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Joliet, Illinois, November 1957

Date of account
1957-11
Location
Joliet, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCL.USIONS Was Bailoon 23 November 1957 Joliet, lllinois Probably Balloon D Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION BGround-Rodor 口 Wos Aireraft Local D Ground-Visuai 口 Probobly Aireroft GMT 24/0105Z OKAir Visual O Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes GOC 口 Probably Astronomical XONo 5 Airline pilots & Radar 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 insufficicnt Dato forEvaluation 5minutes 口 Unknown one not given 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Large round briliiant white object, Description has characteristics orange when passing behind thin of a balloon seen at dusk.There cloud. object seemed to hover at was a balloon released at Moline, times. Had straight course when Illinois at about ooooz.Probably moving. Balloon. AT1

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