Project 10073 Record — Wooddale, Illinois, 23 August 1965

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian UFO sighting reported on 23 August 1965 in Wooddale, Illinois. The witness, a housewife living near the Mody-Wooddale Airport, observed an object for approximately seven minutes from inside her home. She described the object as having two blinking lights that transitioned into three blinking white lights. She noted a loud motor sound, which she explicitly stated did not resemble a jet or a helicopter. The object appeared to be at an altitude of two to three telephone poles and remained stationary before disappearing toward the NNE. The report includes a follow-up letter from the witness dated 24 August 1965, which provides further details on the observation. Francis A. Dellorto, a Civilian Base Flight Operations Officer at the 928th Troop Carrier Group, investigated the report. He consulted with the FAA Tower Watch Supervisor, Mr. Duarte, regarding flight patterns at O'Hare International Airport. Based on the description of the lights and the sound, as well as the proximity to O'Hare, the official conclusion reached by the investigating officer was that the witness had observed a Grumman G-159 'Gulfstream' aircraft performing an approach for landing. The document includes weather data for the time of the sighting, which was clear with unlimited visibility. The report was forwarded to AFSC (FTD) at Wright-Patterson AFB, with a copy provided to Dr. J. Allen Hynek.