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Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Des Plaines, Illinois, 4 October 1962

📅 4 October 1962 📍 Des Plaines, Illinois 🏛 Foreign Technology Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 📄 Record Card and Correspondence
Des PlainesIllinois1962meteorred-orange glowhumming soundinsufficient data

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A civilian in Des Plaines, Illinois, reported a brief red-orange glow and a humming sound on October 4, 1962. The Air Force recorded the incident but closed it as having insufficient data for a definitive explanation.

On October 4, 1962, at approximately 0730Z, a civilian witness in Des Plaines, Illinois, reported a brief, unexplained phenomenon. While feeding her baby, the witness observed a red-orange glow illuminate a window. She reported hearing a sound described as a soft, automobile-like hum, only louder and overhead. Upon moving to another room to investigate, the object was no longer visible. The total duration of the event was estimated at one to two seconds. The incident was documented by the 64th Troop Carrier Squadron at O'Hare International Airport. The official record card and subsequent correspondence from Base Operations Officer Thomas A. Hilquist note that the report was incomplete and that no formal investigation was conducted. The case was officially categorized as having insufficient data, with suggestions that the event could have been a meteor or a light reflection from an unidentified source.

Rpt incomplete and no investigation as to possible cause made. Case listed as insufficient data.

Official Assessment

Possible meteor sighting. Also Possible light reflection fm unidentified source. Rpt incomplete and no investigation as to possible cause made. Case listed as insufficient data.

The report was deemed incomplete and no formal investigation was conducted, leading to a classification of insufficient data.

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