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Essex, Illinois, August 1960

Date of account
1960-08
Location
Essex, 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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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS August 1960 Essex,Illinois 口 Wos Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Locol XR Ground.Vi sual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft 口 Probably Aircrof! GMT AirVisuol Air-Intercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Wos Astronomical aiYos Physical 口 Probobly Astronomical Specimen Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS COURSE uxothor_Chaff 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown not reported multiple found on ground 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Foil'strips sent to Chanute AFB for Physical specimens of foil iden- possible identification. Desired to tified as chaff used in Radar know how these strips got into the jamming. fields. Maxwell ArB, ATTN: Director leiorpace Archivos ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP 52)

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