:~tULTIPt.E PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon Chanute AFB, Illinois o Probably Balloon Poasi bly Balloon DATETIME GROUP 0 Was Aircraft OCGround Vi auol 0 GroundRaclar Probably Aircraft -0 Al~V - o_l o_A_ir ln_t_r_c pt_R_ad_o_r~IO PossiWy Aircraft ~ 6. lO Was Astronomical l~teor 0 Probably Astronomical M1lit8!":1 ani Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION I. NUMBER Of OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data far Evaluation 10. BRIEF SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING ing ~ period o~ 5 h=~ there v~re 4 r eported ~bj~c~s seen over the ~a~e general ar~a. The lcbje ;.; :bnsist~d of f:s::hs-s or light' greenish- ;;h:L..e l color~ "rith lc!":.g .; ail of s~arks. One ~f:tnes . reported an obje~t that broke into 2 pi~ec. 0bje~ts were vie~ed fTom 2to 20 Eec, aepen-'1 j r.g on .:it ness ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 8EP 52) 11. COMMENTS Descript:io n and duration i s tYFi:~al o:f meteors . It i s ATic opinion th"3.t . the cause fo~ '~hese sightings was a meteor e. L0catiot1 of hscrver: J n Chanute Air Force B"1!ie, Illinois f. Idcntifyinb Information of Observer: Civilian, Age 35 , Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. 0r~r good Secretary to Base v1X Officer. Reliabi.l i ty: (2) l~ot applicable g. Weather and Winds Aloft -Condition at the time and place of sighting: (2) thru (7) See attachment #12 j. Information not :r-eadily a vailable k. See findin~s of Jasic Report ~n accordance with paragraph 15, AFR 200-2, the folloHing is submitted: a. Description of Object(s): ( 1) Egg shaped (2) Appeared as approximately the size ofa pea held at ar:11's lcn.:;th and di sappen.rcd approximately the size of a dir1e held at aru' s lenc.;th. ( 3) Reddish orange (4) Appeared as one object and broke into two _Jieces tvith the snaller {approxi::'lately the size of a pea at arm's length) trailing by one-half the diameter of the larger piece. It appeared to travel slower than a meteor b. Descripti~n of Course of ~bject(s): ~ J) Appr :xi:-1a t.ely 20 {4) Straight line traveling from East to South (5) aapid fading (6) Approximately three to four seconds c. : :anner of ('bserva tion: (1) Ground -visual (3) trot applicable Si:;h tir,[~l LTuly 1960 e. Location o:f Observer: Approximately one rnile \rest of Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois f, Identifying Information of Observer: (1) l!ot applicable Force Base, Illinois. GCA.operator, 30, 196)rd AACS, Chanute Air Reli ility -very good. g . Weather a.."td vlinds 41oft Condition at the Time and Place of Sighting: (2) thru (7) See attachment #12 . :ASIC ~EPORTitrG DA1'A OF SSGT ROJERT W. A:iDERSOiia ::1. Description of the J (1) Flash of light shape of an orange (2) About the size of an orange held at an"'l' s length (J) Exceptionally bright green (6) ~he object appeared to dim then get very bright, brighter than any- thing he has ever seen (7) Trail of sparks, about 20 times longer than the object (9) Brightness of the color b. Description of Course of t he Object: elcvat::.cn 5~ill v:.sible ?ad eci slc.-2_: traveli;1~ s:n1t:1. r:o:: appr .:.:::=_!a tel y 20 seconds. ( 6 ) A:?pro:~i:-'l;l~ tely 20 sec Jr.ds c. : 1an.Yler o.f Oaservation: Gr ound -visual (J) Hot. applicable and Date of SightinJ(s): i'aded , t he trail uas trail was 1'edcl:.s:1 LcJcution of Ob~crvcr: In the vlea ther Observation Air Force Dase, Rantoul, Illinois. to-v.rer located on the HE corner of Chanute f. Id~ntifying Information of the Observer: (1) Not applicable (2) .SSgt Robert w. Anderson, AFl6280a91, age 33, Dot. J, Group, Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. Senior weathe r observer. Very