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22 Mi NW Of Carbondale, Illinois, February 1960

Date of account
1960-02
Location
22 Mi NW Of Carbondale, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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UNKNOwN (Civilian Pilot) PROJECT 1OOZSRECORD CARD 1.OATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 22 mi NW ot Carbondale,Iilinois 口 Was Balloon 3 February,1960 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 1506 Ground-Vi sual Ground-Radur 口 Was Aircraft Locai. 口 Probably Aircraft 3/21062 AirVisual D Air-lntarcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astrononical OYos 口 Probably Astronomical No Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OP OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. Insufficient Data for Evaiuation Not Given One East 口 Unknown 1O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Meteor or rocket like object of silver color Limited information. Insufficient for with blaze on top (or trailing), moving East analysis or conclusion.Unable to at approximately 2,000 ft。 contact pilotwho made initial reporto ATIC FORM 329(R3Y26SZP 52)

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