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Chicago, Illinois, September 1961

Date of account
1961-09
Location
Chicago, 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 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 12.Sep 61 Chicago,Illinois 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 1200CDT 辽Ground-Visuol Ground-Rodor 口 Wos Aircraft Local 口 Probobly Aircroft 121700Z D Ai~Visuel Air-lntercopt Radar 口 GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OY.. 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Other- 安 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 1min N 口 Unknown 1 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Medium dark Objt, tan 11. COMMENTs InfO given n by witness is not suu or cocoa color. Size of car. Viewed looking E sufficient for evaluation.Could have been through window. a cloud.Only l witness. Case listed as insffficient data. ATIC FORM 329(RKV 26BRP S2)

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