Bradford, IllinoisMarch 1950

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Summary

On March 13, 1950, at about 8:05 a.m., a civilian near Bradford, Illinois, reported a saucer shaped object. The sighting was made from the air and relayed through aviation authorities. The witness estimated the object's speed at about 200 miles per hour and its altitude at about 8,000 feet. The object was flying to the southeast. No other details were given.

The Air Force record (Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports) concluded the sighting was a possible aircraft. The card noted that no information showed an aircraft could not have been the cause, and that the speed and flight matched that explanation.

Reported location

Bradford, Illinois

Date of incident

March 1950

State / country

IL / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

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By Re ——— pa y : . .
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PROJECT 16073 RECORD .*
1. DATE « TIME GROUP 0805 2. L TION |
3 Ta 0 ~18755X Bradford, Illinois -
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
: Civilian Possible A/C,
| TS No data presented to indicate that an A/C could NOT be the cahse,
One Speed, flight otc in accord with this evdluation,
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Not Reported " Air Vicual observaticn rolayed through FAA. A Saucer shaped objec:
: with speed estimated at 200 mph. Flight .to SE, Cbject at an
TUTE W—— estimated altitude of 8,000 ft. No other info.
Rir-Visual
7. COURSE ger
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8. PHOTOS
O Yes :
FIX No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes ; " x
PL Ne
FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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