PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 11. CONCLUSIONS D Wos Balloon Chicago, I llino i s o ProlulhlyBalloon 3. DATETIM! GROUP .. TYPE OF OISI!RVATIOM Local 2135 OOT 8 Grount&.VIaual 0 <nound-Rodar ~ ~=.,!~i;r c?" rtising S. PHOTOS 1. D Was Aatronontlcal 0 PraltaWy Aatronomlcal 0 Po .. lbly Astronomical 1. lENGTH OP OIS!RVATIOH L MUMIU!A Ofl OBJECTS 0 lnaufflelont Data for Ealuotion D Unllnown 10. IRIEF SUMMARY OF SIOHTIMO Object resembling a chain of clec~l rJc lieh t bulbs sighted in flight t o Norlh. Red and fu zzy. Two shapes., one like an a/c and the n the one that was fuzzy. Cbangen s hape three times. ATSC FORM 529 (R&V 2& !IUt 52) 11. COMMI!NTS Jnv('Sligntl ot\ by ,JAH r e venle d thn t the c objC!ct was an a/c lowi ng an advertising :JN~rl,hJ,roo~ ~:vuito~ Explaim ~rthOs~: ;'MysterioUi~tighe. .. 'Strole HpW" r.partec'q I&ID m.....,., U .nploJ"el of Pl''-ter I last week Ia veral tacdona ot AYtatkJa CompanJ, PalWaukM 1 JWnou u elte&rie adver-Airport. Wbeelinl. said the alp nacb. "You Can Leara To FlJ" in i tuin1 ten bablud a . plane, ..,., One Week-Priester AYiatlon lA tht! !; orthbroofr piloc wbO ftew tbe hl~ 'J.x>. <Hc>r11 Priester 11 craft. owner of the airport and the &\'la Robert llurmtattr, 1'705 Bapp tion C'Ompan:r. r oad, ulcl be wu J'ull.iftl" tb Mr. Burm1~ter uid reporta of sa en. wbieh baa 350 lilbt. ~ vnadt!ntdied tlytna o bjec:U' have ? .. : ... r~ n. ~ 'Whne the 1tibt.a ~en receivtad be tore in areas over " " '"" u:},lCh he !'!!I'd n iht .Q.ichh Wil.b j t'nle-;.s the vit'Wf"r ts dtrt"c~ly tr.t., ~Jin Dr J\:Jt'n J :l"111:k dtrN~to:-o t 1 " .. t 'h.''l o t r " JI.z ~ hl(s~a b i!CQUS<I Nvr!h.ve:-tt.r n lh:vttrsuys .. lee r ' ~(fo l~>t 'S:..)l(" IS f::Bhf'J oll!r OIIS Lht' bnrr. 0bSUV3 t ',fy . 'l'lPP<lrlcd :01r PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS Chicago, Illino1s Was Balloon Prabablr Balloon 3. DATETIM! GROUP ._ TYPE OF PouiWr Balloon Woe Aircraft .JIC<irouncf.VIauel 0 Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft PossiWy Aircraft 1. LENGTH opr OISERVATIOH L NUMIER 0, OBJECTS IRIpr 0, SIGHTING ~Lj in the North observed for over onehour. Reported to be stationary. Described as a floating colored light, red on top and gree n on bottom with 7 or eight points. Located nt ~ about the same location as the moon(?) Observed with field glasses. Sky hazy. No vlnd ATIC FORM ;129 (RitV 26 U.P 52) stationary 11. COMM!NTS Was Aatronomlcal ProbaWy Aatronomlcol Poaaibly Astronomical lneuffJdent Data ror Evaluation f>r>~rt~ipt i n n i t u!irnt.Pr; :t po~sibl~ n urnnt r.ight.i rw. I'O!illl()nnl rlnln f"urn i !1h<'ci ls c on f'us lnR. Ob,J t<'ported in thf' North he twf'Pn thC' Moon and the Star. M0on l ~ 'lt ?~. 1L.taunost on thP H0r i1nn In tile Ens t nt t he reported tjme. No hright astro body is i n the area r eported. Altrural displays were common during the early dnys nf the month. Tnsnffi~i<?nl data pt'f"S<'nt~d t.n c.o~F.tPnlint~ this t.lnaJysi. cmWT READINESS TRAINI~lQ OPERATIONS 64TH TROOP CAR:W;R SQUADRO."S, f.D4~DIUM (RESEJiVE) Ulfi'l'ED STATES AIR FORCE O'HARE INTERNATIONAL .AmPORT Chicago 66, Ill:lnois ATTN OF: CRT "' Septemher SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects TO: Air ?orce Systems command Foragn Technology Division l,T~ght-Patterson A"t'T3, Ohio 1. The following information as outlined in Par agr ~ph 15, AFR 200 .. 2, is submitted for your information. a. Description of the Object( s): d. 1. ting colored light, ren on 2 . b"~ttom, green on top w/appr(7X. 3 . 7 or S points. Time and Date of Sightlng: ~. Location of Observer(s): In:..o on Observer (s): 1 Cbgo, Ill b. Description of Course of g . Objects( s): 1 . Due North of location ot 2. obsetver, about same loc.'ltion 3. of moon, and between moon and 4. North Star. Appears to be stationai'Y. c. Manner of Observation: 1. Naked eye and field glasses . Weather and winds. 