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Vicinity Monticello, Illinois, July 1960

Date of account
1960-07
Location
Vicinity Monticello, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

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

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PROJECT 10073 RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 26 Ju1 60 口 Wos Balloon Vicinity Monticello,Illinois 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visuel Ground-Roder 口 Was Aiicraft 口 Probably Aircraft 27/0130Z GMT Ai~Viswel D Air-lntercopi Rodor Possibly Aircroft 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Wos Astronomicol Moon Y 口 Probobly Astronomicol Civilian RNe 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION S.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Dato forEvaluation 15min stationary 口 Unkno wn 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Crescent shaped object,rediish-orange with a The same object was seen by the reporting brilliant glow.'Object remained stationary and officer and he reported it as the moon faded out rapidly and disappeared in the originpl seen through a haze layer. location. ATIC PORM 329(REV 26SEP S2)

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