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Arlington Heights, Illinois, December 1960

Date of account
1960-12
Location
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 25 Dec 60 Arlington Heights,Illinois 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local 2745 Ground-Visuol Ground-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 25/23452 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT. D Ai~Visual Air-lntorcept Rodqr 口 Possibly Aircrafr 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE OYo. 口 Was Astronomicol Civilian 口 Probably Astronomicol ONe 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION S.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 0:0 Othor. Insufficionr Data for Evaluation 1-2min one descending 口 Unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Oval to round,aprox size of large automobile, Object was in view for l-2 min over a gray slate colored glow. Seemed to have lights highly populated area,but was apparently that glowed.Fell to earth straight down. observed by only one person. There was Appeared and disappeared 15°elevation NE of lig

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