Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Downers Grove, Illinois, 14 May 1967
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A civilian pilot in Downers Grove, Illinois, reported a 30-second sighting of an orangish-red, erratic object on May 14, 1967. The Air Force investigation concluded the object was a meteor.
On May 14, 1967, at approximately 0330Z, a 25-year-old civilian observer in Downers Grove, Illinois, reported a visual sighting of an unidentified aerial object. The witness, a charter pilot, described the object as having an orangish-red color and a shape resembling a 'flame shaft' or cigar, with a size comparable to a soft ball held at arm's length. The object exhibited an erratic and jittery flight path before disappearing below the horizon. The entire observation lasted 30 seconds or less. The witness reported no sound, no physical evidence, and no photographs were taken. The weather at the time was described as partly cloudy to overcast. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 document identifies the object as a meteor.
Object resembled a flame shaft, and about the diameter of a soft ball. Orangish red color. Object had an erratic jittery flight path.
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Official Assessment
Astro (METEOR)
The object was identified as a meteor.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- J.L.Initialed the report