Project 10073 Record — Sighting in St. Louis, Missouri, 30 January 1967

On January 30, 1967, a civilian witness in the Walnut Park area of St. Louis, Missouri, reported observing a multi-colored, flashing object in the sky. The witness, Mrs. Roy Meyer, initially described the object as a large, bright white star that appeared to move toward her from the north. As it approached, she noted it was oval-shaped and displayed red, green, blue, and white flashing lights. She also reported a second, smaller white object that did not flash and moved faster, eventually passing the larger object. Mrs. Meyer, who had previously been skeptical of UFO reports, was sufficiently intrigued to awaken her husband and later contacted the Aeronautical Chart and Information Center. The official Air Force investigation, conducted by the 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing, concluded that the sighting was an Ozark Airlines aircraft departing Lambert Municipal Airport at 11:58 p.m. The report states that the aircraft was on a controlled VFR departure due to smog, and that the atmospheric conditions likely caused a refraction of the aircraft's navigation lights, creating the unusual visual pattern described by the witness.