PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6982554

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Louis Me

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1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2 LOCATION
15 lov der 1953 15/2poz 36 Zndo, le.
3. SOURCE 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION 10. CONCLUSION
Civdlion CIMlion AnCArT nCrT
NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS Susod and Aur tlon dnoonsiatend Por ofe. Susod and Aurtlon dnoonsiateid Por a/e. Durnli ci to Dumliea to l0w lou for for
One Làteer. fore Mhl streraft. watoor. Tore likl sireraft.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Rilmutes 3ilmutes Chjaet orl gla lly constdorod te bs falling ster. Went Sout Chjact ordglaylly conntdored be bs falling ster. tlenb Soutl
6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Bhen Stl, Wen "Mest. EstLimted s,oed at 1,ooo0 aph. thon Sll, Nhen "lost. HstLimted s,oed at 1,ooo aph.
Croud-Vo:l Croud-Votl
7. COURSE
"eat .
PHOTOS
Yes
CCNe
9. PHYSICAL IDENCE
a Yes
CNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provioue oditions of this form be used.
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JEDST B039
RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPFF JESRO 555
DE SL697/ JEDST 12 UNCCASSIFIED
R 231400Z ZNJ
FM USAF ACIC ST LOUIS MO (
TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERS JEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT T PATTERSON OHIO OHIO
JEPHQ/D/I HQ USAF WASH DC
JEPFF/ D/I HQ MATS ANDREWS AFB MD
INFO JESRO/COMDR APCS ORLANDO AFB FLA
D/ACIC/ACGA-11-309 UFOB REPORT IAW AFR 200- .
FOLLOWS PAR I. DESCRIPTION /A UNDETERMINED SHAPE. B/ SIZE CLN
PINHEAD. /C/ COLOR CLN STARLIGHT OR BLUE WHITE. /D/ SINGLE PINHEAD. /C S
OBJECT. /E/ NOT APPLICABLE. /F/ NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES. OB.IECT. PLICARLE. ZELNOD ATIIRESO
/G/ NO TAIL TRAIL OR EXHAUST NOTED. /H/ NO AUDIBLE SOUND DETECTED.
/I/ NO OTHER PERINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. PAR II. DESCRIPTION - 5
OF COURSE OF OBJECT. /N OBJECT SIGHTED ORIGINALLY Y BELIEVED
TO BE FALLING STAR. /B/ ELEVATION ESTIMATED TO BE APRX 60 sitea
DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. /C/ ANGLE OF ELEVATION CLN APPEARED
CONST ANT UNTIL DISAPPEARANCE PATTERN CLN VARIED FROM
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APRX DUE ·SOUTH TO SW THEN CONTINUED IN WESTERLY Y DIRECTION.
/E/ DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW AT SPEED ESTIMATED AT ONE THOUSAND
MPH. /F/ IN SIGHT FOR APRX 2 MINUTES• PAR III• MANNER OF . -
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OBSERVATION. /N GROUND VISUAL. /B/ NO OPTICAL AIDS. /C/ NOT
APPLICABLE• PAR IV. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING /A/ 2330Z 15
NOV 53. /B/ NIGHT • PAR V. EXACT LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE NOT
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DETERMINED. SIGHTED WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN CEDAR HILL AND HIGH
RIDGE• MO ON HIGHUAY 30. PAR VI. IDENTITY OF OBSERVERS B CLN MR -
MR ND MR
AGE ELEVEN YEARS. ADDRESS
MO. OCCUPATION OF MO. OCCUPATION OF UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. II II ( -
EMPLOYED ANHEUSER-BUSCH INC BREWERY, ST LOUIS MO. RELIABILITY -
UNEVALUATED. PAR VII THRU XI NOT APPLICABLE • PAR XII. BASIC
REPORT RENDERED BY OFFICER RECIEVING VERBAL REPORT FROM CIVILIAN
PERSONNEL NAMED IN PAR VI, BY CAPT HAROLD P. EDWARDS, ADJUTANT
THIS CENTER• PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO SKETCHY NATURE
OF INFORMATION REPORTED. POSSIBLY ATTRIBUT ABLE ATTRIBUTABLE T FLIGHT TEST OF FLIGHT TEST OF
JET ACFT UNDER CLOAK OF DARKNESS. JET ACFT UNDER CLOAK OF DARKNESS.
23/1700Z NOV JEDST
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UNCCASSIFIED
VN 3+02 A
NGRADED AT 3 YEAR (
ELASSIFIED AFTER 12 INTERVALS; YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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