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PCF-028909 · case file

ELMWOOD PARK, IL, US

11/04/1957 · ELMWOOD PARK, IL, US · 3 witnesses

The record

No incident narrative was recorded for this case in the source catalog. The facts below are everything the master record retained.

Characteristics
Shape
Ball
Sound
NoSound
Size
8.0
Duration
15 min
From the source record
County
Cook
# of objects
1
Witness count
3
Other sources
UNICAT
Reported location (raw)
ELMWOOD PARK, IL, US
Source records · 2

The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.

UFOCATU-19218115 fields
Date
11/04/1957
Color
Orange
Shape
Ball
Sound
NoSound
County
Cook
Location
ELMWOOD PARK
Size Meters
8.0
# of Objects
1
Country Code
US
Catalog Entry
U-192181
Other sources
UNICAT
State or Prov
IL
Witness Count
3
Original Location
ELMWOOD PARK, IL, US
Duration (Minutes)
15
BLUEBOOK-DOCBLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:84923 fields
city
Elmwood Park
date
1957-11-04
shape
orange globe, changed to cigar shape
sound
Noiseless
state
Illinois
country
USA
weather
clear sky
date_raw
Nov. 4, 1957
incident
Police officers Joseph Lukasek and Clifford Schau and fireman Daniel De Giovanni on patrol noticed unexplained dimming of their spotlight and headlights, saw a setting-sun-like orange globe down the street to the W, with various maneuvers as they pursued it over 1-1/2 miles and U-turns, passing over their car. Noiseless, changed to cigar shape at one point. Disappeared high up like a black shade pulled up from the bottom. Independent witness Helmut Reuter saw the red-orange cigar-shaped object to the W at 3:15 a.m.
time_local
3:12-3:22 a.m. (CST)
trajectory
various maneuvers, U-turns, passed over car, approached within 150-300 ft, disappeared high up
case_source
BLUEBOOK
emf_effects
dimming of spotlight and headlights
time_of_day
Night
source_quote
Police officers Joseph Lukasek and Clifford Schau and fireman Daniel De Giovanni on patrol noticed unexplained dimming of their spotlight and headlights, saw setting-sun-like orange globe straight ahead down the street to the W
catalog_entry
BLUEBOOK-DOC:9a43d631:849
location_text
Elmwood Park, Illinois (at 41°56.3’ N, 87°49’ W)
witness_count
4
source_doc_sha
9a43d631b4fef701b0eca48a6a4341610f3d1de7281b7a5bd94eb1429136df30
light_emissions
setting-sun-like orange globe, red-orange
duration_minutes
10
witness_occupation
police officers and fireman; independent witness
vallee_classification
EM
Geography
Satellite basemap of the case location
ELMWOOD PARK, IL, US
Sources
  • BLUEBOOK-DOC
    BLUEBOOK-DOC
  • UFOCAT
    UFOCAT
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