Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Des Plaines, Illinois, 4 May 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a bright, revolving light by twelve witnesses in Illinois on May 4, 1964, was reported to the Air Force. The official conclusion was that the object could have been an aircraft.
On May 4, 1964, at approximately 8:30 P.M. local time, twelve observers in the vicinity of Des Plaines and Rolling Meadows, Illinois, witnessed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The object was described as a bright, white light, roughly the size of an airplane, which was observed for a duration of four minutes. Witnesses reported that the object revolved for a period of 10 seconds and traveled from East to West toward the Southwest at an estimated speed of 150 mph, flying lower than a standard aircraft. The sighting occurred under clear to partly cloudy weather conditions. The incident was documented by the 928th Troop Carrier Group (Reserve) at O'Hare International Airport and forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that no data was presented to indicate that the sighting could not have been caused by an aircraft.
No data presented to indicate sighting could not have been caused by an a/c.
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Official Assessment
No data presented to indicate sighting could not have been caused by an a/c.
The object was observed by 12 people as a bright, white, revolving light, moving at approximately 150 mph. The Air Force concluded there was no data to suggest the sighting could not have been an aircraft.
Key Persons
- Thomas A. HilquistBase Operations Officer