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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  23 August 65 24/0220Z | Wooddale, Illinois  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | A/C  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | G-159 Gumman "Gulfstream" aircraft (jet-Prep) has 3 white lights on bottom and is based at O'Hare. Possible A/C sighting.  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  7 Minutes | Object that looked like two blinking lights, then 3 blinking white lights. Loud motor sound, not like a jet or helo. Seemed lower than other A/C that approach O'Hare. Lights were standing still in the air and app
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23 MIG
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COMBAT READINESS TRAINING OPERATIONS
928TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP, MEDIUM (RESERVE)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Chicago, Illinois 60666

SUBJECT: U.F.O. 24 August 1965

A. Description of the object:
1. Would you please describe object's shape COULDN'T DETERMINE ANY SHAPE, IT WAS TOO DARK

2. Size as compared to a known object held in the hand at about arms length. (Such as a pea, dime, nickel, baseball, etc.) BASKETBALL

3. Color NO COLOR NOTICED - ONLY LIGHTS

4. Number ONE

5. Formation, if more than one N/A

6. Any discernible features or details AT FIRST I
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B. Description of course of object.
1. What first called the attention of observer to the object TWO LIGHTS (STOMPING STILL IN THE AIR

2. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object when first observed OVER THREE 1/2 BLOCK AWAY, MAYBE 2 OR 3 TELEPHONE POLES IN HEIGHT. AZIMUTH SEW

3. Angle or elevation and azimuth of object upon disappearance ABOUT SAME LEVEL TOWARD O'HARE. AZIMUTH NNE

4. Description of flight path and maneuvers of object SAME LEVEL ON A STRAIGHT COURSE.

5. How did the object disappear (Fade away or instantaneously) (INSTANTANEOUSLY - BEHIND TREES

6. How long was the object v
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D. Time and date of sighting
1. Time Zulu 0220Z (ABOUT) Date 24 AUGUST 1965
2. Was it, night, day, dawn, dusk NIGHT

E. Location of Observer. Where did you make this sighting from? Give exact location. (If necessary give location in reference to a known land mark)
IN HOUSE LOOKING OUT FRONT DOOR WINDOW
APPROXIMATELY 87°58'30"N 41°57'30"E

F. Identifying Information on Observer LIVES CLOSE TO THE MOODY-WOODDALE AIRPORT
1. Civilian Name MR
2. Age 21
3. Mailing Address A, ILLINOIS
4. Occupation U.S. SEWERS
5. Reliability GOOD - GOVERNMENT
6. Telephone No

Military:
1. Name N/A
2. Grade
3. Organiz
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M. Did you notice any unusual activity or conditions, meteorological, astronomical, or otherwise, which might account for the sighting NONE

L. Did you take any photographs NO
Do you know of any existence of physical evidence of materials NO

INITIALS CWS

COLLENT: No intercept was attempted. I checked with the FAA Tower Watch Supervisor, Mr. Duarte, at O'Hare IAF, Ill., and in accordance with the surface wind directions between 0200Z and 0300Z the O'Hare Tower could have been using runways 14R, 9 or 22 for landings. He also stated that there are 1 or 2 Gruman C-159 "Gelftstren" aircraft (Jet-
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22 A16

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 928TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP (CONAC)
Chicago-0'Hare Intl Aprt, Chicago, Ill 60666

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: OPS-3-2
1 Sep 1965

SUBJECT: Follow-up Letter of UFO Sighting

TO: AFSC (FTD)
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433

1. The attached letter is the follow-up letter from Mrs. [redacted] as requested by this office.
2. Subject report was forwarded by this office 24 August 1965.

FOR THE COMMANDER

Francis A. Dellorto
FRANCIS A. DELLORTO, Civilian
Base Flight Operations Officer
1 Atch
Ltr, Mrs. [redacted] Aug 24, 1965

Cy to:
Dr. J. Allen Hynek
Harvard Coll
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August 24, 1965

# The Case It May Cause

While watching T.M. last night, I noticed something
sitting out the window. I knew the following information
will help explain that he could have been, for which he
said he quite upset. I live near C.H. and his
P.O. and this didn't sound like any place that five
years or heard. (including helicopters)

Time: Monday, August 23, 1965, 9:00 P.M.
Place: Wooddale, Ill. (A western suburb of Chicago)

Description: At first there were TWO lights, not
moving in the air. I thought it was
a street light, but when I moved to
the door to take a closer look, it
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