Lakecanton Canton Ill — March 1967

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Keywords: peoria, glider, missagi, unclassified, canton, north, ptiotgs, wnshjn, mnchlne, gharp, gradnall, ttjrn, oooot, depaijmiift, iluioi, a050rtnj, ructsba9666, cttanute, ruwmfy, suerfif, rjcffvn20, rjediq, 000q5, mooeren, aitmijii
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t'I'CUJ~\..1 IUU/.S t<t:'-..UWU 2. LOCATION 26/0025Z Lake Canton, Canton, Jll. i. Nli C R OF OBJECTS ~i. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION f1o T'fPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual f North-~orth Northeast S). PtiOTGS fJ. F'HYSICAL EVIDENCE 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object was cc;g shc:.pcd.. Very bright red. Similar to n modern day wnshjn e mnchlne in it's spin c :rclc. Object was approx. 100 inches over head. Object wan heading d 1 e North, followed by.a Gharp turn to the Northeast. Ob- ject gradnall~: ttJrn into haze to the North-Northeast. f-TO Sf P 6 3 0-329 (TOE) p,..,.loue edltJOft of thh foam m~ be u .. d. ?.~ OOOOt: OU-"'t '< F~CAS:Te ~. s~ l t.lz9 ~\ GA.O i,LC>O j 0 t~P ES04'fi ' UHCLASSI FlED DEPAIJMIIft OP THI All FOICI ST AlP MISSAGI ILUIOI IMCOMIMI MISSA ~B A050RTnJ JA\1 RUCtSBA9666 ~2101-UUUtJ--RUEDHOA. FM TECH TN ~EN CttANUTE AF 8 ILL TO RUWMFY 11 AOC I SUErfiF/fTD WPAFB OHIO RJCfFVN20 AIRDI'I TRUAX FLO WIS RJEOHQ~C SAF' RJEDiQ~ f:sAF WASHOC ADV CY DIA ~CL AS A BOT 000q5 APR 67. F CR TOE TR, AFRDC AND. SAF-01. SUB J: ( 2> LARGER THAN SALE s RES I OENCE. (J) VERY fR I QiT RED, < 8 ) SIMILAR TO A MOOEREN DAY WASHING MACHI ~E IN ITS SPIN CYCL. At"HO Jut~ 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DE,AITMIJII OP ntl All STAn MISSAGI IIAIIOI PAGE 2 RUCISBA 6 UNCLAS I ( 1) S~ FLYI~G A Tar GLIDER IN BACK YARD, LOOKED UP s GLIDER O{PPED AND FIRST SAl OBJECT AT THIS TINE. <2> 100 FEET DIRECTLY OIERHAD. (3) APPROC IMATELY 10 DE~EES HI Gi AND NORTH NORTH EAST. C 4) WE N CRTH F' Cll QVED BY A-SHARP T~N TO THE NCflTH EAST. (5) <JfADUALLV I ~TO HAZE TO. THE' NNF. C. < 1) ~ QJND Y I SU AL. (2) EAST BABC fF LAKE CANT~, 1 rJPA NORTH 00 DAM. CJ) LAKE CANT0'4 IS 2 NM EAST~ CANTCN ILL. 'N I CR HI 5H I STIJDENT, GOOD REL' ABILITY. ED'.VARO L. SALE, 42 YRS, RURAL RT 5, CAN- . AFHQ JANII 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAIT-.r Of lHI All fOIG SIAn MISSAGI IWICII TCW ILL, BJILDINS CONTRACTCR, DIRECTm ~ CANTa. CIVIL DEFENSE PAGE 3 RUC I SSA96~6 UNCLAS AGENCY, EXCELLE'fl REL I ABIL I TV f; ( 1) HUMID, 70 TO 75 DE~EES TEMPERATURE, VERY THICK HEAVY 0/ERCASf, HAZY AND MISTY, WINDS ABOUT J TO 5 MPH, ABOUT-5 MILE VISIBILITY, HAD ~EEN RAINING, WILD f'ROM THE SOUTH WEST. CJ> JOOO SCTO, 7~00 BRO<EN, V B~OKEN, 10,000 CVERCAST, V BROKEN C 4) 5 TO 7 MILES IN SCATTERED RAIN. SHOWERS.: (5) C CMPLETE OVERCAST WITH BASES RAGGED F'RCN 3000 FEET TO C6>. WIDELY SCATT~REO TRW CNE~ All QUADRANTS. C7> PLUS 20 DE~EES C AT SURF' TO MINUS 1 OE~EES C AT 15,000 FEET, APPROX STANDARD LAPSE RATE CF 2 OE~EES C PER 1000 FEET, J LX< E C A~ITm ll ES Of RECTL y CJ.I THE CENTERLINE Cf AIR'MAV V116 FR CN WINCY TO PEORIA. UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSIFIED DEPAITMUJ Of ntl. AI. FOIG STAR MISSAGI lUNCH K. EDWARD J ORE~IC, CAPTAIN, USAF, UFO INVESTIGATING OFFICER. I FEEIVEO THIS REPmT ON THE 3RD Of APRIL 1967, 10 DAYS AF'TER THE PAGE It RUCISBA9666 UNCLAS SIQiTHIG CCCURR~O. CAPT KIER WITH THE PEQqiA AIR NAT'l GUARD IS C(NOUCTING A RECCRDS CHECK C'E AIR. OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY~ THE SIGfTING AREA. THIS REPCRT SHBULO BE RECE,VEO BY THE 6TH OF PPRIL 1967. AS rE NOW, NO FIRM OETERMINATI ~ CAN BE M.