PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9733929

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONBloomington Illinois

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 Sep 63 Bloomington, Illinois D Probably Balloan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 12/0730-0300z AiVisual Air-Intorcept Radar 0 Possibly Aireralt
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE Was Astronomical Jupiter
Yos CI Probably Astronomical
No civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
No civiiian
7. 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 3. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. 9. COURSE COURSE Other. Other
s0 S0 minutes., 15 minutes minutes one SW SW 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round white obj in sight for about 30 mins. Jupiter.
Seconds observation for 15 minutes. Initial Seconds observation for 15 minutes. Initial
bbservation at So deg elevation bbservation at So deg elevatior . Disappearance Disappearance
at 35 deg elevation. Moved from S to SW. Lost at 35 deg elevation. Moved f: S to Sw. Iost
behind clouds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 52)

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12 Set
HEADQUARTERS
CHANUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (ATC)
CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
REPLY TO ATTN OF: OP-SD
0071963
SUBJECT: Report of nidentified Flying Object
TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
action. Due to the delay in the actual reporting of the UFO, the
13 and 14, AFR 200-2, 20 July 62. 13 and 14, AFR 200-2, 20 July 62.
a. Description of object. Description of object.
(1) Round
() Baseball
()White
(4) One
5)N/A
)N/A
(7) N/A
(8) N/A
() N/A
b. Description of course of object.
(1) Unusually large light Unusually large light
(2) 50° slevation () 50° slevation
(3) 35 elevation (3) 35° elevation

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Later visible for 15 minutes.
c.
() Ground-visual
() No opticle aids used.
()N/A
d. Time and date of sighting
(1) 0730Z-0800Z, 12 5Z, 12 Sept 63 Z, 12 Sept 63
Night
e. Location of Location of observer. Bloomington, Illinois, eight blocks
SW of courthouse.
f. Identifying information of observer f. I Identifying
()Mrs
ity estimated as very good.
(2) N/A
g.
(1) Calm and West.
(2) Surf WSW/8
6,000 290/30
10, M 270/50
16,M 280/40
20, M 280/40
30, M 30, M 290/40 290/40
50, M 300/25
80, M 090/10 090/10
(3) 4700 broken
(4) 10 miles 4) 10 miles
(5) 251 110
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30,000 ft to 40,000 ft. + 5
40,000 ft. - - 5
h. See ll.
i. N/A
j. N/A
k. John G. Mullin, Znd Lt., USAF, Commander, Hq Sq Sec,
3345th Civil Enginee:
From South to Southwest on 12 Sept between 0730Z to l025Z, and at 0730Z
of 35° and azimuth of 245. I
FOR TH
Konakce R Hance, Capt
Major, USAF
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