Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Chicago, Illinois, 1 June 1961
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1961 sighting report from Chicago involving four witnesses who observed two round, light-emitting objects moving in a westerly direction. The Air Force concluded the objects were likely aircraft.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a formal memorandum dated 2 June 1961, originating from the 928th Troop Carrier Group (Reserve) at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago. The report details a sighting that occurred on 1 June 1961 at 8:00 P.M. (0100Z). Four observers, including a witness associated with the Center for the Study of Liberal Education for Adults, reported seeing two round objects that appeared as lights only. The objects were described as being larger than planes and were observed moving in a westerly direction, separated by five minutes. The weather was reported as clear. The official conclusion recorded on the card is 'Probably Aircraft,' with the accompanying comments noting that the size and direction of flight tended to rule out satellite observations, and that there was no information to suggest the objects could not have been aircraft.
Size tends to rule out Satellite observations as does direction of flight. No information presented to indicate that the objects could NOT have been caused by a/c.
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Official Assessment
Probably Aircraft
Size tends to rule out satellite observations as does direction of flight. No information presented to indicate that the objects could NOT have been caused by a/c.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Thomas A. HillquistBase Operations Officer