(but not in tile) DA~UAP.TDI 516th !lOOP CA!RIEP. WING 1-:D:PHIS MUlaCIPAL AIRPOZ' Kllt.PH IS , mn:. StmnCT 1 D:~S:UOGATIO!t OJ' O!SEP.VER OF lmiDIUTil'IED FLYI~G O:BJZC'l' - TO 1 DIJQlCTOll OF INTILLIGENa V. S. AIR FORa, VASHIRGTCN, D. C. 1. Capt." , a member of the Sl6th Troop Carrier Viq, vaa interrogated by the u~.erai~:~utd atatf officers of the IP.me orgenlzation. 2. flying aa co-pilot of flight l!o. S3 of ~icaro and Sou Airlines 'trhich departed Mem his at 20:55 CST on 20 rch 1950, destiDRtion Little Rock, Ark.The weathe~ w~a CAVU and the flight waa conducted Vli'll at 2000 feet. The visibility we.a 30 !>lua. ). At 21:26, the Captain of the Airline , M his, 'l'enneaaee, directe~ the attention of Ca~t. to an unusual obJect flying at a tremendous speed 1ng the airliner froc the south on a north heading. Capt focused his attention on the obJect and h crew members observed the obJect as it ~asaed in front of them, off,the rieht ~ne. out of sight. This observ3tion took ~lace over t1. S. Bir..hwa7 f?O about lS miles north o! StuttfS,rt, Ark!t.nsa$. 'l'he obJect was under obs~rvation for about 25 to 3S sconds. Wh~n the obJect passed directly in front of the airliner, the diste.nce \-te.s not more than l/2 mile ane. at ~ altitude of ap1)roxi::atel:r 1000 teet higher than tte airliner. 4. The obJect &!)!)eared. to be circule.r \rith F\ diameter of a!'proxi- matel7 100 feet horizontally with a verticel heitht between the top nnd ~)' bottom unknown but considerably lese thr:.n the dis.Ir.eter t;ivi!lt. the ~ object a disk like shape. In t he top center of the object wa s an extremely bri['ht lif,ht blinkine ... t an eatir..ated 3 flashes !)er second . This li~1t \tP.. s so brilli8!lt that it would hl!.ve been im-oossible to look at it continuously had it not been fleshine on end off rapidly. ~1ia lir~t coul~ be seen only when the obJect was a roaching ~d after it bad paesed in front of the airliner. M1en the object passed directly in front of the observer, the bottom side of tr.e object was visible. The bottom side appeared to have 9 to 12 symmetrical oval or circular porthole located in a circle &!i,roximatel~ 3/4 of the distance from the center to the outer edge or rim. Throucft these portholes came a soft purple lieht. These liihts were a shade of color similar to air- craft fluorescent liehts. The obJect \las not revolvine or spinnir.r, er~ w .s trP.veline in a atre.it-:.ht horizontal line of flir.ht. Considerillt" the visibilitf, the dietance from the object, the lencth of time the object wae ""'r o'beenat lon, Ctlp\. experience in o'bee"1~ Yariftl tlJ)el of aircraft 1nc1udllll!: thtt r-86, Capt. eta. ted thnt the o'bJeot val traTelinc at 1eaat 1000 mllea per ho,u-, glT1nt. this ac a Ter, coneertatiTe ti~. le could eee no elgDI or imd1c~t1ona of tl ... a, Jet or othttrvlee. 5 !he attached 4rav1D la a r011l'll eketch of the obJect ac ~rawn 'b;r Capt Richard lt. Eaa1.,- Ma.1 USAJ' (Rea) V~ Ground Tr. Officer Deve:r H. r MaJ. USAJ' (:Rea) Vlng Intelligence Officer