PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7231191

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Louis Missouri

FRAMES10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
5 November 1957 St, Louis, Missouri 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Local Ground-Vi sual Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
00 00 Probably Aireraft ProbablyAireraft
GMT GMT. 05/2350Z voculars Bivogulars Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aireraft PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE OX Was Astranomical Venus Venus
Yes 0 Probobly Astronomical Probobly Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.. Other.
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
50 minutes one one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object, larger than any star, An astro plot shows Venus to be
greenish-blue with red tints. Had in location given bt time of
tumbling action, did ne ot disappear. sightig.
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4
6D1ASZ STILL Hor IN SIGHT
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL
2.NEG
3. NEG
D. 1. SA5Z MICHT -6=18
1. GT. LOUIS)
T. 1. MISS HOUSEWIFE
2. NEG.
1. NIGH SCATTERED 1. HIGH SCATTERED
2590-39-3 2.30-39-3 (
16,000-270-50 16,000-270-60
15,000-270-75 15,000-276-75 (
20,000-250-80 20,000-258-80
36,000-251-95
58,007-255-62
3. NO CEILING
410 MILES VISIBILITY
5, 1/1S CLOUDS
G. NEG
I. NEG
I. NEG
J, VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC
E. CAPT. BILLY K. CAPT. BILLY E. DIGGS DUTY DIRECTOR 79STH ACWRON DUTY DIRECTOR 798TH ACWRON
L. NEG. L. NEG.
BT
17/6253Z NOV RJEDKF 17/0253Z NOV RJEDKF
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RE066 Nov 6 06 59'57
2 4E4
WPF085 YMAO34KFA062FGO369FGF003
0O RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEDKF 4-4x2a
DE RJEDKF 1GF
0 0605452 aptron
FM COMDR 798TH ACW (venus)
TO RJEDDN/COMDR NORAD (
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER 6 Nov 57 (
RJEPHQ/DIR INTL HQ USAF an astro plot show
BT at time f sighting. = 4
n. hinree watchid ithe itjiet h2 7A. K. 798TH AC&W SQ DUTY DIRECFOR. L. NONE.
BT 3T inconsistantinfo. inconsistantinfo.
06/05562 NOV RJEDKF
NOTEC

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1, DATE LOCATION 1. 12. CONCLUSIONS
1. St. Louis, Missouri 0 Was Balloon
9 November 1957 2. Danby, Missouri 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PossiblyBolloon
Local_ CxGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_10/0304Z & 0305Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE IxXWos Astronomicdl Me teor
Yes 1 1 2 D 0 Probably Astronomical
No No Military & Civilian Military_ &_Civilian 0 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LÉNGTH OF.OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE 0 Other.
000 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
1.5 sec 2. 30 sec one West
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. n1. COMMENTS
l. Object resembling jet a/c, blue. l. Object resembling jet a/c, blue. Meteor sighting. Meteor sighting.
No sound. Seemed to burn out. No sound. Seemed to burn out.
2. Object which looked like a 2. Object which looked like a meteor, meteor,
lons, white, low overhead.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AA Nov10 10 32'57
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RCJ23
WPC.17 MBLALNKFAB3IKFG227 -
AR AJEDDN RJEDUP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF 1EG
R 1626322
FM COMDR COC 2OTH CONAD DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO FM COMDR COC 20TH CONAD DIV RICHARDS GEBAUR AFB MO -
TO RJEDDN/CONDR ENT AFE COLO TO RJEDDN/CONDR ENT AFL COLO
RJEDUP/CONDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF RJEPHQ/DIR INTEL HQ USAF WASH D C
BT
/UNVASSIFIED/2BTH ADCC 11-062
IN ACCORDANCE WITH JCADF INTERIM CHANGE 1 TO CONADM 55-9 s, s I
REPORT IS SUBMIT
A. . LIKE A/C B. MSLOOKED SOUTH AND SAU IT.
2NOT KNOWN 2. EAST
3. BLUE 3. WEST
4.ONE ? 4EAST TO WEST
E5. N/A 7 5. LOOKED LIKE I EURNED OUT
NONE = FIVE SEC
7. NONE 7. NONE
8. NO SOUND 8. NO SOUND 7 (.
9. M/A 9. N/A
C. 1. CROUND VISUAL VISUAL
7
2. NO AIDS
3.N/A.
D. 1. 10/03042
26MIGHT 63-47- 2104l
( 7:04PA
E. 1. ST. LOUIS MO.
9(0-57)
17
ST. LOUIS STUDENT. ge
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NIGHT 6304Z-6 2104l
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1. ST. LOUIS MO.
?(057)
17
ST. S MO. STUDENT. age
d. NONE
G. L. CLEAR
2. 35,908 270 119K
3. CLEAR
4.10 7
5. NONE
6. NONE
7
H. NOT LISTED
7 Pale
I. NONE TAKEN -
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13/59DEZ NOV RJEDKF
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10/03852
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1
R021 No 18109 37 57
V WPC016 YNB009KFA028KFG024
AR RJEDDN RJEDUP RJEPHQ
DE RJEDKF FSG --
1 1008002
FM COMDR COC 2OTH CONAD DIV RICHARDS GEEAUR AX HO
TO RJEDDN/CONDR ENT AFB COLO TO RJEDDN7COMDR ENT AFS COLO
RUEDUP/CLMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFFB OHIO RJEDUP/CLMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFFB OHIO
RJEPNO/COMDR DIR RJEPNO/COMDR DIR INTELL HQ USAF HQ USAF WASH DC WASH DC
DT DT
//UNCLASSIFIED// 20TH ADCOC 11-061 //UNCLASSIFIED// 20TH ADCOC 11-061
IM ACCORDANCE WITH JCADF INTERIN CHANGE TO CONADN 55-1
THE FOLLOWING UFOB REPORT IS SUDNITTED
A.d. LIKE A METOR
2 LOIG E
3. UNITE
4. ONE
5.W/A
G. L LIKE A METOR L
OVERHEAD Lg
7' ONE LONG SPREAD, LOW
S. NONE 8. 1 NONE
9. NONE
B. 1. NONE
3. EAST TO 3.I EAST TO WESTO UESTC -
4. VERYPAST
S. FADE too 2 fr net!
6. 30 SECONDS (
C. 1. GROUND- VISUAL
R. NO AIDS
3.N/A 2180h(67:30 PM)
D. 1. 10/03052 03052-6 =
2. NIGHT
TWO HILES NORTH DANBY. MO.
R.R.I.
FESTUS. MO.

