Triangular UFO sighted over St. Louis in 1960

Summary

In March 1960, a police officer from Berkeley, Missouri, reported the sighting of three unidentified flying objects over Lambert Field in St. Louis. The witness, a former Navy and Air Force pilot with UFO reporting experience, described three round objects the size of heavy earth-moving vehicle tires, white and flat like saucers. The event began with a bright light illuminating the area for two seconds before the objects appeared. The three objects flew in formation at an estimated altitude of 5,000 to 10,000 feet, maintaining level and constant flight toward the northeast, before disappearing instantly behind the cloud cover.

Despite the witness's experience and the observers' strategic positions, there were no other witnesses or radar/tower confirmations of the objects. Due to the lack of additional evidence, military authorities concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation. Conventional explanations like balloons, aircraft, or astronomical phenomena were dismissed, but no definitive conclusion was reached. The report remains an unresolved case in UFO history.