PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8861510

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONSt Louis Missouri

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

© Wes Balloon
WX Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

St Louis, Missouri
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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‘OS © Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
: 70) No Civilian oO Possibly Astronomical
\\ TH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ©O Other
' O insufficient Date for Evalvction
— O Unknown
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Ro,. | SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
al: “sh pinpoint of light, disappeared Observer looking in direction
Ag i a sudden, initial observation of Lambert Air;ort,. Sudden
at : nad . dgr azimuth, Disappearpd disappearance of risiny light.
ugr elev 225dgr azimuth, Main characteristic of sizhtiuk.

WX cloudy & raining. Fossivle
balloon sighting fim Lambert
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