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7. Montana: ‘‘Many people have seen unidentified flying objects in the Ekalaka, Lame Jones, and Willard areas. The report is that they seem to hover about a mile from the ground, ‘fly’ up and down, or in any direction that seems to pleasure them. They are lit up with red and green lights and are apt to be seen in the early night. “The report to the Times office by Mrs. Harry Hanson of Willard relates that Stanley Ketchum has seen them at what seems to be a closer range than most, and any attempt at trying to get close to them makes them literally disappear into thin air.” (Baker, Montana, Fallon County Times, March 9, 1967.) 8. Missouri: Mr. J. Sloan Muir of Caledonia, Missouri, observed a flashing light from his kitchen window at 7:15 P.M. last Wednesday and called his wife. They said it was ‘‘a shiny, metal, oblong globe, shaped something like a watermelon. Around the perimeter were many beautiful multicolored lights—green and red mostly, but also white, blue, and yellow, running into orange.’’ They estimated that it was about 35 feet long and said they watched it for fifteen or twenty minutes before it flew out of sight. (Bardstown, Kentucky, Kentucky Standard, March 16, 1927 \ 1967.) 9. Missouri: ‘In the past two-and-one-half weeks 75 to 100 persons have reported sightings in the Osage Beach and Linn Creek areas.” (Versailles, Missouri, Versailles Leader-Statesman, March 16, 1967.) 10. Missouri: Mrs. Phyllis Rowles of Bunceton, Missouri, reported seeing a multicolored object at 8 P.M., Wednesday. She described it as having flashing blue, green and white lights. It hovered for two hours, moving in an up-and-down motion. Many others in the area had similar sightings, including Leo Case, a newsman for station KRMS. (Boonville, Missouri, Daily News, March 9, 1967.) 11. Illinois: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Davis were driving on Route 30 around noon when “‘they saw a beam of light come from a wide-open area south of them.’ They stopped and observed a strange object for three or four minutes. ‘‘It was very brilliant,” Mrs. Davis said. ‘‘And cast a red and blue color. It was circle-shaped. It seemed to come toward us but gained height until it went in back of a small cloud. We watched for about ten minutes more, but it never appeared again.” Ronald Kolberg of Aurora, Illinois, said he and other residents of his neighborhood ‘“‘have noticed an unusual light in the sky west of their area every night for a few months.” (Aurora, Illinois, Beacon-News, March 9, 1967.) 12. Illinois: Several witnesses in Pontiac, Illinois, reported sightings 20 / Operation Trojan Horse