Project 10073 Record Card — Chicago, Illinois, 14 March 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying military teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting in Chicago, Illinois, on March 14, 1956. The witness, identified as a housewife, reported observing a single round, white object directly above her position at 0251Z. She described the object as moving 'back and forth' before fading from sight after approximately thirty minutes. The report was filed by the 755th AC&W Squadron at Williams Bay, Wisconsin, and directed to the Air Defense Command. The investigating officer, S/Sgt Laurence C. Fuller, noted the weather conditions as clear with widely scattered clouds and 15 miles of visibility. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the sighting was a 'probable balloon,' citing the object's rising motion and the provided description as the basis for this determination. The document includes standard administrative details, such as the reporting of the incident in compliance with AFR 200-2, and is signed by 1st Lt. Chester J. Preisser.