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UFO case file · UFO-30074

2Mi EOf Mount Prospect reported disc saucer observation — May 22, 1958

CE1United States1958-05-22

2Mi EOf Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States

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Case description

On or during May 22, 1958, at or near 2Mi EOf Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States, the source reports the following sequence: JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED/EFTO TO: COMDR, ATIC FROM: AFOIN-4E - UNCLASSIFIED - EFTO REF WUID 6-1076-E, COMDR 6261NT 167/44 23 MAY 58, REQUEST YOUR organization re-contact source to find out if she stopped her car before and/or after she sighted the object, and in which direction was she driving. REFERENCE YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN-4E/G-1876-3 UNCLAS/EFTO DATED 23 JUNE 1958, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED: OBJECT WAS SIGHTED WHEN STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL ONLY WHILE DRIVING IN A SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. AFTER CAR WAS STOPPED SHE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO SEE OBJECT. Uphoff speak at the planetarium and had used his book on flying saucers for a planetarium show. The letter also describes an encounter that a Rhode Island woman had with an unidentified flying object (UFO) on May 20, 1958. According to the letter, the woman saw several things, including a "saucer" that was about 8 feet above ground and had two ordinary house rooms, metallic gray in color, connected by a large metallic band. Uphoff: We've had the pleasure of hearing you several times at skyacrapers and we have used your book on Flying Saucers at our Planetarium shows. The matter was reported on May 12, 1958. She saw several things, among them, the "saucer" which she said was perhaps 8 feet above ground and was two ordinary house rooms, a flat gun metal gray in color, connected by a large metallic band. Godfrey: I have recently learned that you observed a "flying saucer" last May and reported this to the Air Force a few days later. Dear Miss Cormack: Thank you very much for your kind letter of July 24, about the report on Flying Saucers. I have just returned and wanted to reply and also to return to you the original pictures.

Recorded details

Craft description
Disc / Saucer; Light Formation
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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