Project 10073 Record: Sighting in Nashville, Tennessee, 6 November 1954

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on November 6, 1954, in Nashville, Tennessee. The witness, a 12-year-old boy, reported observing a round, flaming white object with a trail of fire and smoke. The object was estimated to be half the size of a golf ball held at arm's length and was observed for approximately three to four seconds while moving in a level flight path toward the North-Northwest at an elevation of 40 degrees. The witness, who was in a car with the window rolled down, stated that the object appeared to vanish into thin air. The report was filed by Captain Luther A. Tarbox of the HQ 316th Troop Carrier Group (M) at Sewart Air Force Base. Captain Tarbox noted that the witness was widely read on UFO literature and that the child's father had mentioned the sighting to an Air Force officer while passing through Nashville, which led to the official report. The report also mentions a second, unconfirmed sighting in the vicinity of Knoxville, Tennessee, occurring around the same time. The official conclusion reached by the military was that the object was a meteor. Colonel John N. Miller Jr. signed off on the report, stating that in view of the short duration of the observation and the witness's hobby of studying UFOs, no further investigation would be conducted.