PROJECT 100/:3 t<t:I...Ut(u 2. LOCATION one "ttitn:ss Sl... Lon is, Hissouri 10. CONCLUSION / /),.; 'f} p n: o'IM!; GROUP Civili.:::n I. N~l'~tli:R OF OBJECTS !1. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION s:!vcral ::-inut~s 6 . T'f?; OF OBSERVATION G::-ou:1d '!i.sual r rom ~,nt! nor Aircraft tf/ Ozark Airlift\f:S aircr<.l ft f l1..':; directlj' to.-t~rds t~c o';)!;~rvation p0lnt on clbbout. It .. IOl~lc hare b~.:n or'=r the t~it.n .. :>s~s hcu!3e !'It th~ ':.i..'"l~ o: obscrvat.ion 1\. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Cos!:rv~r notict: 1 a r.lul,i-colored obje~t ccr:'.e out of th~ north ar.d come ~-.traight tm.,.ards the obse rre r . Th~ oojec~ appear~d all Hhite <.t firs!:. Clnd eot la.rg~::-as it got clos~r. Also th~ vritnr:ss notic~cl red, green and blue li5ht8. On on~ occnsion the .. rit~NSS thou:;ht th~ ooj c_ 1as an aircr~.fL hmr~ver !>he coulr! n ot. Jistinulsh .:1.ny flus~l:i.ng r .!u or green lirjhts . thoroll:~h inve:;tls.:\tion r'!vr:alcn th::tt an ~z.L'.rk Airlines SJ, PtiOTOS I?. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 3.ircrnft <.bpnrt~cl L:~11bert !lunic1.pal .t..irpoc t at ll58 PH CST. Due to smo~ th0 aircr.:l.ft. flt:'tl directly t0Harcls the ob:>~rvers hous~ on clinbout. '/lc:tin~ the aircrn ft thro th~ enoL; could h:.ve cau$ed an unusual ob~!rvation ?ro1lou editions o l thl f orm cu>:t b o u ud. DEPARTI\,,ENT OF THE AIR FORCE JA<'TcRS :;1~1h ACRO.'I~Dit::Al ...,J1LIFT WING ,t.\ACl 9 FEd ac;-, .~s: ~UFO Sighting ro FTD (TDETR) Fo1.wardC'd for action by your headqua r t ers in accordance w ith paragraph 7 a , AFR 80-17 . 2.. This retJort was thoroughly evaluat~d and dctC'rmine d t o be an O.t..a rk Air line s a ircraft tha t departed Lambert Muni cipal Airport a t 11: S 8 p. m. It was o n a contr olled VFR depa rture due to s mog, and Hew d irectly towards Mr home on climbout . I t then mc1de a procedur~ turn when rep rting on top at 2., 000 ft. Appar- ently the smog caused a refraction of the light p roduced by the naviJation lights, causing the pattern described in Mr OR THE COMN1ANDER 2.. St Louis Globe-Democ r a t ews Clipping, 31 J a n 196 7 cr&fe--c..( Jl J anuary 1 )1~7 k- , )tJng Mrs. Roy Meyer, G015 Em mn ave .. always thought r<."- ports nb)ut flying saucers , we re " such malarkey" unttl 1 cJI'ly :'-londay. Shortly nftcr midnight, she said, she look~d out a w in- dow toward tile north and s."l'.'l " wil:Jl I thouc;ht was a lart;e, w1ite, bright star." "Then I saw that it was fl:t:>hin~ and m ov ing closer , " she added, "un:il it was 1 about a block away. lt w;ts I mor~ mnl than circular and diiicrcnt colored lines- red, blue, green and white- that c-:Jch ilashed." t\her watchin~ spellbou::d for a fi:w minutes, she awak- encd h~r husband.who gru:n- p!ed that she probably sa.v an airplan;::. However, he s tood amazed as he watched t..ie object in the sky, Mrs. .:\!eyer reported. It finally <!~iftcd away lo the north un- tii it was obscured by distant build ings, she s:tid. ~.trs. Meyer calletl thu Ae- ronautical Chart a nd [nfor- mation Center ivlonday morn- ing and prom ised to send of- icialc; a full report ar.d a drawing oi rhe obj~:ct sight- ed. Au:hnritics at Scott Air Fon:'c" Cn-~"J~iso indicated ::tn "itr'lll, sh.: said. ~i:-.. ,~ycr, a 'commercial a rust, p!;,ns to draw a sketch of what he s a-v :..s r-.onn .1s he has ti me from his work, she 5aid. Mrs. Me:,cr also drew a small sketch Mond;~y. "I always thought it wls such malarkey," she said. r n..!ver put ar.y s:vc~ in r<-:loru, aoout flying saucers. BuL niw 'm iascinatcd. This has ro.:al:y aroused my cun- Sever;, Granite City ,x.iicc CJfiicus and tw: ~.acison County S:1eriif cl..:;>Utlo.: . .; :..lso rc)jlorted seci nci " somcL.:.i ,,;;" in the early-morning sky dur- ing the wee~end.