What happened
A historical marker records Martin's report of a "floating object with 3 bright lights," and other accounts quote a Shiloh officer calling it a "black arrowhead." Its path came within a couple of miles of Scott AFB.
"arrowhead"The witness's own shape words
Witnesses
Officer David Martin, Shiloh Police Department
Explanation
Explanation proposed
Advertising blimp (FAA, Skeptoid; disputed)
Sources
- Skeptoid #435, The St. Clair Triangle UFO (2014)skeptoid.com
- hmdb.orghmdb.org
- thedebrief.orgthedebrief.org