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3. CLEAR
4. CLEAR 10 njht mde
5NONE . hous 7
NONE
LISTED ~
I. NONE yeito le u
J'. YES, JET FIGHTERS ,
M 1/LT JANES S. PROWELL
DUTY DIRECTOR
DELLEVILLE AF, ILLINOIS
AGONY WAS RUNNING FIR IN AREA AT THE
TIME STATED tast sum by ak i te
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Sulloon Was Suiloon
16 November 1957 St Louis, Missouri 000 D Probobly Balloon Probobly Bolloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local... Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodar 00 D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT... GMT.. 17/0145Z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intercept Radar D D Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE CK Was Astronomical Venus
O Yes 0 Prabably Astronomical
xNo No D D Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
Civilian
7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LÉNGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
1 hour one SW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING . COMMENTS
Halo like object, larger than a The planet Venus is at the reported
star, white, sxtremely bright, slowly location this time of year and
fading to the SW. is very bright.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RAEDS
SOC127 YNBT3TKFAOSKFCL48 1)
00 RJEDDN RJEPHO RJEDWP
DE RJEDKF 1G De Toraf ae
O 1792497 1792497
FM COC 2STH CONAD DIV FM CO0 26TH CONAD DIV
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WP RJEDNP/COMDR ATIC WP
AJEPHO/DIR INTELL LRNO DIR INTELL HQ USAF HQ USAF
ET '
AUHCLASSIFIED/ANTH ADCC 11-186 IN ACCORDANCE WITH JCADF INTERIM
THE LOWING G UFOB REPORT IS SUBMITTED.
A. 1.CHALO LIKE OBJECT
APPEARS LARGER THAN STAR The pl Imd as
3. CHITE
4. 1
5NEG
S.EXTREMLEY BRIGHT (
7 NEC 7. NEC
8. NEG
9. NEG
B. 1. BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT 1. BRIGHTNESS OF OBJECT ( (
2. UNKNOWN 2. UNKNOWN yinth
3.NEG
4.SW SLOWLY
S. B1ASZ STILL 1 Ii. SIGHT yo g
1. CROUND VISUAL
2.IEG
3. MEC
1. 8452 MIGHT 7-6-1845
1. GT. LOUIS)
1. HISS AGE 27 mq NOUSEVIFE
2. NEG.