1. Sky hazy d. Time and Date of Sighting: THOMAS A. HILQ IST Base Operations Officer PROJECT 10073 RECORD CAR~ 1. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 0 Wes Bell"" CJ August l Chicau o . 1 11 inols 0 Proltelaly Bolleon 3. DATETIME CROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION ocol 2235 XkGtaun .. Yisu.. 0 ~aun4-Red JJ Was Ahcrofty/ Ad vertising ---0 Prelaalaly Aitd.if't . l0/0435Z 0 Pe .. IWy Alrereft Slgn -=-~GM~T~::::===========-~-0 AI~VIwet D Alrlftfare.,t Relller $. PHOTOS .. D Woa Asttonomlcol 1. LENCTH OF.OISERYATION I. MUMIER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COUAU not reported 10. IRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHT1NO Letter to Dr J Allen Hynek dCB(' r i h i ng :1 sighting of a UFO. Drnwing of objrcl ~avr nll indlcntions of' an a/ e. towine :1n c J , ... t ~ i advrrtisinp; nign. ATIC FORM 329 (RP.V 16 SP.P 51) 11. COMMENTS t.t i v t't WH~ an a I~ ;hi { :wn n t thnt D Praltaltry AstroMmlcol 0 Pa .. lltly A .. te"e"'leef D lnuffldaftt Dato for Ev-.luation D UMftUWft lndicntcs that H sign over HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND UNtTKO ITATCS 41111 ,OIIICil WIIIIOHT~ATTCIIIION Atlll ,.OIIICil .AIIl, OHIO qf.Pl T TO ATTif O f : susJ Ecr: Request for UFO Information (u,. To: Hq USAF SAF-OIPB {Mrs Gaiser) Wash 25 D C 1. Reference the attached letter from Mrs requesting information on an unidentified indicate no previous correspondence from Mrs dated 11 Aug 63, object. Records 2. The attached letter is a suggested reply to Mrs FOR THE COMMANDER -i#tl ? d:e JONtK!i e:sRE: ( .. rr / Colonei , TJSAF Deputy for Technol ogy Subsystems 1. Ltr, Mrs 2. Suggested.Repl y REPl'f' TO HEADQUARTERS FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION AIR FORCI! SYSTEMS COMMAND UNtTIEO aTATIEI Atf' ~Of'CE Wf'IOHT,.ATTIEf'80N Atf' ~Of'C. aASE, OHIO s ueHcr : UFO Information Dr J Allen Hynek has forwarded to us your letter of 11 Aug 63, regarding an object that you sighted on Friday, 9 Aug 63 In all probability the object which you observed is an aircra~t, towing an electrical advertising sign. Sincerely, November 5# 1963 Dr. J. Allen Hynek has forwarded to us your letter of August 11, 1963, regarding an object that you sighted on Friday, August 9, 1963. In all probability the object which you obaexved ~'las an aircrart towing an electrical advertising sign. Sincerely, )lASTON M. JACKS Major, USAF Public In~ormation Division Office of Info~tlon cago, Illinois U.S. AIR rORCE TECHNICAL !~FORMATIO~ This questionnaire has been prepared so thot y ou can gi'l~. ~he U. S. A ir Force 010 :-nud 1 Information as ponibl4t concerning t he unidentifil'l.l ce, ;o l jo)heno"mtt n 1hat you h~\13 observt11. Please try to answer as many questions as you po:;~i~ 1: c.Jn, Thd infor matun thu~' you give wi!l be used for research purposes. Your name wi II n c J l:e us-..J ir' .;'"mnection wit h any stat~.-nEirlt.s, conclusions, or publications without your permiulon. We rft quest '~Is pers~;>nol Information sc that if it is deemed neces~ory, we may contact you for further deta i Is. 1. When did you see the object? 2. Time of day: ---49......._ Month Year 3. Time Zone: (Circle One ): o. Eastern b. Central c. Mountai, ( Circle C11e j: (Cirde ()11 Ho~r Minute a =._.,Daylight Saving 4. Wh ere were you when y ou sow the object? 5. How long was object i , -sght ? (Toto l Duration) a. Certoin c . Not very sure (!) Fairly certain J~st o rss Was object in sight continuously? 