Chicago, IllinoisJuly 1950

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Summary

On July 1, 1950, around 1:09 a.m., a man in or near Chicago, Illinois, reported a bright object in the sky. The witness was a civilian doctor. He said the object flew from north to south very fast.

The doctor described it as round, intensely bright, and soundless, like a ball of fire. It crossed from one horizon to the other in about two seconds. He said it was at a high altitude and traveled a level, horizontal course over the West Chicago area. He insisted it was not a meteor and said he knew what meteors looked like.

The Army forwarded the report, and no further investigation was planned at that level. The Air Force record card reviewed the description and the few degrees of sky the object crossed in two seconds. The Air Force conclusion lists the case as astronomical, a meteor.

Reported location

Chicago, Illinois

Date of incident

July 1950

State / country

IL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 7

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD :
1. DATE « TIME GROUP 2. LO TION 4
1 July 1950 01/07092 Chicago, Illinois
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian Astro (Meteor)
Jr PER Description of object end degreas <@ are threuzh which object
Ono passed in two seconds consistant with this evaluation. |
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Scuth . " Round intencely bright object. No scund, Ball of fire at high
= SYPE OF CRLBRVATION altitude. Horizontal flight.
ground iZITY visual :
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» PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ; :
0 Yes ¢ ;
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FORM i
TD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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