PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1.DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
29 Aug 61 Gibson City, Illinois 0 Probably Balleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
4.
Local KGround-Visuel Ground-Redor 0. Was Aircraft
Probably Airereft kig y)
GMT_300235Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rader Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomicel
XXKNe Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF'OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE B Other. Dofn
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
15 min 7 w o Unknown
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTING 7 yellOW or orange 10. .BRier suMMARY of sicHTiNG 7 yellow or orange objts Il. coMMENTs Confirmed refueling objts Il. comments Confirmed refueling operation operation
too high to destinguish shapes in formation too high to destinguish shapes in formation in Panda Bear sector during this time.
of staggered line. Appearing as lights only in in Probable sighting of this operation.
sight for 15 min. Initial sighting to W
moving to N turned back to W and faded out.
Clear night. Air to air refueling in operation
in area.
ATIC FORM 329 (RE 26 SEP 52)
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UNCLAS OSD 145J ↑c
ACTION: SAFS AND AFCIN HQ USAF. FOLLOWING REPORT SUBMITTED IN C
ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2, PARAGRAPH 15:
A. DISCRIPTION OF OBJECT 1 U
(1) TOO HIGH TO DISTINGUISH SHAPE U
(1) SIZE OF DIME HELD AT ARMS LENGTH
(3) BRILLIANT ORANGE OR YELLOW (
(4) SEVEN
(5) FORMATION OF FIVE WAS STAGGERED LINE
(S) NONE
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(7) NONE
(8) NONE i
(9) THE OBJECTS APPEARED AS LIGHTS ONLY
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE C
(1) ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED BY MR & MRS OF GIBSON (
CITY, ILLINOIS.
(2) DIRECTLY OVER 88 DEGREES 22W AND 40DEGREES 28 N
(3) DISAPPEARED TO THE WEST (
(4) APPROACHED FROM WEST TURNED NORTH THEN BACK TO WEST
(5) FADED OUT TO THE WEST (5) FADED OUT TO THE WEST C
SIGHTED FOR 15 MINUTES SIGHTED FOR 15 MINUTES HAT.MOTTOA-ION 1O1
MONOMI3A 0M1. C C
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND VISUAL SIGHTING 0 0
(2)NO OPTICAL AIDS C
RRA-ETUWANDFJOCH
3)NONE
TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 0235 TO 0250 30 AUGUST 1961
(2) LIGHT CONDITIONS WAS CLEAR NIGHT
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
(1) 88 DEGREES 22 W 40 DEGREES 28 N
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(2) 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF GIBSON CITY, ILLINOIS
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER.
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QCCUPIED. AS A MECHANIC• SHOULD BE A REALIABLE SIGHTING.
G WEATHER AND WINDS
(1)1-0 12 MI
(2) WINDS ALOFT 6,000 /5, 10,000 050/15K, 15,000 020/10K, C
20M 300/10, 30 M 290/30K, 50 M 290/25K, 60M 030/5K.
(3) 0200Z NONE C
(412 MILES
(5).2
(6) NONE C
(7) TEMPERATURE 77 DEGREES F DEW P 63 U
H. METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH MAY ACCOUNT FOR THE SIGHTING IS
NONE NONE. U
I. NO INTERCEPTION OF IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN. (
J. THERE WAS AIR J. THERE WAS AIR TO AIR REFUELING TO AIR REFUELING BEING BEING CONDUCTED IN THE PANADA
BEAR AREA. BEAR AREA. O
K. DEPARTMENT OF BALLISTIC MISSILE TRAINING SUPPLY OFFICER, 3345TH K DERADTM Or DAIITSTT MT TDALNTANACIDDIV 3345TU C
TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL, CHANUTE OBJECT
THEIM SAEL9 AEAR U
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SIGHTED MOVED TOO FAST TO BE OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT EVEN WITH AFTER- SIGHTED MOVED TOO FAST TO BE OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT EVEN WITH AFTER-
BURNER CAPABILITY. THEREFORE, I SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY OF A (
SATILITE BEING IN THAT AREA AT THE TIME SIGHTED.
L. NO PHYSICAL L. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. EVIDENCE.
BT
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REPORTING THE SIGETING OF A UFO. YOUR REPORT INDICATES 5 OF THE REPORTING THE SIGHTING OF A UFO. YOUR REPORT INDICATES 5 OF THE
7 OBJECTS OBSERVED WERE IN A STABGERED-LINE FORMATION. WHERE WERE FORMATION. WHERE WERE
THE OTHER TWO OBJECTS? REQUEST A MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
FORMATION. . F THE OBJECTS WERE DIRECTLY OVER THE WITNESSES POSITION
WHEN FIRST SIGETED, HOW WAS IT DETERMINED THAT THE OBJECTS
APPROACHED FROM THE WEST? HOW LONG DID THE OBJECT MOVE IN A
NORTHERN DIRECTION AND HOW LONG IN A WESTWARD DIRECTION? REF PAR
15D YOUR MSG, IS THIS LOCAL OR ZULU TIME? IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY
DONE SO, REQUEST MR AND MRS CORROBORATION OF THE
INFORMATION REPCRTED. 06193/t
DATE DATE
06 06 743 743
MONTH YEAR
SEP 1961
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Mit Mit
TYPED NAME TYPED NAME WLE ! TVPED (O MDE) NAME AND TITLE TVPED (Or fimped NAME AND TITLE
≥- 3-w Major Major Robert J. Robert J Friend RWUASL CWUASWO
PHONE PAGE NR. OF EDWARD H. WYNN
69216 69216 NR. NR. 1 1 PAGES 1 lonel JSAT
Colonel, USAF
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Dep for &
ience omponents
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DD FOARM 173 REPLACES D FOrM 173, 1 OCT 49. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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YOUR MSG TD-E YOUR MSG TD-E 6-9-69 9 6 SEP 1I. THE LAST TWO h- LniT. OBJECTS APPEARED
AFTER THE FIRST FIVE HAD MADE THEIR TURN AFTER THE FIRST FIVE HAD MADE THEIR TURN BACK BACK AROUND TO THE WEST. AROUND TO THE WEST.
THE FORMATICN OF FIVE WHEN THE FORMATICN OF FIVE WHEN FIRST SIGHTED FIRST IGHTED WAS MOVING FROM WEST TO WAS MOVING FROM WEST TO
EAST AND CEENED TO MAKE A LARGE EAST AND CEENED TO MAKE A LARGE TURN THROUGH NORTH BACK TO A
WESTERLY HEADING. THEN THE TWO TWO BRIGHTER OBJECTS APPEARED. THEY BRIGHTER OBJECTS APPEARED. THEY
CIENED TO MAKE A SMALL 560 DEGREE TURN, THEN FOLLOWED FIRST FORMATION.
TIME WAS ZULU. SNITHS CONTACTED PRIOR TO FIRST REPORT.
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