PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLl1510NS 7 /rpr 5 Wulmllt, Hias. ll Wo~ 13o ll o o n Pro h o b l y B"llloo n 3. OATTIWE OROUr' .&. 1YP: OF OOS~VATION Loc al J)~y brc.o.k_ --- J:) Ground v, suo l 0 GrounciRod~,, 0 Air lnterc ... pt HoJor 0 Wos A or c r 1ft D ProboLiy Aircroh [1 P o !.!.ibly Airc r oft 0 Wos A stro ttom i eel ~.} Probably Astroromicc\ l'BIJ.'EOn D Possil>ly Astronomicul 1. Lf.NCTt1 OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMOER OF OBJECTS 9. COUF?SE several neconus 1 0 Insufficient Doto fo r Evaluation 0 Unlcnown 10. n RIEF ~UMI.\ARY OF SIGHTING 111 Grccninh color. lnrec fireball. Arched tn.:'.neuvers . ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SF.P 52) 'lh cmGht 1 t uos g oing t o hit c o stoppe d cnr a nd_got out . Other :.;inLtlor rcport o in are~, I:CTRACT FOOM STATUS REI'ORT U :. _ TII:E (Local) & SOUND: 1! I ,o. m AC!I ON OR COl!UDlTS : DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: EXTRACT FlO l-1 ST >.. TUS REFORT 0_..~.' '- Til:E (LocaJ.): lENGTH OF Tll!E OBSERVl:D: AL'l'I TUDE: ACTI mt OR com Thl lTS: DESCRIPTION OF INC!.DD\T: From: 516th Troop Carrier \Ung Homflhis lhmicip:J.l. Airport l'.aal"l!>hls, Tenn. lU ~ICLA SSJF 1 F-:0 Report of unidentified flylng object by Hr F.a.val Air Station, l~illington, Term., reryo:~:ts ho a!ld dauch'Ler CIG o.c;cnt, it;hted Unc onventional Flying Obje c t \lhile em~oute fron Hipley, l!l:;s., to l lillington. Observers driving Ibrtbuest on Hi gh\Iay 7':!. about tv1o nilc0 f rom \Ialnnt, Niss. Object sighted at daybreak on morning of 7 April 195:~. Object appcD-red to be very bri ht with brill ia.nca or big arc lieht Obj e c t w:..ts many times brighter than aircraft beacon neo.rb.r. TruyP.ling too f3 s t to est:tr.mte speed. Jistunce une~timateJ but objec t a:_)pen.red to b e smullcr than full moon. Object nopc a red solid . 'l'hin~dne object wo.s neteor ubou t to crash, observer stopped , and cut off encine. Obser~cr3 oxne c t ed cro.3h but objtJct dlsappcarecl behind pin.:; treeG. Object m:tde no sound, loft no truil o r exha"..l.st. 516th Hine Con-nents: lJauehter confirr.1ed report. She is em~loyed (earbled) Conrnssi oner Laslic Nichol son, Eemphis . Both sot!rces appear r eliabl e , vero.city appears unqucstio~able to this inte~Ti~wer. Report released by INS described .I fireba.l1 sie;htecl, Eacom, Ho., about 350 airline !tlil es Um/ llemphis early morning 7 April 1952. Considering ponition o f this sighting two objects possibly coul d ha.ve baen o:1e a nd DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE o .jl o I AFHQ FORM Q-3Q9a I , "IIJOU5 FOITI0 1t5 Of: THIS FOR"' MAY BE USED. it, t I I fONCLf-\55\FlEO . 2l0D j)U1 lJ~OtLtfr .. UNCLA.SS\E\EO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AfHQ FOAM Q-309 cr 19 IAN ~I o .. ,. ,\IOU, I NTII)Ho; OF Ttll3 FORM MAY BE US0. JJOW KGUADED A'f ~ y g -\. tt DECLASSIFIED Al'"Tl~R 12 DOD DL.'1. tnOO.lO f I I I f RESTRICTED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION INCO"'IHQ CLASSIFIEO MESSAGE \<olool \ I'RFVIOLS f OITIOIIIS OF Tlil'i ~OR"" MAV DE USED. .::LASS IFf A iR INTELLiGE\ lCt tNrO \ATIOi'~ .~E?ORT lltt,'~fMl. UnlJ.,nU!i-td 1-' t7lnK Cbj3ct. o~tsr ''WE .1r R PO"T !JU,t.-to\~Y: (;.~Jcr wrtclu ctu'"'"' of rt;x.rt. G :i~ruJ!Ctmet in ;;n 11 IIJit,,o:.lt,,c J'l.lr o;;r J ,? II. !:.,l\fhl,j Nu:l1b~ c--or:~ :Jr.~pe -b:ls;<.,t Co lor -not r~}.~o c-t ~H.\ D;~ed -u 1~mo:.m Altitud~ -u.1:'Tl<>m Sound - o :Jou.cl F.r:ha\lst t,~.~l-lU.ng dlZ~ '..d.th blui:3h 1: . .-sht, t .\.1ilin:( ft::., f"''>: t 3. A~ OS~lC, 7 April 1 9;2i th~ liemphi3 Alr Rcute 'i':t~j.f:tic Con~.~....,' !~- \phi3, .c~nne:-~s , adviced th~ f4.tw;Jll I'li3ht. Control C::n ~..e r th;,.t ::,r-., :r 4. Th~ controll.Jr at. :r "-Phi3 Air Feu(.~ T:taffio Coot:rol C-.!"'lt.,c-t~l--=~nonc;d o':>j~(lt, but could o!t, r n~ addition~ ).nforna.t.i~n. f_.fn:!JUilON !.IV OitiUI!t4TOit