DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7467612
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1967
REPORTED LOCATIONLake Canton Canton Ill
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PRUJELI IUUIS RECURU
1.DAT TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
25 Mar 67 26/00252 Lake Canton, Canton, Ii.l. (2 witnessus)
. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT
1. NLMBER OF OBJECTS 1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 minutes 3 minutes Object was egg shaped. Very bright red. Similar to a ery bright red. Similar to a
6. modern day washing machine in it's spin cycle. Object Ob ject
TYPE OF OBSERVATION was approx. . loo inches over head. Object was heading dife
Ground-Visual Ground-Visual North, followed by.a sharp turn to the Northeast. Ob-
7. COURSE 7. COURSE ject gradually turn into haze to the North-Northeast.
North-North Northeast tnNontheast
9. PHOTCS
Yes
No
2. . PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
17 Yos
XX No
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25 MARCH 67
CANTON, I 01
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 46289 (5 Apr 67) R/pge Pgl of 4
C-4 SAFOS-3
ADV CY DIA
SMB A05ORTTU JAW RUC1SBA96660942101-UI RUEDHOA
ZNR UUUUU
R 04 1435Z APR 67
FM TECHTN GCEN CHANUTE AF B ILL
TO RUWMFVAADC
RUEDF IF/FTD WPAF B OHIO
FUC IFVA/2D AIRDIV FUC IFVA/2O AIRDIV TRUAX FLD WIS AX FLD WIS
FUEDHQAC SAF FUEDHQA/C SAF
RUECHQA OSAF WASHOC RUECHQA OS AF WASHOC
B BT
LNCLAS ABOT OOOQ5 APR 67. F CR TDETR, AFRDC AND SAF-OI. SUB J: AFRDC AND SAE-OLSUB 1
PAR 11, AFR 80-17.
t A (1) EGG SHAPED
(2) LAR GER THAN SALE*S RESIDENCE.
(3) VERY BRIGHT RED
(4) ONE
(5) NA
(6) NCNE.
(7) NONE
AFHQ JAN S3 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
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'UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 46289 Pg 2 of 4
PAGE 2 RUC ISBA9666 UNCLAS
NONE
OCPPED AND FIRST SAW OBJECT AT THIS TIME.
(2) 100 FEET DIRECTLY OVERHEAD
(3) APPROXIMATELY 10 DE GREES HIGH AND NORTH NORTH EAST. (3) APPROX IMATELY 10 DE GREES HIGH AND NORTH NORTH EAST, .
() DUE NORTH FQLLOWED BY A SHARP TURN TO THE NORTH EAST.
(5) GRADUALLY (5)GRADUALLY Y INTO HAZE TO THE NNE. INTO HAZE TO THE NNE.
(6) 3 MINUTES.
C (1) GRUND VISUAL. C (1) GROUND VISUAL.
(2) NONE NONE
(3) NA
0(1 ) 26 MAR 0Q25Z
MAR 1825L
(2) DUSK.
E. (1) 40 34 FEET N, 89 58 FEET W.
(2) EAST BABK OF LAKE CANTON, 1 NM NORTH OD DAM
(3) LAK IS 2 NM EAST
IOR HIGH
, STUDENT, GOOD RELIABILITY. EDWARD L. SALE, 42 ,CAN-
AFHO JAN 63 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 46289 Pg3 of 4
TON ILL, BUILDING CONTRACTOR, DIRECTOR OF CANTON CIVIL DEFENSE
PAGE 3 RUC ISBA9666 UNCLAS
AGENCY, EXCELLENT RELIABILITY.
G (1) HUMID 70 TO 75 DEGREES STEMPERATURE, VERY THICK HEAVY
.
VISIBILITY, HAD BEEN RAINING, WILD FROM THE SOUTH WEST.
SFC L/V; 6000 (2) $FC L/V; 6000 F 5,000 ,000
FEET, 230/35.
(3) 3000 SCTD, 7500 BRCKEN, V (3) 3000 SCTD, 7500 BRCKEN, V BROKEN, 10,000 CVERCAST, V BROKEN BROKEN, 10, OOO CVERCAST, V BROKEN
3,000 O/ ERCAST. 3,000 O/ERCAST.
SHOWERS
(5) COMPLETE OVERCAST WITH BASES RAGGED
10, 000 FEET.
(6) WIDELY SCATTERED TRW OVER ALL QUADRANTS.
