Chicago Ill, May 1951
- Date of account
- 1951-05
- Location
- Chicago Ill
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS D Wos Bolloon 24May 51 ChicagoIll 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locol X Ground-Visua! Ground-Radar Wos Aircraft 口 Probobiy Aircroft 25/0150Z AirVisual DAir-lntorceptRudar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomicol Y。s 口 ProboblyAstronomical Civilians D Possibly Astronomicolcontrajl XNo 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other Probable_Ac.w/ InsufficientDataforEvoluation /b12-15min 1 EtoNtoW 口 Unknown 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Cigar shaped object.Described as rockets Duration rules out rocket sighting. with exhaust flame about a mile long.Blinking Probable a/c with contrail.Blinking Light in front going on and off. Object flew light and duration inaccordance with from E for about l2 minutes turming west and the analysis. finally disappe
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