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Chicago, Illinois, April 1962

Date of account
1962-04
Location
Chicago, 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 口 WasBalloon 25Apri1 1962 Chicago,Illinois 口 Probabiy Bailloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 2109 DGround-Visuai Ground-Radar 口 WasAircraft Locel 口 ProbobiyAircraf! GMT. 26/0309Z DAirVisuol Air-Intarcapt Radar 口 Possibly Aircrofr 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE D Was Astronomical Y9 口 ProbablyAstronomical 白No Civilian 口 Possibiy Asirononical 7.LENGTH OFCBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othsr. 口 InsufficiontData for Evaluation 口 Unknown 5zain SE O.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTINC Objt With a glOW COMMENTSECHO WaS visibleat 0905 PM observed with telescope. No sound. Described N of city at 63° elevation.Moving SE. as having a white glow, like a bright star. Case listed at Satellite Bcho I. Observed N of Chicago moving to right.Faded in NE.Initial observation high.Disappearance low on horicon. Speed estimated Mach 7.

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