PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8230470

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONChampaign Illinois

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CONCLUSIONS

22 Sep 60 Champaign, Illinois QO Waa Balloon
: O Prebably Galleon
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5. PHOTOS . SouaCE ad a (I Was Aatronomicol
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| T Ne Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OSSERYATION 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE DO Orher_____ —————
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS
| Yellowish-waite object, cval in shave, four A jet aircraft et high altitude would
times size of Echo I. Object appeared to be high enough to reflect the sun even
| fobble, had straight flight rath, stopped, though the sun had previously t. This
eppeared tS grow smaller, ani faded from sight.| is probably what the two witnesses sav.

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CHANUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (ATC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
CHANUTE Aig FORCE RASE, ILLINOIS

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2. ‘[nere were no activities such ag bellon launchin s in the area
or nete0rological activities which could account for CAs sighting, S)
coserverg saw ecto i at the same time they were satening taois UFO and it,
was traveling in the opposite direction,

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a. she boys who observad this object were very young and imoression-

sir judgement of elapsed tine and estimate of anzies seemed very

inaccurate, However, taney were quite positive as to the scaoe, size, and
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0. The odject could not have been a ballon because sd
motion is counter to the winds at 211 altitudes. An aircraft
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Aeard., And there wers no known esrti satalitas waica could have preduced
tois visual effect.

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an cdjact I observed under similiar conditions some time aco 2
I observed, just after dusk, was a high flying bomber with a short 7a00r
trail, Tae bomber and vapor trail were reflecting the same licht to give
tae same visual effact as described by these bors. I believe this is what
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