Ladd, Illinois, July 1966
- Date of account
- 1966-07
- Location
- Ladd, Illinois
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073RECORD 1.DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 8July66 9/01152 Ladd,Illinois one witness 3.SOUFCE 10.CONCLUSION Civilian Astro(meteor) 4.NUMBEROFOBJECTS One 5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEFSUMMARYANDANALYSIS less than second Observer noted a metcor like object, but was much wider. The object formed a l80 degrec arc which was visible for 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION only an instant.Objcct was compared with a small rainbow Ground Visual that was traveling toward the north.When the object 7.COURSE disappeared,itdid so totally,leaving no discernable trail.The celor was specRled like stardust construction western sky material (dull gild)and little or no space between the 8.PHOTOS speckles, The object did not look like any metcors or shooting stars that the witness had scen before this Yes sighting. ONX 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Description is consistent withthat of a meteor.The duration of the sighting
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