PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8292533

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONMetropolis Ill

FRAMES9

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PROJECT 1OO73 RECORD
DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
4 Sept 66 1440Z Metropolis, Ill.
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian (other) INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1
10 minutes SEE CASE SEE CASE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual Ground Visual
7. COURSE
N-S
9. PHOTOS
D Yes
No
9. PHYSICA IDENCE
17 Yes
xNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous oditions of this form may be used.
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ell. 4. Septe
FTD (TDETR)hl
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433
27 September 1966
i
Metropolis, Illinois 62960 Metropolis, Illinois 62960 .
Dear Mr
Reference your unidentified observation of 4 September 1966. Reference your unidentified observation of 4 September l966.
AOOO 9T The information which we have received is not sufficient for
evaluation. Request you complete the attached FTD Form 164
proay 1o 3010 and return it in the envelope provided. and return it in the envelope provided.
AOO STE THIOLNO
We wish to cing your observation to the
Air Force.
Sincerely,
SACCTOR LLA, Jr, Major, USAF
Chief, Project Blue Book

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1966
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glad e all ai d R. oeeuid rile
You tuly truly So Sor
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1. Sighted o sject Sunday Sest s
2. timmof dag: 9:40 p.M.
3. tinizon: Cntial: Doygaing
A
Haroge mntof of Corbandale,
ellins, gackeson County.
5. the object 10inur, eas insighl foratont
cestain of whatd at .
L.hconn he y Mt daylight. daylight. U
7. 7.
8.No dta Rot 8.Xo Mta2
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lachground ..
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a hlack anany
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2afe
G. the lighls n F.dion Aflickn androtate
12. elt did st go behind angthing
1B.cIdid nt go infrantofongthing
1 the oet apond toe ol
in coten in coter

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18 he edgue of tho dyid wesiBld 18 The edgue of thodjid wer Blnd
19. otte beandy otjit thael 19. othn th andy otjit bhatel sa
saw
Do. The objiet mnan traneling from
druth toMorth
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the objict
Fuld d ams bngth elan cntatn.
23. theg djet wasin rie foraout 23.theg djet wain si foratout 10:min
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L lefore.
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ceae find sighled
26 mthy
dim.
28.28 ase drining fromted to Eait ahout msp.h
B. elwan traveling
22.D. 22.2 was
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B.I lt nh B. I lat san tho objes in sMorth
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1n teenday Aptembu
1966. 1966.
Lignud Sin