Project 10073 Record Card — Norris, Tennessee, 4 April 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting in Norris, Tennessee, on 4 April 1954. The sighting, which lasted approximately five minutes, involved two witnesses who were students at the University of Tennessee. The witnesses described the object as an oblong, wingless craft, approximately two to three feet in diameter, with no visible color. The object was observed flying at an altitude of 500 feet on a straight, level path heading southwest. The witnesses reported that the object emitted a murmuring whine, described as a subdued jet sound, before fading into the distance. The report notes that the witnesses were interrogated separately and provided consistent accounts, and were considered to be intelligent and reliable. The investigating officer, First Lieutenant Hal K. Neebaur of Flight 2-B, 462D AISS, noted that there was no reason to doubt the report, although he suggested the sighting might have been caused by meteorological disturbances. The report was forwarded to the Commander of the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) for further evaluation in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.