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Case FileNARA NAID 28973227 · T1206 Roll 29

Project Blue Book Case File

Paris, IllinoisNovember 1957

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 Paris, Illinois in November 1957. The case file consists of a single scanned page 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 29.

Reported location

Paris, Illinois

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

IL / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 29

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE                          2. LOCATION                    12. CONCLUSIONS
November 1957                    Paris, Illinois               [ ] Was Balloon
                                                                [ ] Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP              4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION        [ ] Possibly Balloon
   Local _______________        [ ] Ground-Visual             [ ]
   GMT 06/03Z                   [ ] Air-Visual                [ ] Was Aircraft
                                [ ] Ground-Radar              [ ] Probably Aircraft
5. PHOTOS                       [ ] Air-Intercept Radar       [ ] Possibly Aircraft
   [ ] Yes                      6. SOURCE                      [ ]
   [X] No                       Civilian                       [ ] Was Astronomical
                                                               [ ] Probably Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION        8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE [ ] Possibly Astronomical
   five minutes                 three                W to E     [ ]
                                                     [ ] Other
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING   11. COMMENTS        [ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
    Three objects with a slightly red Three objects with a slightly red [ ] Unknown
    cast were seen moving W to E and cast were seen moving W to E and
    were in sight for 5 minutes.      were in sight for 5 minutes.
                                      
                                      Description, duration, flight
                                      path indicate probability of a/c.
                                      
                                      No report in file.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28973227

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