DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8700198
DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONChicago Ill
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS rs
0 Wos Bolloon
26 Dec 61 Chicago, a a roberts pales
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION phos
1 ; A 0 Was Aircraft
Leecol 10 XKGround- Vi sual © Ground-Rodar OQ Probobly Aircrof?
GMT 27/0310 0 Air Visuol © Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE iat 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Riemer Astromomicel
- A ossi Astronomical
Baxe ish! — loteact yo Cf toon and
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 0 Other_ALCCS Leo
0 Insufficient Dete for Evaluction
! QO Unknown
35_min. 6 or 7 | None
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 131. COMMENTS
An Orange and yellow object 1/2 as bright es | Highly probable that moon eni brisht }
moon was observed generally to E of a Chicacc | star Alpha Leo (Regulus) were objects |
socatvion at ello local, Object was reported | responsible for this Sightinz.
20 have 5-6 smaller objects around it. UFo | Astronomical bodies were just rising
alternately faded

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observetion.

and grew brighter during

|and Atmospheric refraction trobably

he = Ss
; distorted them and contributed
|misidentification. At this hour

was an occultation of Regulus.

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: COMBAT READINESS TRAINING OPERATIONS
, 64TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, MEDIUM (RESERVE)
r UNITED STATES AIR FORCES
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Chicago 66, Illinois

REPLT TO 30 Jamary 1962
ATIN OF: CRT
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects

TO: Air Technical Intelligence Center

United States Air Forces
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

1. The following information as outlined in Paragraph 15, AFR 200-2 is
submitted for your information.

a, Description of the Object(s): ©. Location of Observer (s):
1, Unknown (Large Object) In vacant lot at street corner
2, Unknown at street level
3,0range & Yellow(4As Brightas Moon§, Identifying Info on Observer(s):
j, Unknown
¢, Formation 1 Serine
4, Smaller ones seemed to fade&grow bightarChic3g0, D113
7, Stationery
{}, None g» Weather and Winds

9.See Below ex
1, Unknown

b>. Deseription of Course of 2. A
Object(s): eS Olées
1, Bright large object 5, Unknown
>” ESE 10°-15°Hizh as two-storyBldg § 6, Unknown
3, Faded out(smaller faded and grew Bright Unknown
). Stationery
5, Faded out h, None
6, 35 Minutes
4, None
c, Manner of Observation:
j. Unknown
1, Ground Visual
2. None k, Northern lights reported in Glenview
3. No a possible reflection,
1, None

d. Time and Date of Sighting: Para 2,Sub Para &,lins 9: One large object which
was bright and Long. 5 or 6 smaller objects
1. 03102 27 December 1961 around bigger one,

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