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Illinois intelligence chief

November 1, 1956, 5:30 p.m.
60 miles east of St. Louis, Illinois, USA

Unresolved

Representative drawing from the Orbs page, not this specific sighting.

"one orange light with a blue tinge"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

An orange light tinged with blue crossed the sky in two minutes.

Witnesses

USAF Capt. W. M. Lyons, chief of an intelligence division

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1956ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.