PROJECT BLUE BOOK

Do you kno w of any existence of ph
NO
INITIALS J3W
When I called the weather bureau I was informed that one of the local
Furniture stores has a airplane with a Neon sign flying in the area.
JAMES B. WHELAN
Flight Clerk Dispatcher

2. Size as compared to a kncwn object held in the hand at about arn's
Length. (Such as a pea, dime, nickel, baseball, sto.)
4 times as large as a Basket Ball Similar to 4 drawer filing cabnet
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3. Color Yellow
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L. Number 10-12
5. Formation, if more than one
6. Any discernible features or details
Looked
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2. Angle or'elevation and azimuth of object when first observed
Unk looo, feet aboce flight pattern
3. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object upon disappearance
Unk
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- h. . Description of flight path and maneuvers of object
1
Square Pattern
Stopped looking
No
3. Was this an airborne sighting? If so:
A. Type A/C NA
B. Ident No
C. Altitude
D. Heading 5
E. Speed
F. Home Station
G. Telephone No
2

Li. Occupation Quality Control Engineer
5. Reliability Good
6. Telephone No
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Military:
1. Name N/
2. Grade
3. Organization
4. Duty
5. Reliability
6. Telephone No.
G.
1. 0
11 it
20,000 11 :1
30,000 !! 11
50,000 !! !1
80,000 I! it
3. Ceiling Unlimited
14. Visibility 151
5. Amount of cloud layer None
6. Thunderstorm in area and quadrant in which lccated
7. Vertical Temp Gradient Lnkotm
3
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H. nid you notice any umusual activity or conditions, meteorological, astrc-
nomical, or otherwise, which night account for the slghting
No
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L. Did you take axy photographs No
INITIALS JBW
Wife and 3 sons also witnessed Sighting.
Mhen I called weather for item G I was informed that a local furniture
store has a airphane flaing around the area with a Neon Sign Attached.
Cheln
JAMES B. WHELAN
Flight Clerk Dispatcher
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
. DATE · TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
5 November 65 05/2330Z Des Plaines, Illinois
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian A/C
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS A/C with advertising lights.
One No data presented to indicated object could NooT have bean a/c.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
2 mimutes Object appeared as a saucer . shape, with lashing lights on
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION and off in order. Cbserver stated there was two lights, one
was an a/c traveling South. Object was observed at 45 deg
Ground-Visual elevation in SE.. Disappeared in a straight path 25e30 deg
7. COURSE elevation in same direction.
2
SE
8. PHOTOS
Yes
No
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Saucer Shape 2o Lights Perimeter
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2. Size as compared to a known ob ject held in the hara at abets arm -
length. (Such as a pea, dims, nickel. baseball. ste.)
Quatsor ( Maybe Larger)
3.0 Color Unk
Mumber One III
L. A
5. Formation, if more than one Unk A
.
6. Any discernible features or details Lights were flashing
went out in order as they came on in order

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B. Description of course of object. the attention of observer to the object
l. What first called
to see two Lights. One was a plarie traveling south
Just happen
2. Angls or elevation and azimuth of object wher first observel
450 South east
J
3. Angla or elavation and azimuth of object upon disappearance
25°to 30 South east
Stzaight path
out of sight
min, one hour)
D. Heading
E. Speed a
F. Home Station
G. Telephone No
2

1. Name N/A
n 2. Grade
3. Organization
2. Duty
5. Reliability
6. Telephone No.
G.
1. Observer's
2. Winds (from Weather Bureau
Surface 200 Degrees 7 Kts
Aloft 6,000 1! 1t
10,000 11 "1
16,000 11 i1
20,000 I! it
30,000 I1 1:
50,000 1! !!
80,000 11 i!
3. Ceiling 4500 Scattered Hi thin booken
L. Visibility
5. Amount of cloud layer None
6. Thunderstorm in area and quadrant in which Icdated None
?. Vertical Temp Gradient None
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