PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS f mna City ~Fs, Illinois o.. 4. TYPE OF OISERVATIOH Wos Balloon Probably Boli-n Po .. IWy Boli-n 0 Groun.f. Vhuol }(() GrountiRodor 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY 01' SIGHTING 11. COMMI!HTS ATIC P ORW 329 (R&V 2 I&.P S2) PP R"'~rs~ <2> i?ICHAR~ LHiTMER, ~RE HEAVY, ~ITa R~IN SHO~ERS AND THUN0RSTORM5 FORECAST~D FOR THE AR~A. <2> 3FC ~INDS fRO~ SE AT 2~ TO 35 KNOTS, ~ITH GUSTS ro 45 KNOTS. ~I S ALOFT NOT AVAILABLE. C3 ) 1 TO 2 THOUSANn }4. ~OK~. I. ~JC:~::: ..i. /A. K. ":'ii~ Crt~RACTEiHSTlCS Of THE i.JNKNOw:~ Tv 7HZ niGiiT OR LEFT Oi THE AFCIN-4E/MaJ Friend/vv/69216 HC' UFO Report (Radar ) ro: AFCIN-4El 1. It i s requested that the attac he d UFO Report (Radar) be analyzed and y our COIN!Ent t"orwarded to the Aerial Phenomena Branch. 2. A c~y ot" the t"ormat used to report sigbtings ot" unidentit"ie d tlying objects i s attached tor your information. 'P!hi,IP G. EVANS Col onel , USAF 1 Inc TWX, 21 Apr, 1 c y Memo, AFCIN-4E, 25 Apr 61, UFO Report (Radar) 1st Ind (AFCIN-4Ela/Mr. Bryant/jc/74201) TO: AFCIN-4E (Major Friend) This office concurs in the opinion expressed in the basic message, that the target probably was a balloon. The behavior of the target (speed, rate o f descent, and evident siz e of the target) all point t o that type o f target. Heavy appearance of the target might be d ue t o eithar low inflation of the balloon, or to a heavier than normal load of instruments, ROY L. '-JA.'!ES Acting C~ief