Kankakee, Illinois, September 1955
- Date of account
- 1955-09
- Location
- Kankakee, Illinois
- 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 page 1
Source text · mention onlyUFOB INDEX CARD AISS-UFOB-327-55 2LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 22 口 Was Ballcon Kankakee, Illinois 口 Probably Balloon -23Sep 56 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft XGround-Visual Ground-Radar Local 口 Probably Aircraft 23/0140z Sep 55 口 Possibly Aircraft AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar GMT 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical Yes Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical WNO Pos Searohlights 9.COURSE 石 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS Other 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation (t) uo Stationary 口 Unknown Ten Mimutes 11.COMMENTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One (1) sphorloal objoot, ohanging colors, With almoet a total oTercast it is probable that thia objeot was seen appeared very high in the Bw and disappeared in the aano spot. The light faded and then bolow the oloud lovel or at the oloud level.This looks liko a fixed disapp
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