Project 10073 Records — Chicago, Illinois, March 1966

This document contains records from Project 10073 regarding two separate unidentified aerial phenomena sightings reported in Chicago, Illinois, in March 1966. The first incident occurred on 25 March 1966, involving a civilian observer who reported a red and green object that appeared upright or flat, larger than a nickel at arm's length, and exhibited extreme brightness. The observer, an Air Force veteran, watched the object for one hour and 20 minutes as it moved from the northwest to the southeast before fading away. The Air Force, via Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., determined there was insufficient data for evaluation and requested further information via FTD Form 164. A subsequent attempt to mail this form to the observer resulted in the letter being returned as unclaimed with a note indicating 'No such street in Chi, Ill.' A second incident occurred on 31 March 1966, where a witness reported a round, bright silver object that looked like a star but traveled rapidly in a straight line. This object was observed for six minutes and was noted to be much higher than two aircraft that flew by at the time. The Air Force concluded this sighting was a satellite.