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.
7 cases in IL from 1963 · page 1 of 1
Chicago, IL
1963 · unidentifiedIn June 1963, a young observer in Chicago watched the moon through a telescope and saw something unexpected: approximately twenty or more small dots crossing in front of the moon.…
Chicago, IL
1963 · unidentifiedOn January 30, 1963, a 12 year old civilian in Chicago, Illinois, reported a black rectangular object with a bright light in front of it. The object was about the size of a basketb…
Evanston, IL
1963 · unidentifiedOn the evening of May 15, 1963, in Evanston, Illinois, a witness observed a solid object with lights accompanied by a low humming sound. The object appeared directly overhead and w…
Glen Ellyn, IL
1963 · unidentifiedOn the evening of July 1, 1963, a resident of Glen Ellyn, Illinois observed an unusual object moving across the night sky. Using a theodolite (a surveying instrument that measures…
Joliet, IL
1963 · unidentifiedIn April 1963, a resident of Joliet, Illinois reported seeing an object in the night sky that he described as breaking apart into seven separate pieces and performing various maneu…
Lincolnwood, IL
1963 · unidentifiedOn 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 southw…
Skokie, IL
1963 · unidentifiedOn June 8, 1963, at about 9:30 p.m., a witness saw a bright object on the Edens Highway between Skokie and Highland Park, Illinois. The observer was a civilian, an 11-year-old who…
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