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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 12 Jan 58 | 2. LOCATION | Peoria, Illinois  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 12/1700Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 10 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   | Westerly |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Elliptical obj, size approx 14 ft by 28 ft, dull aluminum. At least 5 triangle shaped fins & looked like rear of 58 Chrysler auto. Circular balls on end of …

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Ops, 791st ACWRON, 14 Jan 58, Subj: Report of Unidentified Object

ADODI-B 1st Ind 23 JAN 1958

Headquarters, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado

TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, ATTN: AFCIN 4E4,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio

Misinterpretation of known object FLJ

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791ST AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND WARNING SQUADRON (ADC)
United States Air Force
Hanna City Air Force Station, Illinois

OPS
14 January 1958

SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Object

TO: Commander
Air Defense Command
Ent Air Force Base
Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. Description of the object.
a. Elliptical
b. Size approximately 14 feet by 28 feet.
c. Dull aluminum.
d. None observed.
e. None
f. Elliptical object with at least 5 triangle shaped fins and looked like rear of 1958 Chrysler automobiles.
g. Circular balls on end of each fin from object.
h. No sound.
i. Entire object rotated when ascending fr…

3. a. Ground-visual.
b. Visually.
c. N/A

4. a. 1700Z - 12 Jan. 58
b. Day

5. Observers were in automobile in vicinity of Sterling Avenue and Albany Avenue in Peoria, Illinois when object was sighted.

6. a. Mrs. [redacted] age approx. 30 - [redacted]
Mrs. [redacted] age approx. 28 - [redacted]
Occupations of both persons - Housewife

7. a. Bright, sunny day.
b. SE 10, 5,000 (210/20) 10,000 (210/25) 15,000 (200/30) 20,000 (200/30) 30,000 (210/35) 50,000 (240/50)
c. High overcast, 14,000 ft., scattered.
d. Seven (7) miles.
e. High overcast.
f. None

8. None

9. None

10. Air traffic was active …

Analysts Comments:

1. Strange, a number of persons apparently observed this (alleged) UFO, but only 2 persons reported it.
2. It was observed in the middle of a fairly good sized city - near noon.
3. It was observed just off the ground, motionless 1.0. height of electric light pole.
4. Observed for 10 minutes - at such close proximity - yet object could not be identified other than that it looked the back of a 1958 Chrysler auto. This, particularly when the object was described as of a fairly large size - 14 by 21 feet.
5. Description: Elliptical, 3 fins like 1859 Chrysler, ball on end of eac…

JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
31 JAN 58 1900
SCH36 MM
31-19152

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FROM:
COMDR, AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

TO CHIEF OF POLICE
PEORIA, ILLINOIS
UNCL/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 1-196-2

PLEASE ADVISE IF YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS KNOWLEDGE OF ANY STRANGE OBJECT REPORTED TO AF INTELLIGENCE, WHICH ALLEGEDLY TOOK PLACE NEAR STERL…

Twist for Antennas
See Page 403

1. Plestifoam -
2. Antenna elements unbedded to side
3. Mr K says the material is believed to be manufactured in Peoria
Note: Somebody to chat with Antennas too Sunday.

UNCLASSIFIED

JOINT MESSAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
CONCLASSIFIED

FROM:
COMDR, AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER

WOULD BE APPRECIATED. IN REPLY REFER TO AFCIN-4E4, FEORIA, ILLINOIS CASE.

COORDINATION
AFCIN-4E4 DR. H. A. MILEY DATE 30 Jan 58
AFCIN-4E H.K. GILBERT DATE 31 Jan 58
COL. H. K. GILBERT

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|  DD | FORM 173-1 | MAY 55 | UNCLASSIFIED |  | U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1958-582236  |