East Danville, IllinoisAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 1, 1956, at 12:06 a.m. local time, a civilian housewife in East Danville, Illinois reported seeing a bright glowing object with a red hue. The object was described as baseball-sized with a red light at one end, producing a beam of light like a search light glowing downward. It hovered directly over the witness's head, then moved from east to west while descending. The sighting lasted 30 minutes and was observed in clear night conditions with good visibility. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

East Danville, Illinois

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

IL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                           2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
   12 August 1956                    East Danville, Illinois        [] Was Balloon
                                                                     [] Probably Balloon
2. DATE-TIME GROUP                4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION           [] Possibly Balloon
   Local                             [] Ground-Visual               []
   GMT     12/0600Z                  [X] Air-Visual                [] Was Aircraft
                                     [] Air-Intercept Radar        [] Probably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                         6. SOURCE                        [] Possibly Aircraft
   [] Yes                            Civilian                       []
   [X] No                                                           [] Was Astronomical
                                                                     [] Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION          8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE [] Possibly Astronomical
   Thirty minutes                    One                  Westerly  []
                                                                    [] Other
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING                11. COMMENTS              [] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
    One round bright glowing object with     Possible Astro body such as Mars
    red hue, the size of a baseball          However, there is insufficient
    arm's length. Object had a red light     data for an evaluation.
    on one end and antennae beam of
    light towing downward from it. Object
    was directly overhead, seemed to hover
    and then move off in a westerly
    direction. Object observed for period
    of 30 minutes.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28966843