PROJECT BLUE BOOK

5 Jun 61 Champaign Illinois Was Balloon
D Probubly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF CASERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Local 2304 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircralt
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT. /05053 Jun 61 AiVisual Air-intercept Rador D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0O Was Astronomical Bootes
DY Probobly Astronomical
0.40 Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other
00 Insulficiant Data for Evaluation
30 seconds eight SE-NW Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Right objects, round in "y" formation. Sighted No distance moved included and it is
almosh directly overhead. Seccnd observer saw assumed that disappearance was overheld
only one light object and was unsure that it also. The constellation Bootes was
was onythir WIS onythinz except a extcept a star. No air traffic star. wo air trafric directly overhead at the time of directly ovcrhead at the time of the
reported from local tower. Objects moved from reported from local tower. Objects moved from sighting, and has several bright sighting, and has several bright stard
SE to NI, di SE to earing in about 30 seconds. in about 30 seconds. forming a triangle, including the forming a triangle, including the lst lst
magnatude star Arcturus. It is believed magnatude star Arcturus. It is believdd
that the witness was looking at the that the witness was looking at the
constallation Bootes and that clouds constallation Bootes and that clouds
moving aoross the sky gave moving aaross the sky gave the illusich
of movement to the objects.
ATIC FORM 329 25 58? 52) 25 38? 52)
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FM CHANUTE TECH TNG CEN ATC CHANUTE AFB ILL
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RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO 1961 Ju1 120 ACM
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UNCLAS OSD 11OF.
ACTION: SAFS AND AFCIN HQ USAF· FOLLOWIN REPORT SUBMITTED IAW
PAR. 15 AFR 200-2:
A. DESCRIPTION OF A. DESCRIPTION OBJECT ↑ ↑
OBSERVER-1 2
(1ROUND ROUND
(2) HALF-DOLLAR (2) HALF-DOLLAR HALF-DOLLAR
(3) BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT
(4) EIGHT NOT SURE
(5) V-FORMATION NOT SURE
(6) NONE NONE
(7) NONE NONE
(3) NONE NONE
(9) NONE NONE
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE
OBJECTS WHILE LYING ON
ROOF OF HOME LOCATED AT CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS.
SECOND OBSERVER: FIRST OBSERVER CALLED HIS ATTENTION TO
THE OBJECTS FROM SAME LOCATION.

(1) FIRST OBSERVER: FIRST NOTICED OBJECTS WHILE LYING ON
ROOF OF HOME LOCATED AT
SECOND OBSERVER: FIRST OBSERVER CALLED HIS ATTENTION TO
THE OBJECTS FROM SAME LOCATION. (
(2) OBJECTS WERE SIGHTED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
(3) ALMOST DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
(4) OBJECTS MOVED STRAIGHT LINE
(3) SE TO NW
(S) APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
()GROUND D VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1)0504Z 6 JUNE 1961
(2) NIGHT
E. LOCATION OBSERVERS OBSERVERS
(1) x, CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
CHAMPA AIGN, ILLINOIS GN, ILLINOIS
. CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
G. HEATHER WINDS ↑ ↑
G. WEATHER AND WINDS
(2) 800D FT SCATTERED CLOUD CONDITIONS, 12000 FT BROKEN
CLOUD CONDITION WITH HIGH THIN LIGHTING CLOUD TO
CLOUD AND CLOUD TO GROUND.
(2) 6000 230/3
10030 250/10
15000 283/12
20000 270/15
30200 272/30
50002 230/20
(3) 0500Z 8000 SCATTERED, 12E20 SROKEN

G. WEATHER AND WINDS
()G0S0 FT SCATTERED CLOUD CONDITIONS, 12000 FT BROKEN
CLOUD CONDITION WITH HIGH THIN SCATTERED. L LIGHTING CLOUD TO
CLOUD AND CLOUD D TO GROUND.
(2) 6800 230/3
10000 250/19
16000 232/12
20000 270/15 (
30000 272/30
50000 230/20 -
(3) 0500Z 2 8023 SCATTERED, 12000 BROKEN (
(4) TWELVE MILES
(5) 6/10 TO 9/13
H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE J NoMs
K. INSTRUCTOR, AIRCRAFT MAINTENACE OFFICER COURSE. INTERVIEWS K. INSTRUCTOR, AIRCRAFT MAINTENACE OFFICER COURSE. INTERVIEWS
WITH OBSERVERS ONE AND D TWO REVEALED THAT OBSERVER ONE FIRST
SIGHTED THE UFO AND POINTED IT OUT TO OBSERVER TWO. OBSERVER ONE
STATE'S THAT THE OBJECTS WERE IN V FORMATION MOVING FROM SE TO
(
NJ AND DISAPPEARED IN APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. OBSERVER TWO
THOUGHT AT FIRST THE OBJECT WAS A STAR BUT APPARENTLY WAS THOUGHT AT AST THE OBJECT WAS A STAR BUT APPARENTLY WAS
CONVINCED BY OBSERVER ONE THAT IT WAS UFOS. BOTH OBSERVERS CONVINCED BY OESERVER ONE THAT IT WAS UFOS. BOTH OBSERVERS
HAD BEEN N LYING ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING. SKY CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME WAS SCATTERED WITH HIGH BROKEN CLOUD COVER. WIND
WAS FROM 270 TO 283 DEGREES. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE OBJECT
SEEN WAS A STAR. BY LOOKING STRAIGHT UP WITH NO REFERENCE POINT
IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET THE ILLUSION THAT THE STAR WAS MOVING NW
BECAUSE OF CLOUDS MOVING TO THE SE. CHICAGO 0 CENTER ADVISES THAT
THERE WAS NO KNOWN AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC OVER CHAMPAIGN N AT THE TIME
OF THE REPORTED SIGHTING.
L.a NONE

WITH OBSERVERS ONE AND TWO REVEALED THAT OBSERVER ONE FIRST
SIGHTED THE UFO AND POINTED IT OUT TO OBSERVER TWO- OBSERVER ONE
STATES THAT T THE OBJECTS WERE IN V FORMATION MOVING FROM SE TO
NW AND DISAPPEARED IN APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. OBSERVER TWO
THOUGHT AT FIRST THE OBJECT WAS A STAR BUT APPARENTLY WAS
CONVINCED BY OBSERVER ONE THAT IT WAS UFOS. BOTH OBSERVERS
HAD BEEN LYING ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING. SKY CONDITIONS S AT
THIS TIME WAS SCATTERED WITH HIGH BROKEN CLOUD COVER. WIND —
WAS FROM 270 TO 280 DEGREES. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE OBJECT
SEEN WAS A STAR. BY LOOKING STRAIGHT UP WITH NO REFERENCE POINT -
IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET THE ILLUSION THAT THE STAR R WAS MOVING NN
BECAUSE OF CLOUDS MOVING TO THE SE- CHICAGO CENTER ADVISES THAT
THERE WAS NO KNOWN AIRCRAFT T TRAFFIC OVER CHAMPAIGN N AT THE TIME
OF THE REPORTED SIGHTING.
Ls NONE
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