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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 Sep 60 | Janesville, Wisconsin | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 28/0240Z | 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 Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS not noted | 9. COURSE N then E ☐ Other ☐ Insu
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COPY TO DR HYNEK
RECEIVED 30 OCT 60 11 19 ATIC
1960 OCT 1 03 43
724E2X
3 4X2A
4592

NNNNCSQA833ZCAHA432
RR RJEDSQ
DE RJEDAH 79
R 301810Z ZEX
FM COMDR 30TH ADIV SAGE TRUAX FLD WIS
TO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASHDC
RJEZHQ/SECY OF AIR FORCE WASHDC
RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/WPAFB OHIO
BT
UNCLAS 30-OIN 0910. FOR INTELLIGENCE
THE FOLLOWING UFO REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE 128TH FTR GP (AD) WISCONSIN AIR NATIONAL GUARD, GENERAL MITCHELL FLD, MILWAUKEE 7, WIS. AND IS FORWARDED FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND/OR ACTION.

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTS: (1) STAR LIKE (2) PIN HEAD (3) REFLECTED A WHITE LIGHT (
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AT CONSTANT ALTITUDE (OBSERVER GUESSED ALTITUDE TO BE 220 MILES).
(3) DUE EAST AT THE SAME ALTITUDE. (4) OBJECTS FLYING DUE NORTH MADE
A GRADUAL 90 DEGREE ANGLE DUE EAST. (5) OBJECTS DISAPPEARED OVER THE EAST-
ERN HORIZON. (6) OBJECTS VISIBILITY TWO TO THREE MINUTES.

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND VISUAL (2) NO AIDS (3) NA
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (1) 0240Z, 28 SEP 60 (2) LIGHT
CONDITIONS, (NIGHT) E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: THREE BLOCKS SOUTH
OF DOWNTOWN JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN. (F) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON
OBSERVERS: (1) 31, POLICE OFFICER
JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN.
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30000 2450
50000 2640

(3) CEILING UNLIMITED. (4) VISIBILITY OVER 15 MILES (5) ZERO
(6) NONE (7) UNAVAILABLE H. NONE I. NONE J. NONE NOTED.

K. REPORT PREPARED BY: KILLIAN T. MORKIN, CAPTAIN, WIS. ANG
ADMINISTRATIVE & PERSONNEL SUPERVISOR, GENERAL MITCHELL FIELD,
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS: FROM CHECKING WITH PILOTS ASSIGNED TO THE 126
FIGHTER SQ, WIS: AIR GUARD, A STRONG LIKELIHOOD EXISTS THAT THE
SUPPOSED UFO'S WERE TWO F89J'S FROM THIS BASE. THESE JETS WERE
FLYING AT 32,000 FEET. I DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY WITH LT. LAND.
HE COULD NOT ZERO THE TIME I
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WATCHED THE ECHO SATELLITE IN TERMS OF APPEARANCE AND ALTITUDE. HE
STATED THAT THE UFO APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING EVEN FASTER THAN
THE ECHO SATELLITE. OF POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE IS A CURSORY REPORT
FROM THE WEATHER OFFICER AT GENERAL MITCHELL FLD THAT A UFO WAS
SIGHTED OVER MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN THE SAME EVENING, NO FURTHER DE-
TAILS AVAILABLE. THE EVIDENCE AT HAND STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT
PARTROLMAN GLASS OBSERVED TWO JETS FLYING. BECAUSE THEY WERE AT
32,000 FEET HE WAS UNABLE TO HEAR THE SOUND. RECALLING THE ECHO
SATELLITE, HE ASSUMED THAT HE WAS VIEWING ANOTHER SATELLITE, AND
WH

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