good 8th vleather Reliability: g. Weather and t/inds -Aloft Conditions at the Time and Place of Sighting: (1) Thin scattered cirrus in the SE and SW quadrant (2) thru (7) See attachment #12 j. Informati~n r.::>t readily av~ilable .:..n b asic repcrt BASIC REPORTING DATA OF A3C HarY Fletcher: In accordance \ri th paraGraph 15, AFR 200-2, the following is sub~"ll t ted: a. Description of the Object(s): (1) Flash of light lit up the sky like a flash bull. (2) No object. Large mass of light covering appro~lmately one-half (3) Greenish white (6) Started dim. Brightened leaving a solid trai l of greenish white (not as green as the flash) light. The trail didn t radiate light . (7) Solid trail six feet l ong . Observers could not distinguish an b. Descripti)n ~f C JUrse . .)f J.:u:~ .bject.(s): (1) Sudden :'las~:. of light :.n a clear sky Stra.ig!-1 t l ine moving s ou t~1 ( 5 ) ~he bl ob of light disappeared abruptly but the trail remained f or approxiM~tely 25 secJnds. (6) ApproxiMatel y five seconds. c . : :anner of Observation: (l) Gr~und -visually (J) Not applicable d. Time and D~1.tc Jf Sightine(s)l O?JlZ 2 July 19o0 e. Location of Observer(s): In the weather observat:lon tower on the tJE corner of Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois r. Identifying Information on Observer (1) tiot applicable Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. age 22, Det. J, 8th Weather Grp., Junior weather observer. Reliability: Very good. . g. vie ather and \iinds Aloft -Condition at time and place of sighting: Clear, high, then scattered (2) t hru ( 7 ) . See attachment #12 h. lrone readil~r a'.taila'.:>le CHANUTE TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER (ATC) ITATII All POICI CHANUTI All POICI IAII, ILLINOIS au~&CT: Report of Investigation, UFO Sighting 'l'Ot ATIC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio The attached report is submitted in accordance \-rith 200-2. FOR THE COHHANDER }(. JlJS!iE:R Colone!l , USAF Operations 1fficer :-RT T LF ss a. Description t'f the Object( s): ( 2) The size of a dine held at ann's len~th (J) Brilliant green Brightness (9) Bri;htness of col or b. Descript o~ Course of the Object(s): (1) Sudcie~: fla.5~ of li;ht r.leraJ.; on !~ot a0olicable d . {i~ 1e and date :>f sigh tine ( s): (1) O?JlZ 2 July 19CO e. Loc:1.t i on of lJbserver: In the Control T(>Wer l ocated on Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Ill Identifying information on the observer: SSg age 27, 196Jrd AACS, Chanute AFB, Ill. Control Totfer opP.rator. Relia- g. Weather and Hinds -Aloft condition at time and place of Sif;hting(s): (1) Thin ground fog -sky clear (2) thru (7) Sec attachment #12 j. Information not readily available k. See findings of basic report State:1cnt of Lt. :tiller: As ".iloondust" Project Officer for C11anute Air l'..,o:rce ;1n:;c I hacl huen alerted to the ex!)ected re-entry of the Russian Rocket 1960 E!Jsilon II. The infor . .,ation furnished rae by co:.fA TC, Randolph Air Forc0 Base, Te.;:as, indic:.ltcd the rocket uas due to ra-enter the earth's at~osphere durine the !Jcriod from late June through nid-July. I requested that the local AACS and \veather Detachment Corru1anders alert the control to~rer and weather observer personnel to be on the lookout for the re- . turnln~ rocket. At 061.5Z I received the report from TSet concerning the object he savr at the drive-in movie. Just after transmittlng s sighting report, at about 0800Z, iiajor Harrisor., the ~feather Detachment Commander, reported the sighting made by SSgt Anderson. I transmitted this sighting also, After comparing notes with Captain Nathan on this date (14 July), I see that I inadvertently reported