Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Memphis, Tennessee, 19 June 1958
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A civilian reported a golden object over Memphis on June 19, 1958. Military authorities concluded it was likely a DC-7 aircraft due to a lack of other traffic and potential timing errors by the witness.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting over Memphis, Tennessee, on June 19, 1958. A civilian witness reported observing a single golden object traveling from north to south at an estimated altitude of 10,000 to 20,000 feet. The duration of the observation was approximately one minute. The witness described the object as traveling at an 'excessive' or 'executive' speed. The report was processed by the Flight Service Center at Maxwell Air Force Base and distributed to various military commands, including the 35th Air Division, the Air Defense Command, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. Weather conditions at the time were reported as having scattered clouds with a ceiling of 12,000 feet and 15 miles of visibility. Memphis Air Route Traffic Control (ARTC) reported that the only traffic in the area at the time was a single DC-7 aircraft flying southbound. The final assessment provided in the document suggests that the observer likely witnessed this DC-7, noting that the witness's reported time of the sighting may have been inaccurate. The official conclusion recorded on the card is 'Insufficient data.'
It is very possible the observer saw the DC-7 which was over Memphis and was off on his reported time of day.
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Official Assessment
It is very possible the observer saw the DC-7 which was over Memphis and was off on his reported time of day.
The report concludes that the sighting was likely a DC-7 aircraft, noting that the observer's reported time may have been inaccurate.