PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1."DATE TIME GROUP 1."DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
1 April 66 02/0550Z 1 April 66 02/0550z Riverton, Illinois (1 Witness) Riverton, Illinois (1 Witness)
3. SOURCE 10. 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT ger
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 Minutes Witness sighted a bright red light moving SE from his position.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Object then appred to stop in mid air and reverse direction ard
proceed to the NW. It disappeared gradually to the NW. No
Ground-Visual sound was heard.
7. COURSE The liphts conform to standard aircraft lighting. The sound
cmitted by an aircraft would not be heard due to the strong
SE then NW surface wind at the looo ft level blowing the sound away from
8. PHOTOS the area. Many light aircraft travcl over that area.
Yes
XXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
MXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editlonn of thle form may be used.

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AF IN : 32822 (6 Apr 66)
Pg 4 of 4
IN SPRINGFIELD AND THE DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPCRT.
BECAUSE OF THE STRONG WIND AT THE 100 ,THE
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- SOUND EMITTED BY AN AIRCRAFT WCULD BE BLOWN AWAY FROM IHE UESERVER. THE UESERVER.
THE CVERCASE CONDITION IN THE AREA WCULD MAKE IT THE OVERCASE CONDITION IN THE AREA WCULD MAKE IT
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE SAPE OF THE UBJECT. UBJECT.
THE DISTANCE CF THE OEJECT FRC: THE CBSERVER IS THE DISTANCE OF THE OEJECT FRC! THE CBSERVER IS
GUESTICNALBE. THE WITNESS IS APPARENTLY VERY RELIASLE GUESTICNALBE. THE WITNESS IS APPARENILY VERY'RELIAELE SINCE HE E SINCE He
DOES HAVE EXCELLENT KNCWLEDGE UF HELICOPTERS, WEATHER DALLCONS,
IT APPEARS THAT THE CEJECT WAS A LIGHT AIRCRAFT IN IHE AREA.
IT WCULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIELE TC FACTUATE THIS.
L (1) NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE EXISIS.
M.(1) I FEEL FURIHER INVESTIGAIION IS UNGARRANTED.
BT
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AF IN : 32822 (6 Apr 66) Pg 3 of 4
F.(1 CIVILIAN MR ROERT E. ROEERISON, 520 E. BLACKEURN,
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RIVERTON, ILLINOIS. RIVERTON, ILLINOIS.
(2) NA
G (1) SKY ESTIMATED 7500' OVERCAST, NUMERCUS BINUVC, WIND
290/10 AT SL, 1000 28.20 310/33. VISIBILIT 10/33. EXCELLENT. ELLENT.
H (1) NA
L. (1) NA
Jo (1) SCME LIGHT AIRCRAFT WERE REPCRTED IN TME AREA BUT
CANNOT EE CONFIRMED.
Ko (1 CAPTAIN EDWARD J CRENIC, UFC INVESTIGATING UFFICER.
AN INITIAL REPCRI WAS RECEIVED BY TELEPHUNE FROM THE WITNESS,
INCLUDING SUCH CCEMENTS AS TO LIGHTING, SHAPE, SUUND AND DIRECTICN.
I PERSONNALY INTERVIEWED THE WITNESS AND RECEIVED CONFIRMATION
CN THE LIGHTS, LACK CF SCUND AND DIRECTION. THE LIGHIS CONFCRM
T0 STANDARD LIGHT AIRCRAFT LIGHTING IN COLOR AND POSITIUN. I
CONTACTED MR CRAWFORD OF THE TAYLCRVILLE CONTACTED MR CRAWFORD CF THE TAYLCRVILLE AIRPORT AND WAS INFCRMED AIRPORT AND WAS INFCRMED
THAT THERE ARE SUITE A FEW AIRPCRTS IN THE VICINITY AND THAT THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW AIRPCRTS IN THE VICINITY AND IHAT
STUDENT PILCIS MAKE FREGUENT FLIGHTS WER THE AREA. NANY UF STUDENT PILCIS MAKE FREGUENT FLIGHTS WER THE AREA. MANY UF
THESE FLIGHTS ARE CONDUCTED THESE FLIGHTS ARE CONDUCIED IN LIGHT AIRCRAFT FROM CAPITAL IN LIGHT AIRCRAFT T FROM CAPITAL AIRPCRT
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AF IN : 32822 (6 Apr 66) Pg 2 of 4
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(NO SOUND EMITTED.
ss m (9) NA
E (1) WITNESS SIGHTED A ERIGHT RED LIGHI MOVING SUTHEAST E (I) WITNESS SIGHTED A ERIGHT RED LIGHI MOVING SUTHEAST
FROM HIS POSITION. FROM HIS POSITION.
(2) APPROXIMATELY 750 FEET.
(3) DISAPPEARED CN THE HORIZUN (3)DISAPPEARED THE HORIZUN
(4) OEJECT FLEW SCUTHEAST, APPEARED 10 STOP IN MIDAIR,
REVERSED DIRECTION AND PRCCEEDED TC 1HE NURTHWEST.
(3) DISAPPEARED GRADUALLY TO THE N NCRTHWEST.
(6) APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES.
C (1) GROUND VISUAL CONIACT
(2) NA
(3) NA
- D(1) 0550Z, 2 APRIL 1966
(2) NIGHT 1
E. (1) CESERVERS WERE LOCATED 89 DEGREES, 32 MINUTES WEST - E. (1) OESERVERS WERE LOCATED 89 DEGREES, 32 MINUTES WEST -
39 DEGREES 43 MINUTES NCRTH TC 39 DEGREES 38 MINUTES NORTH CN 39 DEGREES 43 MINUTES NCRTH TC 39 DEGREES 38 MINUTES NCRTH CN . .
THE STATE ACCESS ROAD FRU: RCCHESTER, ILLINCIS THE STATE ACCESS ROAD FRG: RCCHESTER, ILLINCIS IC RI 104 WEST IC RI 104 WEST
N TAYLCRVILLE, iN TAYLCRVILLE, ILLINCIS.
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AF IN : 32822 (6 Apr 66) /rph
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO : SAF-OS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-2, DIA-1 (15) ADV CY DIA Pg l of 4
SMB A023PTTU JAW RUCISEA1131 0952044-UUUU-- RUEBHA
ZNR UUUUU
P 052035Z CYS
FM TECH TNG CEN CHANUTE AFE ILL OS
TO RUWMFVA/ADC OSA OSA
OSP
RUCDSO/FTD WPAFB OHIO RUCDSQ/FTD WPAFB OHIO US
RR
RUCDAH/30AIRDIV TRUAX RUCDAH/30AIRDIV TRUAX FLD WIS IL ILA
RUEBHQA/CSAF RUEBHQA/CSAF IJ,I
ILP
ILS
RUEEHGA/OSAF WASH DC ILT
FM
RD
PAR 14, AFR 200-2. AAA
AAR
GC
EUT CHANGED TO UNDETERMINED PERSCNAL INTERVIEW. OT
Ins SS
(2) NA DSMG
(3) NA
(4) CNE (4) GVE
(5) NA : .
(6) NA -- -.
(7) NONE NOTICED. (7)NONE NOTICED.
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