PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 3. ~.OIJF:CE 10. CONCLUSION UNIDENTIFu,:o ~. NUr..\8ER OF OBJECTS s. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 16-17 seconds {\. T'f?~ OF '3SERVATION 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Ob3~rvers were viewing ths stars through a tel~scop~ whan t obj set ca aa into vie~., as a lightning bug" would. One ob3erver said the object traveled 2 deg per second, the other v1as t.ravallng South, and ilia dra'...,ing indicates object is go in~ north. First observer also said ths obj ~ct turned 45 d "!g ~ich he later changed to 10 deg over the phone. Ths other witna~s did not mention any turns exc$pt a zig-zag motion. Both witnesses said the object appeared as a atar, and as i t traveled on, latr appe:u-ed to turn red the di~appear~. ~;-i (/itnesses said it "N"as a clear sky. i~eat.her b~ea.u sa.id thor e were broken cloud3 i mils visibility, ground fog-haze. FTD SEP 63 0329 (TOE) Pretou edlUoa of tlale fota .. , be u . TINLEY PARK, II.I.fNOI S 4 AUGUST 1965 The obse~vers were viewing the stars through a t elescope i.ihen the object came into vie"f shortly after midnight.. According to the observers, all of a sudden the object ?~?~ed into view like a lightning.bug.would, and mov~d sou~hwest at an . angular r:.:. e c r"' 2 -4 degrees per second. Its color vJas white, like a star, for the major pcrtio~ of its journey, turning to a faint red after approximate~y 10 seconds; Tl:e o~ject disappeared suddenly after appro:xim.ately 16 - 17 seconds total dwation. According t o one .-:itness the object turned south (according to his report) ar.:i north (according to his drawing). At first , one observer stated that the object turned 45 degrees but he later changed his estimate to 10 degrees. The other obs~7/er did not mention any turns other the~ a slight zi g-zag motion. No so1md. ~ia.s r_-sg,rd a.J.d no trai2.. or exhaust was observed. co:: :::~rTs . One po3sibili ty is th::.:. of an airplane suddenly turning on its landing lights. This \liould ~e the \.frong direction for 0' Hara International, but it might have been in the landing pat. tern. Ho e-ver, if this was the ca.se, l:;hy should .it suddenly change color to red in 10 seconds and then go out very shortly after. The possibility of a satelJjte is ruled out because the-direction of flight is opposite t t of a satellite. The duration is a little long for a meteor. However, b7 erring to the angular rate chart we see that there still is the possibility a~ it could have been a meteor and that the observer overestimated the tine; ho-:rever, no trail was r ep orted. The r e ia no indication or evidence that this sighting was an extraterrestrial vehicle or t hat it posed a threat co our na~lonal s ecurity. The case is carried as u!1.ido9!ltified since it is not presently explainable in t8rms of a meteor,. o~ any other plausible explanation. UFO report This is a report:on a phone call to of their sighting of 5 Aug 65. 5 August may be significant b9cause it is the time when many sightings were going on, but these boys were not out looking for UFO's. They were out i'lith a telescope, shortly after midnight and \-Tere lying on the ground looking straight up. All of a su~den there popped into .:.::1.~, t:!_ike a lightening jbug wouJ d" according to , and. moved south- west sane 20 per second according to I.arry and scae 4 per second according the latter being based on a memory test over the telephone. Accord- it turned south (according to his report) a.l"ld norti1., according t.o r..is drawing. Re reports a turn of 45 \rhich he changed to 1 0 0~ phona, did n :)t nantion any turn in pa.rticuJ ar, 8Xcept a zigzag motion. Itts color was white, lika a star, for the major portion of its journey, tu.rni ng to a fainter red later on. The direction ,~as opposite to that~ of satellites, and satellites don't tum red. The p~lZZling matter is its sudden appearance, which both boys agreed upon independently. There was no sound haard. Referring to the angular rate chart, re see that There is still the possibility that it could have bedn a meteor and that t!le boys have ov9r esti.mated the time. They reported no trail whatever, howe-ra:-. Another possibility is that of an airplane suddanly turnjng its land"i r.g lights on -ilrong direction for 0' Hare -but it r.rl.ght lm have been in the landing pattern. But why should it suddenly change to red in 10 S:lconds and then go. out vary shortly thereafter? It disappeared suddenly - it d.d not fade out \iith distance. 