Chicago, IllinoisAugust 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On August 1, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois, a civilian witness reported seeing a round, very large white object. The object was stationary and still in sight at the time of report. It was observed for five minutes. The object looked like aircraft but was described as a large CMA estimated at 4,000 feet east of the post. The witness was a naked eye observer. The Air Force evaluation is listed as unknown.

Reported location

Chicago, Illinois

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

IL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
13 AUG 1956

2. LOCATION
Chicago, Illinois

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local [illegible]
GMT 1800237Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
[illegible] in sight

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
[illegible]

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical [illegible]
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
[illegible] object, object was [illegible] at [illegible] feet [illegible] [illegible] object was [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] five minutes and was still [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of initial report.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966976