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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 26 Jul 60 | 3. LOCATION | Vicinity Monticello, Illinois  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local ___________ GMT 27/0130Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 15 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Crescent shaped object, reddish-orange with a brilliant glow. Object remained stationary and faded out rapidly and disappeared in the original location.  |   |
|  1…

APPEARED TO BE MOVING VERY SLIGHTLY. THIS OBSERVATION WAS MADE WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE AUTOMOBILE. MRS. WATCHED THE OBJECT UNNTIL THE AUTOMOBILE APPROACHED OREANA, ILLINOIS, AT WHICH TIME THE OBJECT FADED OUT AND DISAPPEARED. ON THE SAME NIGHT AT 0143Z, 27 JULY 1960, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON CHANUTE AFB, ILLINOIS, WHEN ONE OF MY CHILDREN ASK ME WHAT THE BRIGHT OBJECT WAS IN THE SKY. I LOOKED DUE WEST AND OBSERVED THE MOON THROUGH WHAT APPEARED TO BE A HAZE LAYER. IT WAS ABOUT 1/4 FULL AND CAST A BRILLIANT ORANGE GLOW IN THE SKY. THE EXACT OUTLINE WAS NOT DISCERNIBLE BECAUSE OF…

|  16,000 | 330/20 | 330/20  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  16,000 | 320/30 | 320/30  |
|  20,000 | 320/35 | 330/40  |
|  30,000 | 300/50 | 330/50  |
|  50,000 | 260/40 | 260/40  |
|  80,000 | LGT/VRBL | LGT/VRBL  |

B. WEATHER DATA AT DECATUR IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FOLLOWING
STATIONS ARE REGULAR REPORTING LOCATIONS AND LOCATED AROUND DECATUR.
(1) RAN-CHANUTE AFB APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES NE.

|  27/0135Z | CLEAR 12 | AC W--N.  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27/0136Z | CLEAR 12 | 75/69 W3 AC W-N  |
|   |  | VSB LWR SE  |
|   |  | K DRFTG OVR RNWY  |
|  27/0246Z | 120 SCATTERED 15 | K DRFTG OVR RNWY.  |

BT
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7. TALL ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT APPEARED ONCE FOR ONE SECOND.

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8. NOT NOTICEABLE SOUND.
9. NONE.
B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (S):
1. OBSERVER'S ATTENTION WAS DIRECTED TOWARD THE OBJECT BY HER 7-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER.
2. APPROXIMATE 10 DEGREE ANGLE OF ELEVATION ABOVE THE HORIZON. AZIMUTH OF APPROXIMATELY 270 DEGREES CLOCKWISE FROM NORTH.
3. SAME AS B (2) ABOVE.
4. OBJECT REMAINED FAIRLY STATIONARY.
5. OBJECT FADED OUT RAPIDLY AND DISAPPEARED IN THE ORIGINAL LOCATION.
6. OBJECT WAS VISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
1. GROUND VISUAL.
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E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER (S):
OBJECT OBSERVED WHILE TRAVELING IN AN AUTOMOBILE FROM MONTICELLO, ILLINOIS, 40 02N 88 34W TO OREANA, ILLINOIS, 39 56N 88 52W, ON HIGHWAY 47.

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER (S):
MRS. [REDACTED], AGE 25, OCCUPATION, HOUSEWIFE, [REDACTED], DECAUR, ILLINOIS. ESTIMATE OF RELIBILITY [REDACTED].

G. WEATHER AND WINDS--ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS:
SEE ATTACHMENT 1

1. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 17, AFR 200-2, THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FINDINGS AND COMMENTS OF INVESTIGATION OFFICER:
QUESTIONED MRS. [REDACTED] AT 1930Z, 28 JULY 1960, A…

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DE RJEDNU 65
P 292155Z ZEV
FX CHANUTE TECH TNG CEN ATC CHANUTE AFB ILL
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH DC
RJEZHQ/SEC OF AF SAFIS WASH DC
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UNCLAS OSD 32G. SECTION ONE OF TWO SUBJECT: UFO
A. DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT:
1. CRESCENT SHAPE.
2. SIZE OF HALF DOLLAR HELD AT ARM'S LENGTH.
3. REDDISH-ORANGE.
4. ONE.
5. N/A.
6. BRILLIANT GLOW.
7. TAIL ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT APPEARED ONCE FOR ONE SECOND.

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7 ONE.
5.A.
6. BRILLIANT GLOW.

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FM CHANUTE TECH TNG CEN ATC CHANUTE AFB ILL
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHO/HO USAF AFCIN WASH DC
RJEZHO/SEC OF AF SAFIS WASH DC
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UNCLAS OSD 32G. FINAL SECTION OF TWO SUBJECT: UFO
(2) SPRINGFIELD: ILL. APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES W.
27/0100Z CLEAR 15 MILES 80/72 W5 FEW CU
27/0200Z 70 SCATTERED 15 MILES 78/71NW2
27/0300Z 30 SCATTERED 15 MILES 76/71 S3
90 SCATTERED
(3) CHAMPAIGN, ILL. APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES ENE.
27/0100Z MSG
27/0200Z CLEAR 15 75/69 SW5
27/0300Z HI THIN BROKEN 15 MILES 73/69

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AREA CLOUD COVER: NONE OR VERY FEW CLOUDS
ARAA VISIBILITY: UNLIMITED.

CB'S NW OF PEORIA APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES OR MORE NW.
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT FROM PEORIA 27/0800Z SOUNDING.

|  6-10N | 13 DEGREES C  |
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|  10-16N | 15 DEGREES C  |
|  16-20N | 8 DEGREES C  |
|  20-30N | 23 DEGREES C  |
|  30-50N | 35 DEGREES C  |
|  50-80N | UNK  |

OTHER METEOROLIGICAL ACTIVITY WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING:
PEORIA, APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES NW, RELEASES RAWINSONDE BALOON APPROXIMATELY 0800Z EACH DAY. BALLOON WOULD BE AIRBORNE APPROXIMATELY 2 TO 3 HOURS AND UP TO 60,000 OR 70,000 FT. THIS WOULD …