PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6778902

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Louis Missouri

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1. DaTE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION

8 Dee 53 9/03307, St Louis, Missouri

3, SOURCE 18. CONCLUSION AIRCRAFT: B-50

-_ B-50 in area at time of sighting.

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

A/C size of B-29 except with 4 nacelles and no props.
Swept wing, blue light from rear of nacelles-2,

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION rows of 3 lights, ench on bottom. Obj at same alt 3,500 ft.

° alr visual

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WPC2 89
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JEDST A299
RR JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JWFMF 444 “——

DE JEDST 131

R 2996322 2NI Vee

FY COMDR SCOTT AFP ILL L-—~

TO JEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO —

JEDWP/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO te

JEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC

ZEN/COMDR ATRC SCOTT AFB ILL

JWFMF/COMDR TTAF GULFPORT MISS

(GEES 1. UFOB REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 6 AFR 200-2
(1) As SHAPE SIMILAR TO CONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT. PB. ABOUT SIZE

OF E-29, (C) SILVER. (D) ONE. (E) NEGATIVE. (F) FOUR NACELLS,
BUT NO PROPS, WING SWEPT BACK LEADING EDGE OVAL SHPAED TRAILING
EDGE (G) BLUE LIGHT FROM REAR OF NACELLES. (H) NEGATIVE (1)

TWO ROWS OF THREE LIGHTS EACH ON BOTTOM, WHITE LIVHTS ON WING
TIPS SHINING OUTWARD. (2). Ae OBSERVER SAW LIGHT IN SKYS DIRECTLY
IN FLIGHT PATH. ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE ORJECT WHICH APPARENTLY
TRIED TC EVADE’ BY FLYING TO WES 8B. ZERO ZERO C. OBSERVER

LOST OBJECT WHILE MAKING A 36% DEGREE TURN. D. OBSERVER NOTED

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LIGHT IN SKY DIRECTLY AHEAD OF HIS AIRCRAFT AT SANE ALTITUDE
553% FT. OBJECT SEEMED MOTIONLESS STARTED TO CIRCLE OPJECT
WHICH FLEW OFF TO WEST. OBSERVER TURNED OFF HIS NAVIGATION
LIGHTS AND INCREASED HIS SPEED CATCHING UP WITH OEJECT ABOUT

43 MILES WEST OF CRIGINAL SIGHTING AT 6349 FT APPROACHED TO
WITHIN 223 FT.s A BRIGHT LIGHT WAS DIRECTED ON OFSERVER FROM

UFOB CAUSING INTENSE STATIC ON RADIO « Es OBSERVER MADE A 362
DEGREE TURN AND LOST SIGHT OF OBJECT. Fe APPROSIMATELY 13 MINUTES.
(3) Ae AIR VISUAL Be NEGATIVE. Co 8-26 NRe S49 113 LIGHT
SOMBARDMENT SQUADRON LAMBERT FIELD ST LOUIS, MISSOURI. CRUISING
132 DEGREES 3533 FEET. (4) Ae 335592 2S DEC 534 Be NIGHT

(5) ig@ MILES DIRECTLY SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS, MO. (6) A. NEGATIVE.

SEP 111 802094525 PILOT NATIONAL GUARD.

1 coprior NaTronaL cd. (7) As 3999 FT LIGHT SCATTERED
sO OTHER OBSTRUCTION TO VISIBILITY. 2. WEATHER AT SCOTT
AF BASE - WINDS SURFACE SSY AT 7 $320 FT 232 DEGREES AT 32
lsovo FT 239 DEGREES AT 4d 16902 FT 249 AT 65 29939 FT 249
DEGREES AT 72. Cs 359% SCATTERED 7029 OVERCAST. D. 7 MILES
z. 12% PER CENT. Fe NEGATIVE. (8) NEGATIVE. (9) NEGATIVE. (19) SANE
AS PAR €2)(D). (11) P-52 ACFT REPORTED IN AREA. (12) WING
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AT SCOTT AF BASE BELIEVES THAT SIGHTING WAS
A Be59 TYPE AIRCRAFT.
39/2659Z DEC JEDST

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