This article was published in the daily newspaper The Illinois State Journal, of Sprinfield, Illinois, USA, on October 4, 1966.
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JACKSONVILLE -- Approximately 10 persons reported to city police between 9:30 p.m. Sunday and 3:30 a.m. Monday that they "saw unidentified flying objects" in an area around Jacksonville.
The callers described the UFO's as "mysterious lights that changed colors and moved in an eastward direction."
Jacksonville Municipal Airport authorities also reported receiving calls about the UFO's, police said.
An airport spokesman said there were no airplanes flying in the area at the time of the sightings.
