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

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6779964
DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1969
REPORTED LOCATIONBenton Illinois
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
13/2205
13 Farch 69 14/04056 Benton, Ilinois
3. 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Civilian Probable (AIRCpAFT)
1. 1. NIMBER NIMBER OF OF OBJECTS OBJECTS No evidence presented to indicate object couid not have been an No evidence presented to indicate object couid not have been a
aircraft. There are two aircraft. There are two airports within 20 miles of point of airports within 20 miles of point of
One observation.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1. BRIEF SUMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUAMARY AND ANALYSIS
Several Minutes Minutes SEE CASE FILE 81
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
7. COURSE
N- S
8. PHOTOS
57 Yo.
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9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE
07 Yor
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two have been
infeumed beliver in
am not a ready in figig
Arucew bat read a qreat deal
the night o7 1 at
8:00 8. ) d man and his
apresimpitly heavily
son Were dvens home nead a
Wooded niier -bittoms area Ohe maw asd a
find and he was Wen hes-
1 litant \a$ infrmation abeit the
any J C
sigtas the to sigg the two Beople Beople wew wev diving diwing )
the Man Myan glanced glaned out his Dide his side Window window and
ad an Snbilivable denbiliwable sight 0 Daieing Doiering ove oved
hevily heriiln Noo20 Won tees tees was was a a fage) fige,
a groug eatigatet
ellifitieal shaped abject. the Nan
the height the object at aanl 150
of
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feet and said that it wov Probably about
0 Couple hundied eanes into the Woods s
( The - light qiven H the was
brghten the Dun s light the
datime On tog and on botiom of the
afject was a in dolow
whle a row duk area shutetie
atross the midlle 3 f will ake a
simple ciagen The object as Wos dis-
of
Cibed me.
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wtee he saw ) aggeared
fi as a Woshgan, Ofe Man and
bi had alvady Gulled avie to the
aide the Noad to walch The obget
while the hal beew
a hight it
to a rate speed.
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live five ) )
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fight authorilis nn iiliule
after this sigting
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Dances bolitrel 0 of was Disitng my
and my Cousin wto is a Giopesan
a war also in attend ance.
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dog
about 15 minutes dreided to book
the window to see whit was the
mait. ot suit 20 hadine that my aunt
and his Dow their objet
Window 4 looked out wow in the Dame
diuction the Nive- ana
soD an object in the distence in the
Oenel Nicinity the othe Dighting But,
othe in the Man and boy's
took Nistwal ata
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) leisurely sati speed. speed. Itt War Ctt War
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ahite in wihite in Colo Colon and and would would Comgaie fist fist-
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leave window watching whin the
mmy
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Duidenly Chengel into a blinking hed light
oke hept heading Matthukid in divetion
and u as about 10 to N5 legrees above the
Easten of Called aunt Cousin
to the whindow and bith thm Daw
a too o a Watchel about 2 minutws
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J ing unler o hadn't sein the final
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