Chicago, IllinoisAugust 1962

Unidentified

Summary

On August 21, 1962, several people in Chicago, Illinois, reported an object in the night sky. The time was about 0410Z. A housewife was the main observer, and four other people, including two teenage boys and two women, saw it at the same time. It was in sight for about 2 minutes.

The witnesses described a flat, disc-shaped object like a moon, compared to a cup and saucer. It appeared to move faster than a jet. It was first seen at about 75 degrees elevation and faded out toward the west. The sky was warm and mostly clear with a few stars.

The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force said the flight matched an aircraft observation over a large city and that it was probably an aircraft sighting. Because the data was limited, the case was listed as insufficient data.

Reported location

Chicago, Illinois

Date of incident

August 1962

State / country

IL / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD : :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS )
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: : Auoust 19582 Chicae 111in0is QO Probably Balloon 3
; 21 RUSE 1208 od Cnlcago, 11l1l0Qis - 1E0 Llinoi 0 Possioly Bolloon :
3. DATE-TIMZ GROUP 4. TYPZ OF O3SERYATION |
No 0 Was Aircraft
A EI RN “IX Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
GMT 22/04102 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Rador O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6 SQURCE : 0 Was Astronomical
TO Yes i 0 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LEMGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE TSAR NN, Te i
! 8 insufficient Data for Evaluation
: 4 ; O Urknown
2 mins | ane West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
: Mooun-like obj, flat & disc shaped. Plight characteristics consistont
I.ike a cop & saucer w/ speed faster w/a/c observation, Sighting over
than a jet observed by several people.//large city. Probably an a/c
Initial observation at 7odgr elev & | sighting. Limited data to support
disappearance at 75dgr elev, WX analysis, Case listed as Insuffi-
clear. No visual aids, cieht data,
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