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Case FileNARA NAID 28994239 · T1206 Roll 43

Project Blue Book Case File

Gibson City, IllinoisAugust 1961

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Gibson City, Illinois in August 1961. The full case file (6 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 43.

Reported location

Gibson City, Illinois

Date of incident

August 1961

State / country

IL / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 43

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6
Transcribed text
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PATE PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD pias | |
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
i : 0 Was Balloon | :
29 Aug 61 Gibson City, Illinois O Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0. Possibly Balloon | |
0, Was Aircraft yy |
LR ——— IKGround- Visual O Ground-Redor x Probably Air oil 72 owe Ge
OMT esd O0C20G 0 AirVisual O Air-Intercopt Radar |D Possibly Aircraft” J !
S. PHOTOS « SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Q Yes O Probably Astronomicel
XXXNe Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BT Other Souci ena ee Ph |
: ; O Insufficient Data for Evaluation as i
15 min 7 Ww Sr | :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 7 yellow or orange objts|il. COMMENTS Confirmed refueling operation | ;
too high to destinguish shapes in formation |in Panda Bear sector during this time. :
of staggered line. Appearing as lights only ih Probable sighting of this operation. va
sight for 15 min. Initial sighting to W ;
moving to N turned back to W and faded out. {
Clear night. Air to air refueling in operatio
| in area. .
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28994239

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