Danville, Illinois, April 1962
- Date of account
- 1962-04
- Location
- Danville, Illinois
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 26 Apr 62 Denville,Illinois 口 Probabiy Bolloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OFOBSERVATION Loccl DGround-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 ProboblyAireroft 27/0100Z DAirVisuol DAir-intarcaptRodar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT.. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomiccl DYes 口 ProbablyAstronomicol aNo Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OFOBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 口 InsufficientData forEvuluation 口 Unknown 3min 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING OPal lUninOUS Objt 1/2 m. coMueNrsUpper air observation bolloon bright as Venus considered circular of released at Peioriaat 2300'.Winds fm spherical with light at base.Observed througl 280°at 50,000 were 23 knots.Wind 12 1/2°reflecting telescope,by amature would carry balloon over Danville at astronomer while looking for comet seki-lines approxina
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