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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9739104

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1964

REPORTED LOCATIONBournnais Illinois

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATS 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Jan 54 O Was Balloon
7 Bourmnais, Illinois OQ Probabiy Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ——|O Possibly Balloon
EO ee a — ® Ground- Vi svol OQ Ground-Radar s Seoldaiy Rivocet
GMT 28/10152 QO Air Vi wel O Air-Intercept Radar GQ Possibly Aivereh
5. PHOTOS oc ~~ " . (8 Was Astronomical) Meteor
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
5 Ne bivilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION §. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © Other.
’ Oo Nbeahiahagal Data for Evaluation
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2 min (believed to be in error) one f faling beni

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11, COMMENTS
Oval object likes a rocket, amber color, Investigated from Northwestern.

wita ?ins on tail. Trailing bluish flame. (Nancy). 10-15 other observations of

Coserred for 2 mimutes. Believed to have brief duration. Evaluated as a meteor
landed after descent from 60 deg elevation.

Ooject descended and then flight fltattened out}

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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COMBAT RSADINESS TRAINING OPERATIONS
6TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON, MEDIUM (RESERVE)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Chicago 66, Illinois

ATIN OF: CRT

28 Jan 64
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects
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1. The following information as outlined in Paragraph 15, AFR 20082 is

submitted for your information,

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a» Desert pti of the Object(s):
1.5 £t Long ~ oval
ee Like a rocks
3eAmber in center
4.one
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“.Tin'’s on tail -

soming from rear

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», Deseription of Course of

e, Location of Observer(s):
h miles east of Wilmingto

reotone black ton road.

f, Identifying Info on Observer(s):
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g. Weather and Winds

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Le 15+
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2 . 50° straigh t an ead , iianse
3-Crashned in ground. y N/A
1,.Descending & flattened out.
5.Same as #3. he '/f,
6,2 minutes.
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c, Manner of Observation:
3 7 } /s
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d. Time and Date of Sighting:
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLAS/TDEW( UFO)

FOR 64th TROOP CARRIER SQ, MEDIUM (RESERVE), ATIN:

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REF YOUR UFO REPORT, 28

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