65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005

STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : DIRECTOR, FBI FROM : SAC, CHICAGO SUBJECT: FLYING DISC DATE: July 11, 1950 Reference is made to SAC letter #38, series 1949. Mr. TAGE STENSIG, 4905 Bryan Place, Downers Grove, Illinois, telephone number - Downers Grove 1199 J, telephonically advised SA JOHN E. KEATING at 9:54 PM, July 4, 1950, that at 9:38 PM on July 4, 1950, he observed a large, bright, silvery object moving at an approximate altitude of 10,000 feet, in a north, north-westerly direction over Downers Grove. Mr. STENSIG said that his wife also observed this object. He stated that he estimated the speed of the object at 700 to 800 miles by comparing its rate of movement with that of commercial airplanes. Mr. STENSIG advised that he is a meteorologist with United Air Lines and the object he observed was not a plane nor was it a fireworks display. The above is being submitted for your information. JEK:BJB 100-18999 RECORDED - 129 INDEXED - 129 EX-81 51 JUL 24 1950 Note: Handwritten annotations and markings (e.g., “4-1”, “3h”, “62-83894-233”, “JUL 18 1950”, “37”, “YAm”, and various scribbles) are not transcribed as they are not part of the typed document content. The blacked-out regions are represented as [redacted] per instruction. All typed text, including headers, body, and footer stamps, is preserved exactly as written.