Makanda, IllinoisNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 9, 1957, at 10:01 a.m., a civilian in Makanda, Illinois reported seeing one round object colored red to blue, very high in the sky. The object had no tail or exhaust and made no sound. It moved in a zigzag pattern and was visible for 15 minutes before going out of sight. The witness observed the object traveling in a south-southwest direction. The Air Force noted that information was very limited and concluded the sighting was possibly astronomical, consistent with the planet Venus according to astro tables and computer analysis.

Reported location

Makanda, Illinois

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

IL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
9 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Makanda, Illinois

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local _______________
GMT 10/01322

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual     Ground-Radar
Air-Visual        Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
15 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
SSW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round object, red to blue, no tail or exhaust. No sound. Very high. Zigzagged out of sight.

11. COMMENTS
Although information very limited conclusions are that this was Venus according to astro tables and computer.

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical Venus
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other_______________
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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