Observance of Unidentified Objects in Sky, Vicinity of Nashville, Tenn.

On March 29, 1950, at approximately 0700 hours, two real estate salesmen were fishing at Marrowbone Lake, located roughly 18 miles from Nashville, Tennessee, on Highway 41-A. During their time at the lake, they observed between six and twelve dark, round objects flying in the sky. The witnesses described the objects as being approximately five feet long, resembling 300-pound bombs, and noted that they appeared heavy. The objects were observed at an altitude of 200 to 300 feet, flying from the southeast to the north. They entered an opening above the lake through a break in the hills and circled behind the hills on the west side, all while steadily losing altitude. The witnesses reported that the objects traveled at a speed of at least 500 miles per hour and produced a sound described as wind blowing through trees. No motors were visible on the objects. Following the incident, the witnesses reported their experience to the lake superintendent, James W. Davis. A newspaper clipping included in the report notes that a spokesman at Sewart Air Force Base in Smyrna, Tennessee, stated that the objects could not have been jet-propelled aircraft, citing the description of the objects and the prevailing weather conditions. The Office of Special Investigations (OSI) at Sewart Air Force Base was contacted on March 30, 1950, but the report indicates that they had accomplished nothing regarding an investigation into the incident. The document is a formal communication from the Headquarters Third Army to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, forwarding the summary of information regarding the sighting.