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7. DATE - TMM2 OROUP LOCATION
07/1800-130(L) 325
7 Yay 1949 St Louis, Mo
a. COURC3 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT
HOMSER OF : O3j3eTs
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9. Shape (give graphic scription - compare with knovm object):
Resembled a Sting Ray except it overhead)
10. Altitude (Angle of elevation above
85°
11. Direction ver North):
11 o'clock
12. Direction of flight of ob (s):
South by Southwest
1.3. Time in sight:
Approximately 45 seconds
14. Speed (time to cover given angular distance):

22. Effect on clouds:
No clouds in sky
concerning object: Object was also observed
23. Auditional information thought the object was buff colored with a
by Mrs. ike an old fashioned coal stove instead a glint
reddish glow somewhat
on the right edge.
24 Weat her conditio
Weather: fair fficial sunset.
and address of oserver. uis. M ssouri
Name
Mr. & Mr S
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d. Was radar blip be vell dofined and consistent vith
sizo of object rogular rate:
Did radar ocho signal sappea
2. was sighted:
indications or oxtra noise on rad circuits:
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a Object
b. Surrounding t terrain where object was observed
C. Place whore this happened)
d. inncuvers
e. Formation (if more than two)
. Secure signed statements.
. Obtain fragmonts or physical evidence where possible.
Not applicable
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2. June 1949, with
gation by Special Agent ELLLARX
inclosures, for your information.
all logical leads
3. This report this office.
in this case and - ntemol
1 Incl THOMAS F. DOYLE,
Rpt of Inv by S/A SELLARS Captain, USAF
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saw a glint in nat height, al-
though the sun n had set whe said. 'The
object seemed to have an os ting motion and was
somewhat triangular.'"
2 No further investigs headquarters.
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13.Direction of flight of cbject(s) South, Soutinest
14. Time in sight t 2 45 oeconds
16. Sound and odor nono
17. Trail
18. Luminosity Glint or re
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inately 1E0 how CST he was back lra wich his wifo and thy wero wetch
ing the gulls fran the ihsuiucivpi is von they noticed a strunge object alnost directly
overhead. Mr. stated at first le Liouht it ma bir, bue closer observa
tion disclosed that it wao at h hirher tut it was 90n0
wat triangular in Shape, traveling at a torrific rate speed.
further stated tiat he assener on canurcial air linere and would
ostinate the altitucie of the obiect at proxdamtely nine 9) or tem (lo) thousand feet.
Ir would not estimate the speod, but stated it was an.roxinate
ly forty-five 45) seconds'and was faster than ary airplane he iao ever seen in the sky.
Vr described the object as being about the sico a light private plane and
that it closoly recembled thw shape or' a Sting Ray wth the oxception that the object
had no ship-like tail. Mr. further described tix objoct as having a dark, dull
roddish broai color. anv!

leads set forth therein e developed, however, no informa-
tion was disclosed that would positively identify the strange
object sighted by Mr.
St. Louis, Missouri, on 7 May 1949.
DOWNGRADEO AT UNITED SIATES AIR FORCE
DECLASSIFIE3 DOD DLK OOE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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OFFICE CF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONE
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observed tl
approximately egrees above the herizen and that it was travel-
ing in a vest direction. Mr. further stated that the
object traveled straight path ithout apparently gaining altitude,
that it om si le and that it disappeare tos-
phere.
2. On 31 May 1949, Mrs. Louis,
dinz he sighting of strange object in the sky
on 7 May 1949 substantiated M version of the sighting
of the ob,ject with the exception she thought it was buff colored and thought
there was a r reddish glow, somewhat ke the glow of a iron coal stove, along the
right edge of the object as it was oscillating through the sky. Both agreed that
UNCLASSIFIED
DO #12, OSI 24-38 2

St. Louis, Miss the only south
approximat on 7 May 1949, was a Chicago and Southern Dc-4 which
departed Lam liemphis, Tennessee, at 1751 hours CST. Mr.
further state
south St. Louis at an aporoximate altitude of six (6) or eight (8) thcusand feet
at the time a strange
AT SCOTT AFB, ILLINOIS
9. On 3 June 19/,9 the records of the
were examined. Above records failed to eveal any aircraft that had arrived or
departed this station between the hours of 1730 and 18 on 7 May
1949.
AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
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INCLOSURES
FOR DISTRICT OFFICE NO. 5, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OHIO
Guide to investigation (in triplicate).
REFERRED UPON COMFLETION TO THE OFFICE EOF ORIGIN
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Materiel Command, Wright-Patte erson Air Force
Base, Dayton, Ohio, re the si ighting of an
unidentified aerial phenomen Louis,
Missouri, on 13 May 1949.
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UNCLASSIFIED
DISTRIBUTION ACTION COPY FORWARDED TO FILE STAMP
2 Commanding General
CG, AMC Air Materiel Command
Hq, OSI 2 Wright-Patterson AFB
DO #12 (Incl) 2 Dayton, Ohio
File 2 ATTN: MCIAXS
APPROVER
Doxeke 325
JOHN E. MCRRILL
WOJG USAF
THOMAS F. DOYLE, JR.
Captain USAF
Acting
23 JULY 48 AFCSI FORM 4 16-56438-1 U. 6. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
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to have observed an unidentifiable aerial object in the
vicinity of S
WHEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY
Office of The Commanding General
1660 Fast Hyde Park Boulevard
Chicago 15, Illinois
ALFGF-I 17 May 1949
SUBJECT: Sighting of Mysterious Object
TO: Commanding General
Hq Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Ease
Wright Field, Chio
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