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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 26 August 1958 | 2. LOCATION Park Ridge, Illinois | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 9:58 PM GMT 27/0358Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visa ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION less than 3 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE East  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Obj cigar-shaped in front, while the rear…

9:58 to 10:05 26 Aug
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OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES
56TH FIGHTER GROUP (AIR DEFENSE)
United States Air Force
O'Hare International Airport
Park Ridge, Illinois

5 September 1958

SUBJECT: UFOB

TO:
Commander
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright/Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

1. The enclosed was sent to this office and is forwarded as a matter pertaining to your command.

Robert F. Dietz
ROBERT F. DIETZ
Captain, USAF
Info Svs Officer

Tinley Park, Illinois
August 29, 1958

Captain Robert Dietz
Information Officer
O'Hare Air Force Base
Box 9351
Park Ridge, Illinois

Dear Captain Dietz:

This letter contains a description of a phenomenon which my wife and I watched on the evening of August 26, 1958, between the hours of 9:58 P.M. and 10:05 P.M. The weather was clear, visibility unlimited and a full moon was out.

Standing outside, I notice a strange light in the sky at approximately 45° (see Figure 2) to the west. Thinking it was a man-made moon, I ran inside to get my binoculars, and at the same time I told my wife to come o…

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FIG. 1