4Mi SEof Astoria reported disc saucer observation — November 1957

On or during November 1957, at or near 4Mi SEof Astoria, Missouri, United States, the source reports the following sequence: REPORTED BY COMMANDER, AUGUST AIRS THAT INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING SATISFACTORILY. OBJECT OBSERVED FOR ONLY FEW SECONDS, AND NOT EXACTLY SAME AS SIGHTED BY OTHERS. OBSERVED PARTICULARLY UNDER DARKNESS, MIST AND RAIN: (1) BLINDING GAS PUFF OF OPERATORS IN THE AREA COULD BE TOUCHING OF LOW CLOUD CEILING ENGINES AT CRAFT TIME, (2) DOUSING CLOUD LINE GIVING "F" SPARK DISPLAY IN CONTACT WITH WET GROUND, (3) ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE OR SIMILAR PHENOMENA LIKE LIGHTNING'S FIRE CAUSED BY HIGH CIRCULATION OF VORTICES AND OTHER CONDITIONS, AND (4) "BALL LIGHTNING" A RARE BUT NEVERTHELESS POSSIBLE IN VIEW OF LIGHTNING DISCHARGES IN VICINITY. ODx AT-6 WITH "THE MISLE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, WHO MADE A STATEMENT TO ALAMOGORDO RADIO STATION REGARDING SIGHTING GIVEN TC BY HEAT OF FLYING OBJECT THAT MADE A LARSE NEAR EX"PLOCOSION, WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. FOLLOWING IS QUOTE FROM LETTER TO AFOIN-4, DATED 5 MARCH 1956, QUOTE: "ALL TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER HAS RECEIVED IS REPORTS OF HAVING RECEIVED SUBJECT FILM FROM (MARINE) PRIVATE RALPH MAYHER- LIFE MAGAZINE, IN RECENT TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH ADC, INDICATED THAT IT (SAUCER) HAD BEEN OFFICIALLY TURNED OVER TO A NAVAL BASE. PASSED OVER OBJECT CLOF. PASSED OVER OVERCAST. NOTE: Passed over aircraft, definitely bright and solid OBJECT C. Apparently an aircraft or similar navigational light source was observed but did not appear to be anything unusual. IMPRESSION THAT ONLY ONE OBJECT OBSERVED APPEARS ABRUPTLY STATIONARY, HOVERS, SHOOTS OFF AT GREAT SPEED.