Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting near Knoxville, Tennessee, 11 November 1957
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A housewife in Knoxville, Tennessee, reported a glowing object on 11 November 1957. Military authorities identified the object as a probable balloon after checking launch schedules.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 11 November 1957. The witness, identified as a housewife, observed a single object south of Knoxville, Tennessee, near McGhee-Tyson AFB. The object was described as being similar in appearance to an electric light bulb, approximately the size of a basketball when held at arm's length. Its color shifted from yellow to white, and it exhibited movement described as 'up and down' for a duration of five minutes before suddenly disappearing. The observation was made through a picture window at night under clear, calm weather conditions. The report was processed by the 663rd ACWRON at Lake City AFS and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Following an investigation into local balloon launch schedules, officials concluded that the object was likely a balloon launched shortly before the sighting occurred.
Object similar to electric light bulb, size of basketball, yellow then turning white.
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Official Assessment
A check with the balloon schedules shows a balloon was launched just prior to the time of this sighting. Prob balloon.
The object was identified as a probable balloon based on launch schedules.