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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
? . : QO Was Balloon
30 January 1963 Chicago, Illinois O Probably Balloon
O Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
XIX Woes Aircraft’
Local BGround- Vi sual O Ground-Reder Q Probebly Aircraft
GMT 31/00004 0 Air Vi sual O Airintercept Redar | 9 Possibly Aircraft
O Yes O Probobly Astronomical
Eo O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0. Unknown
30 seconds one maneuverabl@ to southwest

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Black rectangular object with bright
light preceeding object, maneuvering
on course at initial observation of

80 dgr elevation to NE then reappear-
ing & heading SE in level flight turn-
ing to SW where it disappeared at 30
dgr elevation, Total sighting time 30
seconds, Disappearance gradual. Object
high maneuverable, Visibility 7 miles

in light snow, Witness 12 year old,

11. COMMENTS

WX conditpns indicate possible
a/c with landing light. Descrip-
tion of maneuvers, flight &
duration are consistent with this

analysis. Case

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 32)

evaluated as a/c,

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HEADQUARTERS
CHANUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (ATC)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS

1 1 MAR 1963

Report of Unidentified Flying Object

AFSC (FID)

Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

The following report is submitted for your information and necessary
actione Due to the delay in the actual reporting of the UFO, the
report is submitted in letter form in accordance with paragraphs

13 and 1y, AFR 200-2, 20 Jul 62.

ae Description of object.

(1)
(2)
(3)
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(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)

Rectangular. ~

Basketball.

Black.

One.

N/A

Sirgle bright light preceded object.
N/A

No sound.

highly maneuverable.

b. Description of course of object.

(1)
(2)
(3)
(ls)

Single bright light.
Approximately 80° elevation.

Approximately 30° elevation.

Northeast course level, reappeared on southeast course
level, veered to southwest course and disappeared.

Gradually to southwest.

30 seconds total.

c. Manner of observation.

ee a ee Se Pee, eae

(1) Ground-visual.
(2) N/A

(3) N/a
d. Time and date of sighting.

(1) 00002, 31 Jan 1963.
(2) Night.

e. Location of Observer. 1° 47 mimtes north = 87° 45 mimtes
6 miles SE of Midway Airport, Chicago, Ill.

£. Identifying information of observer.

(1) END 4-2 12, Chicago 20,

Illinois. Generally reliable.

(2) N/A
ge Weather and Winds - aloft conditions at time and place of
A sighting:
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(1) VFR. |
(2) surf 275/8 |
6,000 295/18 |
10, M 280/10 |
16, M 260/70
20, M 275/95 |
30, M 280/125 |
50, H 275/115
80, M 260/75

(3) 4500 overcast.

(4) 7 miles with light snow.

(5) 10/10.
(6) N/A
| (7) SFC 10,000! 129/1, 000!
} 10, 000 20,000 2. 0°/1, 000!
| 20, 000 30,000 2. anti 000!
30, 0CO 9, 000 1.1°/1,000'
40, 000 50,000 o/i, Coo!

he. None.

i. None. |
je None.

k. Military TCO, Carl (N) Swartz III, 2Lt USAF. No flight

operations filed with Chicago Center at that time which could
account for such a sightirg.

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FOR THE COMMANDER ; |

(dederich Xe Kleose eT

‘STEPHEN P. WALTER |
Major, USAF
Chief, Operations Services Division

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