Summary of Information: Flying Saucer Reported Over Chattanooga, Tennessee

This document, dated 3 April 1950, originates from the Headquarters Third Army at Fort McPherson, Georgia, and concerns a report of an unconventional aircraft sighting. The primary content is a 'Summary of Information' from the CIC Field Office No. 3 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, regarding a report filed by two local women. On 28 March 1950, these witnesses reported to the Chattanooga News-Free Press that they had observed a round, silver object in the sky near Lovell Field (Chattanooga Municipal Airport) at approximately 1600 hours. The witnesses stated that the object was moving toward the airfield before it suddenly disappeared. They were unable to provide details regarding the object's size or speed. Following the report, a meteorologist from the local Weather Bureau, Mr. [illegible], was interviewed. He suggested that the object was almost certainly a weather balloon released by the station at 1000 and 1600 daily. He explained that the balloon likely reached an altitude where it burst due to atmospheric pressure, and that ridge currents had blown it back toward the airfield, creating the appearance of an unidentified object. The military concluded that no further investigation was necessary for this specific incident and established a liaison with local newspapers to ensure future reports of unidentified flying objects would be relayed to the office immediately. The document includes references to newspaper clippings from 29 and 30 March 1950 and is marked as unclassified.