DE GREES O FEET,
H NONE
L. NONE
QUINCY EORIA
AFHQ JAN 95 FORN 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 46289 Pg4 of 4
K EDWARD J ORENIC, CAPTAIN, USAF, UFO INVESTIGATING OFFICER. I
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SIGHTING CURRED CAPT KIER WITH THE PEORIA AIR NAT'L GUARD IS
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APRIL 1967. AS OF NON, NO FIRM DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE. SINCE APRIL 1967. AS F NOW, NO FIRM DETERMINATION CAN BE MADE. SINCE
THE SALE'S RESIDENCE LIES ON THE AIRWAY, AND SINCE THE PECRIA VR 1
CRAFT. THE LOW CE VISI BILITY WOULD CAUSE REFLECTED LIGHT
CONTENTS F THE REPORT FROM CAPT KIER WILL BE FORWARDED.
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ANNN
AFHO JAN aS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
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by
some person called an authority on the sub,ject. We feel we are as much an
euthority until proven otherwise. I could give you general discriotion of the
or useless, as you have no doubt received many such comparable reports. How-
ever, we feel this report we are now submitting mey be significant and have
merit as useful material toward +he unveiling of the UEo mvstery
throw, before coming into the house. The plane mnde a high loop into the air
and as it went over his head he looked straight up to try to see it and there
hovering above him was a huge e motionless, egg shaped object.
Frightened at what he was seeing, mediately tried to cnll out to me to
cons, but momentarely, was unable to utter a sound. I Finally, he was able to
scream out to ne and I came running on the fly as I could tell by the urgency
in his voice that something was wrong. As I I quickly aporoached where he was
standing--he frantically pointed and asked me to look into the North-Easterly
direction he was pointing. I I immediately saw a bright red oulsating lighted
object speeding rapidly low over the feilds, quickly disavering over the hori-
zon out of sight.
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our house". Then, I asked about how it wes lighted. He said he saw no windows
or doors, and th hat it was at first a solid distinct dark object against the
clouds, until it began to quickly glow as a solid very brizht red rapidly
away at a very rapid speed.
said when the objeet sced away it traveled toward the tree-tops and as
soon os it
from it's northerly direction to take up a course tourd the nort-east. When
out of sight. I would estinate it's e elevation above the earth at about loo and
no more than 200
T
Tather or David
observed object in distance sceedi
Scared and orying
luring the excitement, but did
Alarmed, but
also did not observe. (vife)
Respectfully
Pd-ndLSale
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Ellisville Fairview Norrs GREATER PEORIA
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INGERSOAL 119.1 125.8 256.9 9
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Tank 356 21
Canton No vhice Mackinaw
Strip HOEFT Kingston Kingston Pekin Tramont
mines Mines
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COSSERVATION I River Sweet
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Atterber I
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00 VORTAC 05 Lake
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DSTOWN NEW Athens 112.7 Ch 74 chp.2=
L 36 Virginia Tallula SALEM 951
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Buffalo Cornland
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Ashland 850
V 50 Pleasant KOUNG Dawson
Prentice CAPITAL Buffalo Factory
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90 GREATER PEORIA
VOR-1 W1-5971FAA PEORTA ILUNOIS
PEORIA APPROACH CONTROL
269.2125.8
PEORIA TOWER
256.9 269.2 119.1
GND CON
348.6 121.9
10 NM
CAUTION: Unlighted high tension lines
between facility and airport
7 NA 1800 (Final)
RAD DME 095* (7.0)
275
1349 134
71IMOM
PEORIA
115.2PAE-
CH 99 CH 99
SIGHTING
AREA
RAD-167
EMERG SAFE ALT 100 NM 2900 MIN SAFE ALT 2S NM 2400
Left FIELD ELEV 659
within 10 NM VORTAC MISSED APPROACH
Right to 1800
to VORTAC .
095° 4.0 NM
From VORTAC
1800 Control
Tower 81
1800 761 22
360 2
LANDING MINIMA 714
Straight-in 1159 MSL 500.15/s*
Cirdling . 500.1 30
*Reduction below 34 not authorized 36
VORTAC to Missed Aporoach 4.0 NM
Knots 75 90 105 120 130 160
Min Sec 312 2:40 2.17 2:00 1:51 1:30
VOR-I 40°40'N - 89°41W PEORIALUNOIT
90 GREATER PEORIA