PROJECT 10073 RECORD l.~ATE ;TiME GROUP 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION Rivertcn, Illinois (1 Witness) 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION. 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 10 Hinutes 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual SE then N\'1 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE rlitnes3 siehtcd a bright red light moving SE. trom his positior.. ~jcct then npprcd to 9t.op in mid air nnd reverse direction ar. tl : proceed to the N\-1. It cilonppcnrcd gradually to the N'll. No aourd was h E"ard. Tho li(',hts confonn to stoodard aircrnft lighting. The sound emitted by nn aircraft would not be heard due to tho strong aurface ldnd nt the 1000 ft level blowing the swnd Away from the area. Many light aircraft travel over that area. FTD S E P 6 J 0-329 (TOE) Prnloua 4'dltln'"' Clf thle form mtlV b" ue,.r1. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THI AIR FORCE STAFF MISSAGI IRANOt INCOMING MISSAGI IN SPRINGFIELD AND THE. DECATUR 1\Ul~ICIPAL AIRP~T CECAUSE CF THE ~TRONG wiND A1 THt. 1e00 FT LEVEL, Tht. PAGE 4 RuCI~5A1131 UNCLAS SQJND El~ITT0 Bl' AN AIRCRAFT WCULD &f. ELCWN AWAY FRCXti 1rit. ub:t.RVER THE OJERCASE CCNDITICW IN THE. AREA WWLD ~.AKE IT EXTREMll Y DIFFICULT TO DlltR~.INt.. 1Hl ~APE. CF 1Hi. lJQJECl. THE DISTANCE CF THE OfJECT FRu\ THE. vBStRVER IS ~UESTIONALSE.. lhE. 'JITNE.S~ 15 APPARENTLY VERYRELIHtLE SINCE & DOES HAVE EXCEl l ENT J(N CJMLEDGE ~F hEl.ICCJPTERS, wEATiil:.R cA :--Lw:-:--~N~-, ..... AIRCRAFT IN GE"NC:.qrll. ANC A FAIR bACKGRUJNC LF ~IE.NCE. IT APPEAR-5 TMT ::-. C~EC1 ~AS 11 LIGH1 AIRCi1AF1 IN 1ru:. AREA. II WOJLD c~ V I:t"~:..ALL i L'.r Ia. 1 C. F AC1UA1E. Tl-15. L. C 1) NO ?;-,'r.S~C~ EVI Dt.NCE E.XI.;TS. ry .. ( 1) I FL FURTnE.1 II~VE~TIGAlilJN IS UN~ARRANTED. UNCLASSI FlED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE IR.Nat INCOMING MISSAGI F. ( 1> CIVILIAN ~!R RObERT t.. ROcERl~ON, 52~ E. BL~KBJRN, PAGE 3 RUCI5oA.l 131 UNCLAS RlVERT~, II J IN OIS ~ C 1> SKY E:>TL'.AlE.D 75"'0' OV~CAT, NUt-JERCUS hiNVJC, WIND Ho C 1) NA CAN:-.J 01 Ei. C OOF I~.E.D. (1) CAP1AIN ECw C J CRENIC, UFC INVE~1IGA1ING LfFICER. AN INITIAL RE?CR1 .-~5 RECEIVED o'r 1t.LEPH\JNl:. F~Ol1 1~ WITNt.~, INCLUDING SUCH CQv},~E.NT:> AS TO LIGH1 ING, SHAPE, :>vUND AND DIRECT !LN. I ?ERSONNAL'r INT~=1VIEwD THE. WI1NiSS AND RECE.IVED CUNFIR[".ATiuN CN THE LIGHTS, LACK l:F ~C.UND AND DIRECT I LiN. Th.t. L1Gli1S CU'JFLR~. lu STANDAi1D LIGHT AIRCRAFT LIGHTING IN COLLR AND P~I1 IvN. I CQ~TACTED iR CRAWFCRD GF 1rti 1A'rLC,RVILLE AIRPc.RT AND WAS INFCRtt!t.E> THAT Tri~E ARE ~Ull A rEW AIRPCRT~ IN THE. VICINIT'r AND lHAT STUDENT PIL01S ~v!AKE. Fi1E.~UE.N1 FLIGhTS WER 1kl:. AREA. tt.,cv~) uF 1hE3E FLIGHTS ARE CCNCUC1t..D I;J LIGhT AIRCRAFT FRCA"l CAPI1AL A!RPCR1 AFHQ 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 2 RUCIScA1131 UNCLAS C8) NO ;)CX,;ND EiljiTTED. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE Alit FOICI STAFF MISSAGI lltANOt INCOMING MESSAGE B. < 1> WITNESS SIGHTW A CRIGHT RED LIGH1 l J~VING ;,UJlhl:.AST FR~ HIS POSITION. <2> APPROAI~.ATFl. Y 750 FEE. t. <3> DISAPPEARED CN Iri~ hGRilvN (4) ObJECT FU:~ SOJT~S1, A?fi.AAE.D lu SiuP IN [tJIDAIR, REVERSED DIR~CTION ANC ?rtGCl~D~D 1C 1HL NUR1M~EST (5) DISAPPEARED ~rtACLAl LY 1u 1~ NLn1h~E~1. C, <1) GROUND VI~U~L CC~1~C1 ~ C 1> OCSE.aVffiS -.JERE LCCAii.D 89 Dc.GRE~, ~2 tt.INUIES WEST - 39 DEGREES 43 l':INUTE.5 NCRTh IC .39 Dt.C:REE.S 38 CV.INUTE~ NCRTrl ~N THE STATE ACCES.:, RGriC FRu~ RCCht.STER, ILLINvlS 1C R1 104 'N~T CN TAYLORVILLE, ILLI1~0l.;; AFHO 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSA3E I RANCH INCOMING MESSAGE A'JT!ON: NIN-7 !NFO : SAF-~3, XOP-1, XOPX-2, DIA-l ( 15) AIN CY DIA &~8 ~23VffU JAW RUCl~bAlt31 0952044-uUUU-- . FCt; TECH TNG C CHANUTE AF b ILL 10 RUWLiFV W AOC RUCDSQIFTD WPAFo OhiO F4.JCDAHI30AIRDIV IRUAt\ FLD WIS rill EE:.rib. AI CSAF W ASrt CC LNCLAS AOCTF iii25 A?R 66. F<..R AF\.lN ANC .::>AFlJI. SJbJ: UFO 8.JT CHANGED TO UNDEIER~.I~ED IN P:.f(SLN,;L INTERVI.E.W. N~E. NOTICED. UNCLASSIFIED RU E.Biia. A