Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report of Unusual Flying Objects — Netonset, Illinois, 12 September 1952
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AI-Generated Summary
A visual sighting of a white, oval-shaped object was reported in Netonset, Illinois, on September 12, 1952. Military radar units confirmed no corresponding contact or aircraft activity in the area.
On September 12, 1952, at 0945 CST, a GOC Post reported an unusual aerial sighting in Netonset, Illinois. The witness, identified as Mrs. [illegible], reported observing a single object that appeared as a white streak before transitioning to an oval shape. The object was described as traveling at a high altitude and at a very high speed. The 755th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, based in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, conducted a check and confirmed that there was no radar contact of the object, nor were there any reports of other aircraft in the vicinity at the time. Meteorological conditions at the time of the sighting included broken clouds at 25,000 feet, a visibility of three miles with fog, a temperature of 55 degrees, and winds from the south-southwest at nine knots. The report was prepared by Captain Frank J. Radszikinas of the USAF.
White color. Streak then oval.
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Official Assessment
The sighting was reported visually by a witness in Netonset, Illinois. No radar contact was made by the 755th AC & W Squadron, and there were no reports of other aircraft in the area.