PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Chicago, Illinois (1955)

This document file contains records regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Chicago, Illinois, in 1955. The witness, who was a child at the time of the sighting, observed several objects while playing in a park on the Northwest side of Chicago. The witness subsequently climbed a fire escape on a school to take a photograph of the objects. In 1960, the witness contacted the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to report the incident and provide the photograph. The Air Force requested the original negative and a description of the camera and lens used to evaluate the image. The witness responded, expressing curiosity about the nature of the object and confirming they had lost the negative. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is 'Insufficient Data for Evaluation,' noting that the provided print was of poor quality, partially cut off, and showed only light without any discernible physical object. The file includes correspondence between the witness and Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Public Information Division, as well as internal ATIC memoranda regarding the request for further information and the negative.