Janesville, WisconsinSeptember 1960

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Summary

On September 27, 1960, civilians in Janesville, Wisconsin, reported objects at 2242 (about 4:42 p.m. local), at night. They saw starlike objects the size of a pinhead that reflected white light. A flashing light was noted for a few seconds immediately in front of the first object. The objects flew due north at constant altitude, then turned east and disappeared over the eastern horizon. The sighting lasted 2 to 3 minutes. One witness was a police officer. The sky was clear with visibility over 15 miles. Air National Guard officers found two F-86 jets were flying over Janesville at about that time at 32,000 feet. The Air Force listed the case as probably aircraft.

Reported location

Janesville, Wisconsin

Date of incident

September 1960

State / country

WI / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 40

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| y= PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
i I. DATE - 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: q 0 Was Balloo
27 Sep 60 Janesville, Wisconsin & Pochebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION WW. .Tersmy Paeen
; Leela i an B Ground- Visual O Ground-Redor B Prabelty Averett
; GMT 28 024%0z a AirVisuval O Air-Intercept Rodor O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
i OVYes OD Probably Astronomical
| OX Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
: 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE af RRR oi UBER
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2-3 min | not noted | Il then E O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Starlike objects, size of pinhead, reflected Two ajc were known to be in the area at
1 a white light. Flashing light noted for a few the time - probably a/c.
seconds immediately in front of first object.
Objects disappeared over the eastern horizon.
ATIC FORM 129 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28989389