Naperville, IllinoisJanuary 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On January 23, 1954, a civilian in Naperville, Illinois reported seeing moving lights that made a sharp turn. The object was observed for 5 minutes traveling at an estimated 600 to 700 miles per hour in an easterly direction. Two witnesses saw the sighting, which was made during daylight hours. The Air Force concluded the sighting was unidentified. Comments noted that rows of light and speed suggest an aircraft, and the turns appeared consistent with aircraft behavior. No conflicting information with aircraft analysis was found, though the report was incomplete.

Reported location

Naperville, Illinois

Date of incident

January 1954

State / country

IL / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
23 Jan 54 Naperville, Illinois X Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
GMT 23/2115Z X Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar
O Air-Visual O Air-Intercept Radar X Was Aircraft
5. PHOTOS O Probably Aircraft
O Yes 6. SOURCE O Possibly Aircraft
X No civilian
O Was Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER 9. COURSE O Probably Astronomical
5 minutes two Maneuvered O Possibly Astronomical
Easterly
O Other
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Moving lights made turn. Est speed Rows of light & speed indicate a/c. O Unknown
600 - 700 mph. Turns appear to be a/c
No complete report.
No info conflicting with aircraft
analysis.

ATTG FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28957379