Project 10073 Record Card — Nashville, Tennessee, 7 May 1952

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated status report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on May 7, 1952, in Nashville, Tennessee. A civilian witness reported observing a single, disc-shaped object of a very dark color for a duration of five to eight minutes. The object was described as moving slowly through the sky in a swinging, pendulum-like, or arc-like motion, traveling in a southwesterly direction. The observer noted a thickening in the center of the object. The report explicitly states that no optical or electronic equipment was used by the witness to track or observe the object. The sighting was reported from the south city limits of Nashville, with the object observed on a bearing of 30 degrees from the observer's position. The military investigation, conducted under the auspices of the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), noted that the speed of the object was unknown but likely slow, and that no smoke or propulsion method was observed. The documentation includes references to standard operating procedures, specifically AFR 200-5A and paragraph 7C. The investigation faced delays due to difficulties in contacting the observer to obtain a formal statement and sketches of the incident. The final status report classifies the incident as pending, with the description summarized as a dark circular object with a pendulum motion.