Chicago, IllinoisDecember 1961

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Summary

On December 13, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois, a civilian observer reported seeing an orange to bright white sphere about half the size of the moon. The object was observed from the ground traveling north while burning out. It remained in sight for 4 to 5 seconds. The observer reported no tail, sound, or explosion. The Air Force concluded that the sighting has the characteristics of a meteor observation.

Reported location

Chicago, Illinois

Date of incident

December 1961

State / country

IL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 44

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 13 December 1961
2. LOCATION: Chicago, Illinois
12. CONCLUSIONS:
[X] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical [illegible]
[X] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other_________
[ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP:
Local ________
GMT 14/0228Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION:
[X] Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS:
[ ] Yes
[X] No

6. SOURCE: Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 4-5 Seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: One

9. COURSE: N

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING:
Orange to bright white sphere 1/2 size of moon observed to N burning out. Object in sight for 4-5 seconds. No tail or sound and object did not break up or explode.

11. COMMENTS:
Sighting has the characteristics of a meteor observation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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