PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATI 2. LOCATION 9 July 1963 Arlington Heights, TYPE Ofl OIS!ItVATION :VCOroun Vt ., .. 3. DATITINI ca .. O&.IP Local ?o ~ (.oC.f-' D AI,..Vhuol 7. LENGTH Ofl Oaii .. VATION NUMal .. 0' oaJICTS CONCLUSIONS D Was Balloon Proboltly Balloon D PouiWy Bolloon D GrounciRador ll Wo1 Aircraft~ a Proboltly Aircraft D PossiWy Aircraft D Air-Intercept Radar Woe Atronoml col D ProbaWy Aatronomlcol D Po .. iltly Astronomlcof t. COUASI! IJ Othe.Satelli te E~RQ I . D lnsufflcfettt Data for Evaluation 10, aRII' Ofl SJOHTJMG 11. COMMINTS ~1teobject observed ~o disappear at 30 deg elevation in South after 8-10 min observation~ WX Inversion in area. Object appeared to ATJC PORM ll29 (R&V 2 laP 52) At 0250Z ECHO crossed etttator at 245 ,80 Deg West 26 min later at 0316z ECHO would be at 155 deg W starting it' SE flight. At 0330Z ECHO ~auld be to th~ West of Chicago. Wobble attributed to the wx inversion in the area. c~se evaluated as ECHO Observation. DePARTMENT C r THe AIR FO~C!: STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLA:Sii'IED MESSAGe ACTION: NIN-9 INPO : XOP-1~ XOPX-4~ SAF--$ DIA-25~ DIA-CIIC-3 (46) CHQB703ZCY DE:.RUCDAH 28 FM: HQ CHICAGO AIR DEFENSE SECTOR TRUAX FLO WISC TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUCDSQ/AF SYSTEMS COMO FOREIGN TECH DIV WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RUEAHQ/SEC OF THE AF WASH DC 2EN/30 AIR DIV TRUAX FLO WISC UNCLAS FROM CHODC 07011. SUBJECT: UFO REPORT. A.;(1) UNKNOWN (2) UNKNOWN (3) WHITE (4) ONE C5> NONE (6) NONE C7>:NONE (8) NONE C9> NONE B. Cl> WAS WATCHING STARS C2) 30 DEGREES DUE SOUTH C3> BLANK C4) APPEARED TO BE. WOBBLING C5) 'WENT OlJI' OF SIGHT (6) 8-10 MIN lJfES c. ( 1 > BY EYE ( 2> NON.E ... Y~:itl> LT COMMANDER GATES <RETIRED>, AGE 50, 737 SOUTH HIGHLAND ~RL INGT ON HEIGHTS, ILL, CONSULTING ENGINEER <2> NONE G. (1> WX STATED A GOOD TEMPERATURE INVERSION IN AREA C2> I.-NONE J~ APPROX 10 MILES FROM o.HARE FIELD K. AIR DEFENSE . ARTY 0 !RECTOR. REMAINDER OF. ITEMS BLANK. .i \l ~ l I f' IU ll). '4 fill \ I f j ' c :-PII J t ; jf.l u Ttl t u ll f t I I' F c,l'Jlfr H r F l.flfi..'. 'IHI!i f l I l l. rrt' r ~u;