Project 10073 Record Card and Unidentified Flying Object Report — Darwin, Illinois, November 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying military report regarding an unidentified flying object sighting near Darwin, Illinois, on November 19, 1958. The witness, identified as a civilian, reported observing two red, fish-shaped objects, each approximately the size of a golf ball, flying in a trail formation. The objects were observed for 20 minutes, maintaining a straight flight path heading north at a high altitude. The witness noted that the objects suddenly faded from view. The report indicates that this was not an isolated incident; the observer claimed that the same visual phenomenon had been reported on at least three previous occasions by six or more different individuals at the same Ground Observer Corps (GOC) post. These sightings consistently occurred between dusk and dawn. The military investigation, conducted by the 752nd ACWRON at Rockville AFS, Indiana, and submitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that the objects were likely aircraft flying in trail formation. The report notes that F-84 aircraft were flying out of Hulman Field on VFR flights throughout the afternoon of the incident. The final assessment dismissed the unidentified nature of the objects, attributing them to standard military flight operations.