Lincolnwood, IllinoisJune 1963

Unidentified

Summary

On June 17, 1963, a civilian witness in Lincolnwood, Illinois reported seeing a silver disc-shaped object with no tail at 12:25 p.m. The witness was waiting for a bus at the southwest corner of Touhy and Keeler when the object appeared. The object disappeared during observation. The sighting lasted an unspecified duration. Weather conditions were clear. The Air Force found insufficient data for evaluation and marked the case unidentified.

Reported location

Lincolnwood, Illinois

Date of incident

June 1963

State / country

IL / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 48

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 17 June 1963
2. LOCATION: Lincolnwood, Illinois
3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [blank] GMT 17/1225Z
5. PHOTOS: [checkbox] Yes
6. [checkbox] Ground-Visual [checkbox] Ground-Radar
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: Not reported
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: Not reported
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [checkbox] Air-Visual [checkbox] Air-Intercept Radar
5. SOURCE: civilian

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One silver object, round like a disc with no tail observed by witness during clear day while waiting for bus. Object disappeared.
11. COMMENTS: No basis for analysis. Insufficient Data. Duration, manner of flight, manner of disappearance and all other essential data omitted [illegible]

12. CONCLUSIONS: [checkboxes] Was Balloon, Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

SMC

AFIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 29001294