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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 28 Sep 60 | 2. LOCATION | Urbana, Illinois  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 29/0120Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 15-20 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | NNE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Object shaped like a star and about the size of a star, white with a pulsating dull-red light trailing behind. No sound. No trail.  |
|  11. COMMENTS | …

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HEADQUARTERS
CHANUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (ATC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
CHANUTE AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: OSD
80 SEP 1960

SUBJECT: UFO Sighting

TO: ATIC (AFCIN-4E2)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

The attached investigating officer's report of UFO Sighting is forwarded
in accordance with AFR 200-2.

FOR THE COMMANDER

ERNEST C. WITTENBACH
Major, USAF
Chief, Operations Services Division

1 Atch
Rept, UFO Sighting

5. Time and Date of Sighting:
a. 0120Z 29 September 1960
b. Night

6. Location of Observer:
40°07'N 88°15'W - University of Illinois Campus

7. Identifying Information on Observer:
a. Civilian, [redacted], Urbana, Illinois, age - 22. Observer is a graduate student in Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois.

8. See Attachment for weather and winds aloft at time of observation.

9. Comments of Preparing Officer - Mr. [redacted] was earnest in his reporting of this sighting. He could be considered as an above average source for observations in this type of sighting. He could not compare …

CHANUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (ATC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDA-4 (Major Coolidge) 4125
30 September 1960

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)

TO: Operations Services Division (OSD)

1. General:
a. On 29 September 1960, from the Champaign-Urbana Courier, reported that he had received a phone call reporting a U.F.O. Subsequent investigation revealed the following:

2. Description of Object:
a. The object was shaped like a star and was about the size of a star.
b. It was white with a pulsating dull-red light trailing behind it.
c. Th…

CHANUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (ATC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois

REPLY TO ATTN OF: TDA-4 (Major Coolidge) 4125 30 September 1960

SUBJECT: Meteorological Conditions at Chanute AFB, Illinois, 0120Z, 29 September 1960

TO: Operations Service Division (OSD)

1. The Meteorological Conditions taken from maps and charts for Chanute AFB, Illinois.

a. Wind Direction, Speed and Temperatures at Altitudes:

|  Winds | Temperature  |
| --- | --- |
|  SFC 030/5 | 64 Degrees  |
|  5 M 050/10 | +10  |
|  10 M 310/05 | +3  |
|  15 M 300/10 | -6  |
|  20 M 300/15 | -16  |
|  3…