USAF record 28987964
28987964
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 26 Jul 60
2. LOCATION Vicinity Monticello, Illinois
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 27/0130Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
5. PHOTOS Yes [No]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 15 min
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Crescent shaped object, reddish-orange with a brilliant glow. Object remained stationary and faded out rapidly and disappeared in the original location.
11. COMMENTS The same object was seen by the reporting officer and he reported it as the moon seen through a haze layer.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [HW: Was Balloon Possibly Balloon] Was Aircraft [HW: Was Aircraft Possibly Aircraft] Was Astronomical Moon [HW: Was Astronomical Moon Possibly Astronomical] Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 26 Jul 60 2. LOCATION Vicinity Monticello, Illinois 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 27/0130Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]…
- Page 2 APPEARED TO BE MOVING VERY SLIGHTLY. THIS OBSERVATION WAS MADE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE AUTOMOBILE. MRS. [REDACTED] WATCHED THE OBJECT UNTIL THE AUTOMOBILE APPROACHED OREANA,…
- Page 3 45,000 33/12W 33/12W 16,000 32/38 32/38 20,000 32/38 33/48 35,000 35/58 [ILLEGIBLE] 58 55,966 26/48 26/48 64,969 LGT/VREL LGT/VRL B. WEATHER DATA AT DECATUR IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FOLLOWING STATIONS…
- Page 4 PAGE TWO RJEDNU 63 8. NOT NOTICEABLE SOUND. 9. NONE. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (S): 1. OBSERVER'S ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED TOWARD THE OBJECT BY HER 7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. 2. APPROXIMATE 10…
- Page 5 PAGE THREE RJEDNU 65 E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER (S): OBJECT OBSERVED WHILE TRAVELING IN AN AUTOMOBILE FROM MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS, 4W WEN 88 34W TO ORFANA, ILLINOIS, 35 5SN 08 52W, ON HIGHWAY 47. F.…
- Page 6 STAMP: 24E49 PP RJED59 DE RJEDNU 65 P 292155Z ZEY FX CHANUTE TECH TNG CFN ATC CHANUTE AFB ILL TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJED59/ATIC WPAFB OHIO! RJEZHQ/Q USAF AFCIN WASH DC RJEZHQ/SEC OF AF SAFIS…
- Page 7 RAF 15 HH CIL PD CD 36 CZC50F264ZCMUASG PF RJEDSO DE RJEDNU 66 P 292155Z ZEX FM CHANUTE TECH TNG CEN ATC CHAMUTE AFB ILL TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJEDSO/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC…
- Page 8 AREA CLOUD COVER: NONE OR VERY FEW CLOUDS AREA VISIBILITY: UNLIMITED. CB'S NW OF PEORIA APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES OR MORE NW. TEMPERATURE GRADIENT FROM PEORIA 27/28Z SOUNDCING. 6-10N 12 DEGREES C 10-15N…