'l'he boys; both reported a completely clear sky altnough t~:.l!~ were some clouds lateA. ... on, a..'>ld ha d been some earlier. COMBAT DINESS TRAINING OPERATIONS 928TH TROOP CARRIER GROUP,HED.IUr1 (RESERVE) UNI'rED S'fA TiS Affi FORCE 0' HARE IN'I'ERNA 'l l0NAL AIRPORT Chicago, Illinois 6o666 3u3JECT: U.F.O. 5 August 1965 Description o!' the object: 1. ~culdyou please describe object's shape I~okedjke star,th~n go~ Siz9 a s compared to a kn:n~n cbje~t J:e:d in tr.e (S~lCh as a pea, d.J.Jns, ni-::kel.~ b~seball; et-; o) about size of pin head. nar-.Ad at &naller t han a pea at Wh.i~e blir~ced then turned Forjl'lation, if rr.cre than one _t,:ny discerniole f aatures or details Hone 7. ~as there a tail, to size of object ~ro 9 o Other pertinent or unusJ.al fea tUIes None B. Descript i on of course of obje~t. 1. \Vha t first called the attention of observer t o the object Lutsida ( 1r.Lt h t e lescope. LookL"lg t o Sout h .. llest uithout telescope. Didn' t u s c3 t3lescope, j~st happened to notice mo ent. Angle or elevation and a zimuth of object Svuthwest direction~ 3 . Angl e or elevation and a zimut h of obj ect upon disappearan~e 60 an;la L~ a Southwest direction. Description of flight path a nd maneuver$ o f object Going in a- .. ~ieste~lJ direction t hen Jged cour3a to South. 5. Hotv did the obJ~:;~ disa ppear (Fade away or insta.n~a:..'13r)1.Loly) How long was the ?bjec t visible? (Be sp~cifi~, S C. Ma er of observati0~. 1. Ho-..r v.-as objec t sighted, ground-vis ua1 air electronic. (If electronic, s pecify type of radar) Ground-visual onti cal aids usedo ( Te lescopes) blnoculcn s) llo s i ghting? If so: Telephone No Time and dat.e of sighting 1. Time Zulu 0535Z Date 5 Al~@st 1965 E. Loca.t~ot'! of Observer. Where did you lil.a~(e th..1.s 3lght,J..."1g i:om? G.~Ve -;:~c ... ..; .. location. (If nece~sary give location i n refe rence to a k!:or.r:-! l ;L"'ld -r. . .:u-~; Tinley Park,. Illinois F. Ide ifying Information on Observer c:.vilian Name vlea ther a:nd Winds -Aloft. conditions at tine and plac:a 0 f 1., Gcssrver s accocr.~ ... o'f wea:ther condi ti on:3 Brck~o 9louds -_sli~ht b~.~.Z-~ ~?ir:ds (from i,Jeat!:er Bureau) Furnished by ~'leather Office,r!AS Glen7iew, Ill . S,..trface lfot given Degrees Kts Ce:.l.:.ng 10302 5 :~ug 65 Pn.rtial Ob3cUr'd. tion 8, 000 Broken Am.:unt of cloud layer_3L1Q Urml!'A I'o.i-b -~ ~ ).Ll:Q ;!.].t:J _Currultt ------ T'hunderst.Jrm i.n araa n!!d quadr-ant.. in :-ih.i.~;, .i:,~.~a r;aa _t;:1nl ~ _ -- V-?::-:,ical T amp Gradier..t aso:Il3 tl70~ I 70.01 c. I JOQNa_=Jt1 oc 2CO!.!B -550. Freezing level 13,000 St.:lbility l::d~x +3 (Seo .\ttac!1r.1ent ;/2} ~. Did y o u notice any o therwise , unusual activity or which might acco~t conditions, me t.c O'L1logi(.al , ~l ;5 .... a- for the sightlr~; . +. :p.:..r a couple 'Jf meteors. But the object sa?.Jned to be going too slow to be a Ma t eer. I Di d you t ake any photographs No Do yc~ ~ow of a~ e~stence~o~?~pTh_y_s~i~c-a~l~e-n~-d~e-n~c-e~o~f~m-a~t-e-:r~i~a~l~s tJ~o . - C04~-- iT: To this reporter ~hi3 yoU-"lJ r.an s aemed t o noti ce nothing tL"iusual. al thou::~ he appeared nervous and not ;.,-ure t o the 'ti:J.J he sa-;.r this object. I f~al this young man y ha7e been sighting a star or satalite. 2 ~ttaclli~ents:lCopy of letter from IA::-ry Uesolowsld. 2 .. td::iti on.al .r9marks from lLlS Glenview He/lther Office r ll c~-:z-IA.JG. L