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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 23 November 1957 | 2. LOCATION Joliet, Illinois | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 24/0105Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE GOC 5 Airline pilots & Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE not given  |
| …

23 Multi
2401052
15
Prob balloon

RAS11
SQF007 YMBO02AHA01STAHN006
PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPNB
DE RJEDAH 6H
P 240115Z
FM COMDR 755TH ACWRON
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDAH/COMDR 37TH ADIV
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF
RJEPNB/COMDR EADF
BT
/UNCL/UFOB 1648

1. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT(S):
A. ☐ ROUND
B. ☐ LARGE
C. ☐ BRILLIANT WHITE ABOVE OVERCAST, ORANGE WHEN PASSING BEHIND THIN CLOUD
D. ☐ ONE
E. ☐ N/A
F. ☐ NONE
G. ☐ NONE NOTICEABLE
H. ☐ NEG
I. ☐ NONE

2. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS:
A. ☐ BRILLIANT COLOR

Characteristics of balloon when see…

C. 10000 FT
D. STRAIGHT COURSE WHEN MOVING, OBJECT SEEMED TO HOVER AT TIMES
E. OUT OF SIGHT
F. 5 MIN

3. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
A. NAKED EYE - Airborne
B. NONE
C. OBJECT SEEN BY FIVE INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL AIRLINE'S PILOTS

4. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. 24/3105Z 0105-6 = 1905 local
B. DUSK

5. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS:
A. 5 MI NE OF V10 AND V38 AIRWAYS
B. JOLIET ILLINOIS

6. IDENTIFYING INFO OF ALL OBSERVERS
CIVILIAN
TWA, TWA, AM AIRLINES, NORMHWEST, UNTIED
PILOTS NAMES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THESE FLIGHT NUMBERS
MILITARY NONE

7. WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIMES OF SIGHTING:
A. THIN SCA…

8. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: NONE
A. NONE
B. NONE
C. NONE

9. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN: NONE

10. LOCATION OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING: ROUTINE CIVILIAN AIRLINE TRAFFIC

11. POSITION TITLE/COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER:
WO-W1 BACA, EDMUND H., DIRECTOR
A. NONE

12. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:
A. UNKNOWN
B. NONE

13. MISC. COMMENTS OF OBSERVER: NONE
REMARKS (COMMENTS BY THE REPORTING CONTROLLER)
CAA GROUND RADAR OPERATOR, J. J. MURPHY, REPORTED A CONTACT FOR TEN
SWEEPS ON HIS SCOPE. 50 MILES SW OF CHICAGO. BEARING 253 DEGREES
FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT RE…