Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting in Memphis, Tennessee, 11 September 1968
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Memphis, Tennessee, reported a UFO sighting on September 11, 1968. The Air Force concluded the object was a plastic garment bag hot air balloon.
This document is a record from Project 10073, part of the Air Force's investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena. It details a sighting that occurred on September 11, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. A civilian witness reported observing a single object for approximately 10 minutes. The witness described the object as being about the size of a Ford tail light, yellow in color, and shaped like a football with a light in front and slightly above it. The witness further noted that the object appeared to break up and emit sparks before disappearing behind a tree. The Air Force investigation, led by Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., concluded that the sighting was consistent with reports of plastic garment bag hot air balloons. The document includes correspondence from the Air Force to the witness, confirming the conclusion and referencing an attached description of the phenomenon.
The description that you provided is consistent with other reports that we have received of plastic garment bag hot air balloons.
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Official Assessment
BALLOON (Hot Air, Garmet Bag)
The description provided by the witness is consistent with other reports of plastic garment bag hot air balloons.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, JrChief, Aerial Phenomena Branch