PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8691051

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONBloomington Illinois

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1, DATE

is Jun 61

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION

Bloomington, Lilinois

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
1420

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5. PHOTOS
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7. LENGTH OF OBS€aVATION

3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

; TYPE OF OBSERVATION
| one | Sw

12.

ons 900 ooo ooo

CONCLUSIONS

Wos Balloon
Probably Galleon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was A.cironomicol
Probably Astronomical
Possibly aAsennated

Orher

Insufficient ‘Dota for Evaluotion
Urknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Shiny round star=Like

1}. COMMENTS

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possibility exists that there

objects. In same position as Venus often bakeg

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the evening. Resembled Venus in size and brimytee Speeds indicate:
ness, Moved elichtly toward the i, circled the

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