the time of Sgt. Anderson's sighting as l9JlZ rather than 07JlZ . From about 08JlZ until lOJlZ, !1ajor Harrison, Sgt. Anderson, Air1nan Fletcher, Hrs and myself posted ourselves on the roof of the remote observing site in hopes of again sighting the objecto We r.1ade no sighting . As the sight- ing by Sgt. S~t. Anderson vtere sone 95 minutes apart, I assuncd t~1at these sigh tings :Jere of the orbiting rocket. SUBJECT I : Ieteorologicnl Condi tlonn at Ch~r.ute Air Force Bane, Rantoul, Ill~ r.oJ ::3 TO: \fuomever This :1ay Concern 1. The following meteorological c onditions Her~ observed aJ1d/or 4re interpolated from maps and charts f or Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois, at 07JOZ, 1 July 1960: a. Wind direction and speed at altitudes (feet) above sea-lerel as indicated: c . Visibility: 2} nautical niles ( groun d foe and smoke) d . ClJ~d cover: Oo3 cirrus e. :~u~ierstorns: IJone to JOOOO': 0.7CjlOOO' 2o Accordir:.:.: to our records, there uere n o r1eteorologicC1l b?~loons in the vicinit y of 8:-1ar4ute Air Force Base at the time indicated. J . 'The a":Jove furnished in compliance with paragr aph 15, AFR 200- 2 o s / t CHARAL ES !1. HARRISO!i, IIajor, USAF REPORT 0F INVESTIGATION OF UUIDEUTIFIED FLYiiJG OBJEC'r SIGHTTUG Chanute Air Force :aase, Illinois - 2 July 1960 AUTHORITY: AFR 200-2 dated 14 September 1959, unclassified nessage AFCIU-4e2- 7-2096-E, 8 July 1960 from ATIC Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and Special Order A-393 dated 12 July 1960, Hq Chanute Technical Trainine Center PROCEEDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION: On lJ and 14 July 1960, Capt. G. W. Hathan A0755396, JJ45th Air Base Group, Chanute Technical Training Center (ArC) appointed by Special Order A-J9J, Hq Chanute Technical Training Center, 12 July 1960, proceeded to investigate the .sighting of a UFO on the morning of 2 July 1960. During the investigation, the following persons \-lere contacted and inter- viewed in accordance with paragraph 15, AFR 200-2: Chanute AFB, Ill:.-:1cis Det. J, 8th Weather Group, Chanute AFB, Ill. , Chanute AFB, Illinois Det. J, 8th Weathe r Gp., Chanute AFB Det. 3, 8th Weather Gp., Chanute AFB 196Jrd AACS, Chanute AFB, Illinois 19GJrd AACS, Char.ute AFL3, Illinois Dept. :f ~Teat! ~1d Moondust Projec:t Offlcer, facts disclosed b:r persons c m!tc.cted Officer, L t . Hiller o.L' Chanute ru-:.1, ar.d on ilter.;ie-.; .. -.:,;:,~ 1e HoorJ.dus~ Project it ~1as f ound that: a. Sr.Igt and :1r;?. obs~rved t h 8 r'lash of greeni.sh-whi te light, iE the NE qu.~dr&.nt of the sk~r at 0231Z, 2 July 19GO and a flas h of li~i1t o.f the sa":'le intensi t:y and. color again 90 minuses l3."Ler at 0400Z in the East quadrant, of the sky o.nci a third ti~ne about 180 mi.nutes after the second sightin~ at O'?JOZ in the IIVl qua<.lran t o: the sk~;-. All find~ngs \Jere at an elevation of 120 r elat ive to the !!.orizon. c. TSgt Hhile attending a drive-in theatre two miles ~1est of Chanute Air ?:rc~ Base, served an egg-shaped ball of light about the size of ~ pea held a t ar:1' s length grow to the si~e of a dime held at a rr1's length break into t'.-ro piec:::s ::.:.h the smaller piece trailing behind the larger piece by approximatel y J:'le-:-_;.:..::: :.h e diameter of the larger piece. The object appeared reddish-oran~e in col ... :' in the East quadrant of the sky a t about 40 elcvatior~ a t 0.54.5Z 2 J'.lly 1?6:,, tr.::Yeling South and rapldly fading at an elevation of 20. The obj ec.t. 1.-1ao tisible t-o Sgt f or approximately t hree t o f our sec~)nds n on duty at the renote Weathe r Observation Tovrer, -repbrted JOfNT MESSAGE,.OfltM C~ANVTE TEeM CEM A~ CHANUTE AFB ILL TC.MlGOLPH AFI TU