PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9733078

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONNiles Illinois

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE Was Balloon
Niles, Illinois 0
14 Aug 63 00 Probably Balloon
Possibly Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
1935 x Ground-Radar a
Local Ground-Visual Probably Aircraft
Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircralt
CMT25/02352 AinVisual
SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS 0 Probably Astronomical
OY.s D PossiblyAstronomical
No qivilian
OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other
7. LENGTH 7. LENGTH OF CBSERV CBSERVATION ATION B. Numaer op osseCts I " Cot 00 00 Insufticient Data for Evaluation Insuflicient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
8 min one Westerly Westerly
BRIEP SU MARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
in.
Eight in We Eight Flight duration, motion consistant Flight duration, motion consistant
water tilted water tilte 30 deg angie ansi bj at 40 j at 40
behind with analysis as a/c. Sighting toward
deg elevation in fligh West. Sunset at l907 (Chicago gains West. Sunset at 1907 (Chicago gains
cloud and reappeared below. Appeared to be cloud and reappeared below. Appeared to be
about 4X as bright as brightest star. White colbr about 4X as bright as brightest star. White color 38 min making sunset at l945). 38 min making sunset a at 1945).
with no reflection from obj. Finally moved off Sighting at sunset toward sun adding
to the West against the wind. Gained speed and to the probable misinterpretation of to the rroh le misinteroretetion of
disappeared in the distance. Total observation a conventional obj.
eight min. At no time were any metallic or other
surfaces that could indicate a/c characteristies.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52
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Niles, Illinois 60643
August 15, 1963
Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center
Project Blue-Book
bright-Fatterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Dear Sirs:
and I were driving west 20
in the western sky;
it was shaped like drop of water tilted about below the
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west. It gained i speed and steadily until it disappeared
from view.
The light was in view for eight minutes. At no time while it
wes in view did we see any B surfaces
which might which might indicate it was an aircraft. indicate it was en aircraft.
Sincerely, Sincorely,
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