USAF · 1947 to 1969
Project Blue Book Case Files
The U.S. Air Force's 22-year investigation into reported UFO incidents, drawn from the National Archives. Each case below has a journalistic summary written from the original file. Use the search box to find a place or date, or filter by state and year.
6 cases in IL from 1954 · page 1 of 1
Danville, IL
1954 · unidentifiedOn June 25, 1954, military witnesses near Danville, Illinois, watched a strange object for about two hours. A call from the University of Illinois airport in Champaign first drew t…
Imperial, IL
1954 · unidentifiedOn the night of October 8, 1954, a civilian in Imperial, Illinois saw a bright object streak across the sky. The witness described it as round, about the size of a fifty-cent piece…
Naperville, IL
1954 · unidentifiedOn 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…
New Baden, IL
1954 · unidentifiedOn September 18, 1954, a civilian reported an object near New Baden, Illinois. The witness was a senior engineer at Scott Air Force Base who was fishing for bass in the early morni…
Oak Park, IL
1954 · unidentifiedIn 1954, a fast moving object was reported over Oak Park, Illinois. The witnesses were civilians, and the sighting was made from the ground at 0030 Zulu time. The report was filed…
Scott AFB, IL
1954 · unidentifiedOn October 2, 1954, at 7:21 a.m., a pale blue object was sighted near Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. One round object, the size of a baseball, was observed at 15 degrees elevation…
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