Project 10073 Record — Memphis, Tennessee, August 1968

This document contains records related to a UFO sighting in Memphis, Tennessee, in August 1968. The primary record is a Project 10073 form, which categorizes the incident as having 'insufficient data for evaluation.' The file includes correspondence from Lt. Col. Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of the Aerial Phenomena Branch, addressed to a witness in Memphis. In this letter, dated October 23, 1968, Quintanilla informs the witness that the information provided was inadequate and requests that she complete an AF Form 117 for further analysis. He also advises the witness to report any future sightings to the 97th Bombardment Wing at Blytheville AFB, Arkansas, as local investigators are better positioned to conduct on-the-spot investigations. The file also contains a press clipping from a local newspaper titled 'Lausanne Girls Report a UFO,' which details the account of twenty-six Lausanne School students and Mrs. Dan Allen. According to the report, the witnesses observed an unusual flying object between 8:30 and 9:00 PM. Student Carrie Wimberly described the object as being too slow to be a plane, not elongated like a blimp, and featuring red and green lights on top, large windows, and revolving white lights on the bottom. The witnesses reported that the object was silent and remained in view for approximately 30 minutes, during which time it left and returned four times. The document also includes a blank Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire (AF Form 117) and handwritten notes from the witness, who described the object as being 'larger than full moon' and noted that it did not flicker. The witness also mentioned that she had seen similar phenomena on three previous occasions.