USAF record 28976355

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 1-9 Jan 53

2. LOCATION River Forest, Illinois

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 0100 to 0130 GMT [ILLEGIBLE]

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Visual] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Visual]

5. PHOTOS Yes film [HW: Yes film] No [HW: No]

6. SOURCE Civilian [HW: Civilian]

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given [ILLEGIBLE]

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one [ILLEGIBLE]

9. COURSE North

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical [STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical [STAMP:]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Source first thought the obj to be an unusually large star and observed it for approx three minutes, during which time it appeared to be moving toward her & increasing in size. She then aimed the camera toward the obj approaching from due west. No sound. Examination of the film disclosed that the obj was approx 8 inches in length and appeared red-orange in color.

11. COMMENTS Exact time or date not given. Source located under heavy air traffic. The reports going E-W. Source stated of object moving in West & turned left & went N, which definitely suggest A/C. Attempting to observe obj at night thru hand held binoculars can produce weird effects.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)