II. eGIICLUIIONI a ,,. , Aircreft a p,.MWr Aatronelcel a , ....... , AatronoMicel Rnd obj, size of an apple, color wbite red. Obj was below tree top level. It reained in this position for 5 ins then shot atraigbt up into the sky dis- appeared. No trail or sound Insufficient data, alth " hi!~hly suggestive of a haJJ( .... , . ACTIYin II AIR INTELUGENCE INFORMATION REPORT NIPM ltll 1 IV IIUAL '1/Lt.. J.wla Le Llbengood llriiiiiCII CANCILIDIINCOWU ADDITIONAL INrCit ... TION ON (D81) IHe re~t ..... lwllp etet-.1 .. AI '' IJJ, Lief IMIr llflflll '" d1r I c,ll OD l)th dq ot J~ 1958, Mre. a uld.dentUied ~ng object. SQbject tbio ttn.1t at 08lSZ. Dlscrlption ot object aa tollovs. One (1) round shaped objeot, the ise ot an apple. Color white and red. Object the observer first sighted it ~ ot her li ring roaa window. Obj cct reN.ined ill eight tor tin 'nuiAs at thii position then eh"t straight up into the k7 eot wu in eight another six e betare ctlappearing. Weather condition lo oontr' la or sound. 1 q into lOth A1r Dl..teiOD (Del) V-lltl ftle flee-at tal .. llerrtl allectll tlw utl ... l ., .... ol lite IIR"4l.'lct'te I ~ ..... ~ CUll" ICATI .. ROUntta SliP FROM MMl 011 nTU AU. OISM,-~OVA'l M SIMILA~ ACTIONS Itt~ :'-S ItT GFo t DN'lccflt\~ SHA~) ,,a.; r Pol10W8 tr.tt ot ntennoe hl8 letter .._ tee! repl.7 to I nter to JOUr naent letter UD14eDt1t1e4 f171DI A rch ot the AeroaJ)8ce !echD1cal IDtelllgence Center' tllea re.aala DO caae tor ll11Do1a on 4 lovember 1957 Dor 18 there caae tor the area on t~ 3rd or 5th of November 1957. taklas place on 19 July 1958 actually on 20 July 1958. 'fhe obJect vaa n ot Il11no1a aDd vaa 1f1e4 b7 tbe Aero.pece Tecblllcal lDtelliseDOe Center 11't a balloon. The 4eacr1pt1on ot tbe obJect, ~1t1oa ot tbe , aD4 v1Dd. .actor aubtantiate the conclualon. an elrcrett vhlch vaa IIOY1DS 1D tbe exact oppo81te direction tra. tbe v1D4, aDd the bi&h cloaure rate accounts tor tbe re1Ait1v.) abort duration of tbe el&htiDI Other tactora vhich prObably cODtrlbu lack of ideot1t1cat1on ot thia obJect vere clouds between the aircraft and obJect plus the teet that tbe obJect vaa between the aircraft and the sround and therefore probably ftia atsht1111 took pl8ae 4ur1Da IIODth ot loveber 1957 vhich 110nt UIO lsht tb8D -.t ,ean. (See attacbe4 preae release.) 11 oontl~ Mllewr t.~t. apece t.nwl 1D Nfti'N ote-. eal ft eN MiDI vet.ol*l bJ iDMlltpDt lie o\Mr pleneM .. Mltew 1lbllt UN' or popularl,J Mnd "tl.Jilll t.o v1e1't \hie otttce vbiN bl ceo Necl eal cow thi publioet.ion 1D vhole or Bu ncaut tor publlcatlou eboulcl, of oour, be C~back OI-3d Reader OI-l AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ftiOHTPATTERION AIR fORCE lASE R. C. Puoinsld 1. A aearob or the ,ATIC UFO ilea reveal no caae reported for Illinois OD 4 lovaaber 1957, nor ia there a case for the area on the 3rd or 5th o~ Notaber 1957. points 2. !be oue reterenoed u taJd.ng place on 19 Jul7 1958 actuall7 occurred OD 20 Jul7 5~. The objeot wu sigh in the CJ71tal Ike area or Illinois and identified bJ the ATIC analyst as a balloon. The description o~ the object, position o the anm, and ,dnd vector substantiate To"le oODcluaion. The ai~htin, waa made troa aD aircraft which was moving j n the exeat ooPQsi te direction f'rom the wind, and the h5.p:h closure rate acooun!f-the relatively short duration of the si~hting. ,-~ tactors ~&" .,_.& probabl7 contributed to the lack or identification or this object were~ Scattered clouds between the aircratt and object. b object waa between the aircraft and the ,roum and therefore ~obabl7 bleDded in~ this backgro1n'Ct took place during thA month or NoYember 1957 which recorde.d Ltr to C/M Puc1nak1 tr Mr 4t4 3 Dec 59 v/at Science and Comoonenta