DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8293427
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1966
REPORTED LOCATIONSt Louis Missouri
FRAMES17

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PROJECY 1007S RECORD
1.'na:F-TiME GROUP 2. LOCATION (a withesses)
129,000 36 30/05002 S:. Louis, Missow2
5 'Mutcs 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian
1. NUPBER OF OBJECTS phoic. :
One
LENGTH OF OBSE VATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Varled SEE CASE FILE
! IYPE OF OBSERVATION E
Growia Visual
1^ COURSE
None Stated None Stated
T 5 5. PRIGTOS .
Yes
1: No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yos
a No X No
FORM FORH 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of thie forn may be used. Previous editions of this form may be used.
PTD PTD SEP 63 SEP 63 0-329 (TDE)
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FOREIGH TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNCLASSIFIED
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FOREIGH JECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNCLASSIFIED
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FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION,AFSC UNCLASSIFIED
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION (AFSC)
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. OHIO 45433
REPLY TO
ATTN OF SELA/C-141 SPO (Lt
SUBJECT: Possible UFO Sighting
TO TDER/UFO (Maj. Quintanilla)
1. Reference is made to the 5 Dec 66 telecon between Maj. Qui
(FTD) and myself (Lt
2. I informed Maj. Quintanilla that I have four 35 mm slides taken by
my father-in-law, Mr. in South St. Louis, Missouri between
2300 and 2330,29 October 1966. The following information is transmitted
concerning the slides.
a. Slide No. 1 was taken with a osure
b. No. 2 -5 minutes
c. No. 3 - 10 minutes
d. No. 4 -15 minutes
e. All slides were caken facing slightly North of East with an Exata
camera on tripod.
f. At the time the were taken Scott A taken 'ormed Mr that
they have a UFC on radar.
seen the slides and
cart. ir cated that it was the planet Jupiter.
3. Even though n item g above seems to identify the object on the slides, J
decided to send them to your information.I assume all of
the above information repres close appr For further
information contact:
St. Louis, Mo.
Area Code 314
(Note: after 1700 St. , Louis time)
Atch
lst Lt. USAF Slides
photos
pinding
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in processing. also be a good transparer highly magnified also be some
s two lobes with
high lights and shadows by he extent of on lack of focus. The higher the magnification, the
more focus can alter the image size and shape. The image on slide could be of an object,
a light source, pr a reflection of a light source. Any identification rom the available infor-
b. Slides #10, and #ll, from Mr. were taken in the hours of near darkness
and slides #12 and #13 were taken in daylich All four of these slides appear to have been
trails. These patterns appear in approximately the area as the lights or re lections in slides
#10 and #ll. The linear patterns of the object in sli des #12 and #13 are nearly parallel to the
four slides, #ll, #12, and #13, suggests numerous ok ects traveling in the same area and
same direction, such as traffic on an airpe approach airway.
FORM 132
$T APR 62
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aircraft is visible in slide #l2 or #13.
e. The frame numbers supplied by a processor are usually a reliable indicator of
the film sequence through the camera. Since frames #10, #1l, #12 and #13 were all hand
dated 29 October 1966 this would indicate frames #10 and #ll were taken in the pre-daylight
PHOTO ANALYSIS BY: . APPROVED BY:
li'llham
ROBERT L. COUNTRYMAN ROBERT L. COUNTRYMAN WILLIAM L. TURNER WILLIAM L. TURNER
Intelligence Research Specialist Intelligence Research Specialist Major, USAF .
Chief, Photo Analysis Branch
Withe
WILBER PRICE, JR WILBER PRICE, JR
Chief, Photo Exploitation Division
FORM 132 (CONTINUATION SHEET)
NOV 63 -
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1. Description nclu
2. FTD W.O.No.
Request analysis be accomplished on the attached
d object may be. 3. Monitor
Mai H Quintanilla, Jr
ct houis, Mo 4. Phones
29 oct 70916/76678
Request all material be returned upor ion of analysis. 5. DIA Task No.
t65-01-59
6. DIA Priority
6A
7. Date Needed
8 February 1957
8. Consequence Code
.Classification of 9.Classification of
Sources Sources
All source
10.Classification of
End Product
unclassified
11.PPTD Or
-7O-
12. Div./Dir. Symbol
TDDP
18. Div. Chiefs Instructions /Modification or Expansion of 13.M-H Estimate
Work Description 14.Monitor
15. Phones
T7D F--m 13, MAY 66 Copy Nr. 1 Block 3
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This case contains 8x00
photos and 1, e"strip of
slide negatives.
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1 29Ect66
TDET/UFO /Maj @uintard 1la/T0916/mhs/5Jun 5 June 1967
Request for Distribution of Poto
St Louis, Missouri
Reference your recent photographs of the planet Jupiter which
were taken on Cctober 29,1966. Pro,ject Blue Book is curently
In the process of selecting verious photographs for distribution to
the genaral publie. We would apprecis opportunity to release
one of your possible ' courae, we would not
release your name and address unless you so desire, since your
AD W TV nume asscciated w -iaced wion che Ograph might cause undue pliblieity. ibLieity-
HAMES C. MANATT, ColOnel, USAF IMES C. MANATT, ColONel, USAF I Atch
Drector Mrector of Technology and Subsystems Subsystems Photo of Jupiter Photo of Jupiter
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SAFO1CC/Mrs Cassel/jad/79079/12 Apr 67
APR 231307
object (Uro) over the St. Louis, Kissotri
Photographle analysis revealed the following: il Four plides.
the same aslmuth. alide lo shows what appeers to be a light gouroe,
airborne or alevated above the horizon. slide li shown the srms
Light'source or a similar subsequent light cource ia the dine
spproximate positlon, dependent upon the time lapse botarggn Cruver,
but of a longer duration. Slides fi2 and l3 phoy the saw or nuits
olmilar objeote bnt the lonzer exooswe time haa coplired groator
moverent of the objeat. An astrouonieal body could wrodune soch
images.
According to Tea frerican Gohernaria and Nautlesl. bharnng I566,
the planeb Jupiter wotld hava bean ia the apprordaate loeation as the planet Jupiter wotdd have been in the apprordaare loeation as
the alloged Bi6, A atudy of the pubni tted data haa led us to reach the alloged BvO, A atudy of the pmbni tted data haa led us to reanh
tho conalusion that Jupltar was obsarved and photo graohad. the conalusion that Jupitar was obsarved and photograohrd-
I am rotiuning your alldes and two eelergenents waieh tra aws. I am rotiuning your alldes and two eelergenents whieh vra awds.
Thank you for sutdtting your photogaaphs to the Alr Foroe for Thank you for sutdtting your photogrsphs to the Alr Foroe for
svaluation. evaluation.
Kincerely, Binceroly,
DM
OEORGERT
Lt Polonel, USA7
tief, Civll Hrunch
Copmgniby Relattond
Urfiea of Information
Attacheent (4 slides + 2 Edlargements)
COORDINATED BY:
/SAFOIG Coord ey
Cmble ey
Rdrs by
Acty cy
Stbk cy
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FORFION FECRNOLOGY DIVISION,AISC
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