Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Chanute AFB, Illinois, 9 January 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a color-changing light near Chanute AFB on January 9, 1956. An aerial search by a T-6 aircraft found nothing, and the case was closed due to insufficient data.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial sighting that occurred on January 9, 1956, near Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. A civilian witness reported observing a light that changed colors from red to green to white at an altitude of approximately 2000 feet. The report indicates that the sighting was classified as an 'Air-Visual' observation. Following the report, a T-6 aircraft based at Chanute AFB was dispatched to search the general area, but the search yielded no results. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that there was insufficient data available to evaluate the sighting. The teletype, addressed to the Air Defense Command and other intelligence units, confirms the details of the observation, including weather conditions at the time, which were reported as clear with unlimited visibility. Captain M.F. Lybarger is noted in the teletype, though the specific nature of his involvement is limited to the report's administrative record.
Red to green to white light seen at approximately 2000 feet.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for evaluation
The sighting involved a light changing from red to green to white at approximately 2000 feet. A search of the area by a T-6 aircraft based at Chanute AFB yielded nothing.
Key Persons
- Lybarger, M.F.Captain