NUMII .. 0' OIJICTI 6o TYftl 0, OISIR~ATION 9. PHY .SICAL t YIDIMCI tl . .... ,,, WtiMAtY ... MALYIII - r Tl l l ~.J.lloon ? UNCLASSIFIED 17 Auguat 1953 Peoria, Illinois Deacrlptlon ~ c1Y111an obs~rvera at dltterent location in Penria aav an uni- :~ dentitled tlJlns oo jt!ct at lltlt5 CST 17 Ausuat 1953 The obJect appeared , tbe size ot a ba1e:Jell \tlth a ver1 ~r1lliant white color. Ito t.rail or exhauat vaa obaerv Rnd the obJect seemed to be auapen4e4 in the air and tnen alOWlJ movefi aV&J. The apee4 or the obJect 111118 unknown. The obJe~t vaa obaer~d outb ot Peoria and moved ott eoutb-aoutheaat. At the t1a. of tbia alghtinl, peraonnel or the 79lat AC&W Squadron, Hanna City, Illlnola, obR~rve4 halt-aoon shaped obJect ln the aame vlcinltJ. Total ~ or OhR~rYfttloD vas 30 lnutea. Dls~ Joalon 111e ACtcW fln' Htrrm at Hanna City dlcl not pick up an1 unu:aual trncka on - .!ur tn the 1 e. 41" t1one4. ChP.cka vitb locftl weather station tor P'"' lble releaa ''"t~r~lned that there were no weather balloooa ira the arc..n. Cheeka if~"' w l t h alrtleld ln the vicinity precluded tbat there v~ro:t no alrCJ"aft. In ' h uaea. Cbeck v1th upper air balloon tracka re- Vt!al that there ,. air reaearcb balloon over Peoria at the tame of aiptl Vu 'ball)on. UNCLASSiFIED DOWNGRADED AT 3 Y'BAR INTIRV DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. UNCLASSIFIED COMDR ATIC COSllt 791.3'.r An aoo.,, 1) sq !IA&'flfA :; L:tt n,t. C = P~EC.0ENCE Ac:TIO!t FOR: RCXJI!'I Nl C:lYI'TOJ"~ZCAUTI0/1 0 va I[] NO Jflfr:Jl'i TO M~:iSAGE: IOUIT,ICATION reed1ap tJ'a. tbe ob .. l"ftra. 2) Subait of tbe obawver. 3) ~ ~ libt'n& 1 ner WMCN IIAf II Uiill AT 3 YBAB INTERVAl.&; , APTIB 11 IBAMn ~et:ASSfFJED U~ ted States Pooria Illi:toi.J 1 s t lt.t.; "M Scnn. iron lia.1..U:. ~'lmu!lll Gi t Y, I~ll!lol:J ]afe~nce mesaage I 17~ fro~ Air Technical Intellic~nce t~r, ight t..bject ws ~si ticn where ( r."le '1orizoa. rmaticn abote. tely 120 degrees (!'ron true Jo-:oth) from vaJ observiftl oojsct. In ref. 1!"!!~ce to .,len. tion ob~ect tl~s approx1matel7 35 degrees above 9JO!"t coi11sides 'Ji th in.f'o- ~ll~n. ~13 1.nto~ed statio~ ror ;o~si~le ~ec.d bee:1 r~lea3ed. lnt'"l~t.i~ tl~t~ti!"''. t,::e nat.io""'.al i-t _.1!\M of t-he ::n i ;.-ld .rwDW. It.a ti'1V ~ .. u. or t:: rla D ot i .. a oonte:l~...l i :l :m1 tJUIDel' 4:._, "Jl:ole or !.:s ~. . 1 other t.~!t t:nitAC Sta+.Aa .liz penlaat. '' ~he J ot Iatell! .... , U.S A!!.