Incident Report and Photo Analysis — Lexington, Missouri, March 12, 1967

This document details a UFO sighting report from Lexington, Missouri, occurring on March 12, 1967. A 15-year-old witness reported observing a dull grey, elliptical object for approximately three minutes. The witness claimed the object was 15 to 20 feet in diameter, made no noise, had no lights, and moved slowly before dropping down and flying east. The witness provided three negatives and two prints of the object to the Air Force. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) conducted a photographic analysis of the materials. Their findings, documented in a Photo Analysis Report (67-50), concluded that the photographs showed vertical panning or 'smearing' of the foreground house, indicating the object was much closer to the camera than the witness claimed, and thus significantly smaller than the reported 15-20 feet. The investigators ultimately concluded that the photography did not substantiate the witness's claims regarding the object's size and that they were unable to positively identify the object beyond it being a dark elliptical mass. Furthermore, the report notes that the photography is not considered genuine. The file includes correspondence between the witness and the Air Force, with the Air Force requesting technical details about the camera used (a Japanese-made camera using 120 film) and the witness requesting prints of the negatives. The case record also contains a note suggesting a polygraph was needed.