May 7, 1949 — St. Louis, MO
6:00 p.m. A Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn are sitting outside their home in St. Louis, Missouri, near the Mississippi River when they see a strange craft fly over their location. They describe it as being more triangular in shape than a “saucer.” They both describe it as a ruddy brown or red color and it is shaped like a stingray, except without the typical stinging tail. It flies rapidly and seems to oscillate from side to side. They watch it for 45 seconds. Grudge investigators eventually write the sighting off as “probably” being an aircraft, despite the fact that no record is found of any commercial or military aircraft flying over their home at that time. [Eberhart]
Source:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 219, p. 60;
Jazz Shaw, “From the Project Blue Book Archives: A Few Lesser-Known UFO Cases from Yesteryear,” The Debrief, March 7, 2023;
National Archives, “St Louis, Mo, May 1949 - Incident Number: 325”;
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28934666?objectPage=17
Blue Book Documents:
Incident 325:
Guide to Investigation:
