Blue UFO with red and green lights over Omaha in 1953

Summary

A round, bright object was observed for two hours and fifteen minutes over Omaha, Nebraska, in 1953. Three witnesses, including a military radar operator, saw it with red and green lights rotating around its edge. The object remained stationary in the sky, showing no apparent movement except for its rotation. Authorities compared it to astronomical bodies like Formalhaut and Altair, but there was no radar contact or photographs.

The witnesses, two civilians and a soldier, described the phenomenon in detail. The radar operator, whose reliability was unquestioned, insisted the object wasn't an optical illusion or a balloon. Despite the clear night, the object disappeared when a cloud covered it. The official investigation concluded it was likely an astronomical body, but the possibility of an unidentified object wasn't ruled out.