USAF record 29000768 (1963)
29000768
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 3 May 1963
2. LOCATION Arlington Heights, Illinois
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT 06/0130Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [REDACTED]
5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes [HW: No]
6. COURSE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 45 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Circular small silver object at 75-80 deg elevation observed through 7x25 BX sighter at dusk. Obj disappeared by fading, University of Wisconsin at Madison released a balloon at 2000Z. Obj highly reflective.
11. COMMENTS Although direction not reported, the description of the obj, its motion, and the reported presence of balloon in area lead to analysis of a balloon sighting.
12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon
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