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Crete

August 29, 1960, 4:05 p.m.
Crete, Illinois, USA

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.
"shiny, round, silver"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A shiny, round, silver object shot straight up very fast in 18 seconds.

Witnesses

Farmer Ed Schneeweis

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1960ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.

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