~DE. SINCE lHE SALE~S RESIDENCE LIES CN THE AIRWAY, ANO SINCE THE PECRIA VCR 1. IPPRrACH PR(t.EOURE ruRN WClJLD BE-OVER THIS AREA AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1200 FEET ABOIE THE ~(lJNO, I STR~S.Y SUSPECT THIS. TO BE AN AIR CRAFT. THE. LOI C~ILING AND V tSI91LI TV WCJJLO C.AUSE REFLECTED LIGHT TO BE MISINTERPRETED. THE INVESTI GATtON '.ILL CCNTINUE AND THE CCNTENTS (f' THE REPORT FR a.t CAPT K IER WILL BE FtRIARDED. UNCLASSIFIED ClJ:.::..~ed "l".ir.---:rticqls es, ," O)::s C.~J.:c smBll hoi::t3 li~s on t}~e shores of Ln: :1.n ':,on ~bo..4t o : :.~e City of Cc:nton, geogr;J.uhic~llly l cc -.ed s u c1; th : 1: 2.rlv ~ocd of the ontl v in"" countr7-side i n -1ll cl:..re c tion s ~'3 r.uny, one of our c h ief d e sires is to so:-1e dn.y (or ni :-i .t.) '=18) close U"", ::t:1d i n full vieir 'Hithout obstruction , 1. T~C. ?~nny tir:.~s -re }-.,_ra 0:"serve :: v~l~Y unu~u:~l objects i n the sky, 1s ~-re W3.tch for tham co~st8.n.~..,ly. . JSt of 0 si.?;r.tinr~s have been a t ni ght, but a fe:v !'~ve :-H~en oJser v3d rl:..nin~ t0e d'ly-lj_ght !:~:lrs. !!:ac h tir:'le u e hc.ve observed nn ob~ect t-re h:tve t e e n '-rtic1J.l .'l rly CD.refu!l to ~.ti=3.ly~.e i-Th::lt Te s a1v---to oe c e rtain it is-- or i3 not ---:.n -:.ir':'J. n~, ... He 1 th~r :1. s1.t~llite, the -"'l~n~t Venus, s~:2.ms of insects or s ::r suffe:--ed fron h:1.llucinations, :tre 1eac lnes. s ~-~ Qf 0'.1r s iP.:h":-ings he1'"T8 not been recor-!'=r:: or re;;orted to ':! :.rc::G, .for ver~ ocvious re;J sons --~re don't like oeing m:-:de ?.. s nect:-tc le, or c8.l~er ,., lier by so:1r:! -:-\erson c.,lled a n !luthority em the s:. ),ject. 'le f~:~el r-re :"'J."e , s trl~J.c::. n -:-:tt hority until :~raven ot!9r~rise. I c ould ~ive yoq r~ener::~l 1 .:.-crj_ ':.i0 . ! o:: ::.1'9 ~"'l~e,-i'Jus sightings , but He feel y ou 'tfoulG. c o:1sider ti~is 8Vir1el C8 ,., ~ i:1.dzr;u.., te, or usel es.s, ::.s :rou h ave n o d:.)ub t rec~i,:-ed :-r1.,.ny such conl"::r'"~blc re "rts. r:or- eva:r, ~.re feel t his r e'Jort :Te r~re nor.r su':;::"itting m~y b e si?:nii:ice..n~ 'tnd :nerit. ~.s usef u l Materia l toH-:!rd the unvt=:ili':"lg of t:te UFO n,ys :.er y Yesterd.,y evening I1a rch 25, 1967 2-t a :Jl"'r o:C..:-:ently 6 :25 ne~rly y-::urch:-1 sed glider Qirpl~ne, (the tyre )urchased at thA 39) o t.:t into -l:.,he y~rd to fly. f o r i t dQ t he idn' t h ave t e> look UP e --.c h t~.:-:e }:e tos sc:d. '1is "'1--r C3 i .(lll. s :1.nd b.1r.:icl. ~-rith t e..-ry ove r c.,_s t (e:~re:--1el~r clo tr.ly--~e. ;er~ ,:,ure fin-:ing his Y)l.)n~ in the j,,r'. : r.ess. ::e ~8~ided thr YT, bef ore co.-~ing into ~,he house. -.~r~2 1Jl:1.ra J n:: :: s it ":Ten~ over !:is he., d !1e lo0\:ed 3:, r~i:rht ~otionles'3, e :.is voice that !1 soun:l. I nuic~<:l v rtse :s 1:. ~I) .ll hl , tT'l.S ;1,.JOU.t -:r"l..sn into ne;:'l_rby t be o.f.' ,.l :J n:rs, dis tine t:. < '..lntil it s northerly o.Jservr:d it, it no .71 ::lr~ thnn 200 :feet. I J s~:ed his he.,d , ~:.'.lS'lal fe3li~:zs ~ri~hte3t intensity, ot her intcnsi ty o:." n')t,nin~ unusu~l o:s -,:e strono; TRI-COUNTY Ellisvll e Marbl etow n UIJ(;.,ns" 21 St rip mJ~ts ~-Vt)RTAC ---. PEORIA -- Ch PIA :.:. ~i[;tfT I NG GREA R PEORIA f55S l il) U \'/ADD Ell reen Valley 955 Kc;,TRICTED AREA Mddlt!town -1 A tterbo?r