6. What was the condition of the sky? (;;':) Bright 7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you loo~ed at the oL1~t? d. Toyourl~ft e. Overh ead f. Don't remetTtber (Cirde One): a. In front of you b. In bock of you c. Toyourright FTD OCT 62 164 Thla form aupenl!d .. P'TD 164. Jul 6t, w h ic h L t-~ol"l'" 8. IF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS one MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): d. Don't remember 9. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? CLOUDS (Circle One): WEATHER (Circle One): @Clear sky b. Fog, mist, or light rain c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain d. Thick or heavy clouds e. Don't remember 10. The object appeared: (Circle One): @As a light e. Don't remember b. Transparent If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (Circltt One): a. Brighter {c~ About he same d. Don't know Compare brightness :~ s~me common objed: 12. The edges of the object were: (Circle One). Fuzzy or blurred Like a brigh-t star c. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 13. Did the obiect: (Circle One for eoc:h question) a. Appear to stand still at any time? No Don't knew Don't know Don't know b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? c. Break up into ports or explode? Don't ~now d. Give off smoke? Dort't kr10W Don't know D()n't ~now e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? g. Flash or flicker? Don't know h. Disappear and reappear? Did !~ object disappear while you were watching it? Jf so, how? ~{.(.)1-- 15 . Did the object move behind something at any time, particulatly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes (N;} Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what 16. Did the objeet move in front of $Omething at any time, particularly a cloud? (Cirde One): Don't Know. IF you answered YES th9~ 1s!l whut 17 . Tell in a few words the following things about the object: -l- We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line . ...,;th a kno..Yn ohj r-tc;t Ctl~ r;Ntt bov1 much of the object is covered by the head of the l'(latch. If you hod performed this experirn.,rll ut ~e -:-':1'!" of the ~ sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by 'he match head? Draw o picture that will show the shape of the object or oojects. Lobel and include in your ~katch cny ~er~r:il; of the object that you saw -such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor tfail~. J an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the o~ect was moving. 20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the objttcf! (Circle One) Vets IF you answered YES, then what speed would you estimate? ------ 21. Do you think you can estimate how far cwoy from you the object was? (Circle One) No ..;JI......_ IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?-~;; == -.:: -::---: J 22. Where were y04J located when you saw the object? (Circle One): Q Inside a building b. In a car e. Outdoors d. In an airplane (type) 23. Were you ~Circle One) a . In the business section of a city? n the residential sttction of a dty? c. In open countryside? d. Near an airfield? Flying over a city? f. Flying O'lfer o~n country? 24. !F you were MOVING IN AN .AUTOMOBILE or other vehic le at the timf!, then complete the following quesrions: 24.1 What direction were yo\J moving? (Circle One) b. Northeast d. Southeast South f. Sovthwest 24.2 How fast were you moving?----- ----~mi leu per hour. 24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Cirt:le One) 25. Old you ob~erve the object through any of the following? Eyeglasses Yes Binoculars Yes No Sun glasses Yes No f. Windshield Theodolite r Yes ... No ;::J,c d. Window glass Yes 26. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you sow, describe in your ...,., 'Not~ a c(.'r.u,lct J object .or objects which, when placed up in the slcy, would giv~ the same acpearar.ce as tn!! ob! .. ct 'f:'h :d , ~.ou