Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Chicago, Illinois, 12 September 1961
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A civilian reported a wingless, wheel-less, silent, car-sized object in Chicago in 1961. The Air Force investigation concluded the report provided insufficient data and suggested the object could have been a cloud.
This document details a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Chicago, Illinois, on September 12, 1961. The witness initially wrote a letter in Polish to the President of the United States, which was subsequently translated by the Department of State and referred to the Department of the Air Force. The witness described observing a tan or cocoa-colored object, approximately the size of a car, which lacked wings and wheels and produced no engine noise. The object was observed for one minute while the witness was looking out of a kitchen window. The witness later completed a U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet, providing further details and a sketch of the object. The Air Force investigation, conducted under Project 10073, concluded that the information provided was insufficient for a definitive evaluation, noting that the object could have been a cloud. The file includes the original correspondence, the translation, the completed questionnaire, and the official record card.
The writer states that she saw an airplane which flew in the air without wings and wheels and without noise.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation. Could have been a cloud.
The sighting was evaluated as having insufficient data. The witness reported a car-sized, tan-colored object with no wings or wheels, which made no noise. The Air Force concluded it could have been a cloud.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- The President of the United StatesRecipient of the initial letter