAL APPEARANCE. THE MOON WAS 1/4
FULL ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION AND MCONSET WAS AT 0149Z• I QUES- FULL ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION AND MOONSET WAS AT 0149Z• I QUES-
TIONED SEVERALSERVICE STATICN ATTENDANTS CN AIGHWAY 47 BETWEEN TIONED SEVERALSERVICE STATICN ATTENDANTS ON AIGHWAY 47 BETWEEN
CREANA AND CISCO, ILLINOIS• NO ONE QUESTIONED CESERVED ANY CREANA AND CISCO, ILLINOIS• NO ONE QU ERVED ANY
UNUSUAL OBJECT IN THE SKY ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION. I AM CON- UNUSUAL OBJECT IN THE SKY ON THE NIGHT IN QUESTION. I AM CON-
VINCED THAT MRS.  WAS OESERVING THE 1/4 MOON THROUGH
EITHER A HAZE LAYER OR A FLFECY CLOUD. ATTACYMENT ONF•
THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE EYTRAPOLATED
AND/OR OESERVED FROM MAPS AND CHARTS FOR DECATUR,
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ILLINOIS. A• WIND DIRECTICN AND SPEED AT ILLINOIS. A. WIND PEED ALTITUDES ALTITUDES
(FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL).
DECATUR CHANUTE
WINDS 27/0000z
6,000 320/15 340/25

350720
15,000 320/30 320/30
20,000 320/35 330/40
30,000 30," 309/50 330/50 ooorsw
50,000 50,100 260/40
80,000 60,000 LGT/VRBL LGT/VRBL
B. WEATHER DATA AT DECATUR IS NOT AVAILABLE• THE FOLLOWING B. WEATHER DATA AT DECATUR IS NOT AVAILABLE• THE FOLLOWING
STATIONS ARE REGULAR REPCRTING LOCATIONS AND LOCATED AROUND STATIONS ARE REGULAR REPORTING LOCATIONS AND LOCATED DECATUR. CATJR.
(1) RAN-CHANUTE AFB APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES NE.
27/01557 CLEAR 12 AC W--N.
27/0150Z CLEAR 12 75/69 W3 AC W-N
VSB LWR SE
K DRFTG OVR RNWY
27/12462 120 SCATTERED 15 K DRFTG OVR RNWY.
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' IAIL ABGUI MALF THE. SIZE CF THE OBJECT APPEARFD ONCE
FOR ONE SECOND.
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8 NOT NOTICEA SOUND
9 NONE. 9 NONE.
B• DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (S): B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (S):
I. OESERVER'S ATTENTION WAS WARD THE OEJECT HER
7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
Z• APPROXIMATE 1S DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVATION ABOVE THE HORIZON. A DEGREE ANGLE OE FLFVATION ABOVE THE HORIZON
AZIMUTH OF APPROXIMATELY NORTH.
3. SAME AS B (2) ABOVE.
CBJECT REMAINED FAIRLY STATIONARY.
OBJECT FADED ORIGINAL
LOCATION.
6. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FCR APPROXIMATELY MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
1 GROUND VISUAL.
2 NONE
3. SIGHTING MADE FROM MOVING AUTOMOBILE. 3. SIGHTING MADE FROM MOVING AUTOMOBILE.
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
1. BETWEEN 0130Z AND C2002 1. BETWEEN 013AZ AND C200Z 27 JULY JULY Y 1960 1960
2. DUSK. 2.DUSK.

