Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Elmhurst, Illinois, 22 May 1964
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A 1964 sighting of a star-like object in Elmhurst, Illinois, was investigated by the Air Force and J. Allen Hynek. The case was ultimately closed due to insufficient data and the belief that the object was likely an aircraft.
This document collection details a UFO sighting reported on 22 May 1964 in Elmhurst, Illinois. The witness, Arthur Caso, a 28-year-old graduate student, observed a single white object resembling a bright star from Northwestern University. The object was reported to move back and forth in a clear blue morning sky. The initial military report, filed by the 928th Troop Carrier Group, classified the observation as having insufficient data for evaluation. Subsequent correspondence from J. Allen Hynek of the Dearborn Observatory to Major Hector Quintanilla of the Foreign Technology Division on 18 November 1964 confirms that the case was placed in abeyance. Hynek noted that the witness had relocated to the Virgin Islands and that the sighting was likely an aircraft, concluding that further investigation was not worthwhile.
Since his sighting was very likely an aircraft, I don't think we need to pursue that one any further.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for evaluation.
The sighting was likely an aircraft, and the case was placed in abeyance due to lack of information and the witness moving to the Virgin Islands.
Witnesses
- Arthur CasoGrad Student - 28 yearscivilian
Key Persons
- Hector QuintanillaMajor, Foreign Technology Division
- J. Allen HynekDirector, Dearborn Observatory