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E• LOCATION OF OBSERVER (S): -
OBJECT OBSERVED WHILE TRAVELING IN AN AUTOMOBILE FROM
MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS, 4 B2N 88 34W TO OREANA, ILLINOIS, 39 -
S6N 00 52W, ON HIGHWAY 47.
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER (S);
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(
7 7
G WEATHER AND WINDS--ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND F CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF PLACE OF -
SIGHTINGS:
SEE ATTACHMENT 1 SEE ATTACHMENT 1
REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 17, AFR 20A-2, THF FOLLOWING ARE THE FINDINGS
AND COMMENTS OF INVESTIGATION OFFICER:
. :
HER FESIDENCE. SHE WAS RIDING IN THF FRONT SEAT OF A CAR
DRIVEN BY HER HUSBAND ON HIGHWAY 47 ABOUT DUSK ON 26 JULY
196M (013DZ, 27 JULY 1962). SHCRTLY AFTER PASSING THROUGH
MONTICELLO, ILLINSOIS, ON A WSW AFADING, HER 7-YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER CALLED HER ATTENTION TO A BRILLIANT OBJECT IN THE
SKY. THE CEJECT WAS A FIERY REDDISH-ORANGE COLCR, SLIGHTLY SKY. THE CEJECT WAS A FTERY REDDISH-ORANGE COLCR, SLIGHILY
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PP R RJEDSQ
DE RJEDNU 65 -
P 292155Z ZEY CL -
FX CHANUTE TECH TNG CEN ATC CHANUTE AFB ILL 47
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFE COLO -
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIOI
RJEZHO/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SEC OF AF SAFIS WASH DC 4e49
BT -
UNCLAS OSD 32G. SECTION ONE OF TWO SUBJECT: UFO 4-f870 4-87a
A DESCRIPTION OF CEJECT: -
1 CRESCENT SHAPE. CRESCENT SHAPE.
2• SIZE OF HALF DOLLAR HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH. 2 SIZE OF HALF DOLLAR HELD LENGTH.
3 REDDISH-ORANGE. -
4 ONE.
5 N/A.
. BRILLIANT GLOW.
7. TAIL ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT APPEARED ONCE
FOR ONE SECOND.
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7 ONE.
S.A.
. BRILLIANT GLON.

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RAF15 CO 35
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CZCSOB264ZCNUA686
PF RJEDSO
DE RJEDNU 66
P 292155Z ZEX 44g
FM CHANUTE TECH TNG CEN ATC CHANUTE AFB ILL
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO 4-4x20 4-4x
RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHG/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC RJEZHG/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC
RJEZHO/SEC SAFIS S WASH DC WASH DC
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UNCLAS OSD 320. FINAL SECTION OF TWO SUBJECT: UFO
(2) SFRINGFIELD: ILL. APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES W.
27/.18A2 CLEAR 15 MILES 89/72 W5 FEW CU
27/12002 7& SCATTERED 15 NILES 78/71NW2
27/23202 3 SCATTERED D 15 MILES 76/71 S3
- 90 SCATTERED
(3) CHANPAIGN, ILL. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ENE.
27/81002 MSG
27//2802 aamnss CLEAR 15 sussu 75/69 SW5
27/83222 27/23227 HI THIN HI THIN BROKEN BROKEN 15 15 MILES 73/59
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AREA CLOUD COVER: AONE OR VERY FEW CLOUDS
ARAA VISIFILITY: UNLINITED.
CB'S NW OF PEORIA APPROXIMATELY 5D MILES OR MORE AW.
TENPERATURE GRADIENT FROM PEORIA 27/0SA2Z SOUNDING.
S-1EM 1E DEGREES C
12-16M 15 DEGREES C
16-20M 8 DEGREES C
20-30M 23 DEGREES C
30-50M 35 DEGREES C
50-S0M UNK t
OTHER METEOROLIGICAL ACTIVITY WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SICHTING: OTHER METEOROLIGICAL ACTIVITY WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING:
PEORIA, APPROXIMATELY 5E MILES NW, RELEASES RAWINSONDE BALOON PEORIA, APPROXIMATELY 5E MILES NW, RELEASES RAWINSONDE BALOON
APFROXIMATELY EDEEZ EACH DAY. BALLOON WOULD BE AIRBORIE APPROX- APFROXIMATELY CDEEZ EACH DAY. BALLOON WOULD BE AIRBORIE APPROX-
IMATELY 2 TO 3 HOURS AND UP TO SE,EBS OR 70,OEE FT. THIS WOULD IMATELY 2 TO 3 HOURS AND UP TO 60,E0C OR 70,OEE FT. THIS WOULD
MERIT FURTHER IAVESTIGATION IF THE OBJECT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY. MERIT FURTHER INVEST TION IF THE OEJECT WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
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