I ' o'lilo Ut-l~SS\f\t..'O. PP JEPHQ JEDWP JEDEN JEPFF JEPRS DE JESYQ 1' / FN t~AXWELLFL TSERVCEN MAX\a!ELL AFB ALA TO JEPHQ/DIR INTELLIGE~CE HQUSAF \1ASHDC JED\TP/AIR TECHNICAL I NTELLIGENCE CE~: ATIAA T~10 t7RIGHT PATTEP.S0~1 1\FB OHIO ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO JEPFF/CDR MATS WASHDC JEPRS/CDER FLTSERV WASHDC MFSC 24-G-25 FLYOBRPT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT P.EPORTD t~ORTH OF MEllPHIS TENNESSEE MOVING IN A NORTH EASTERLY DIRECTION. SIGHTED AT 9601CST CMA 2 4 JULY. NO DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE EXCEPT REPORTED AS A WHITE LIGHT, APPEARED TO BE MOVING TO FAST FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT HAVE APPEARANCE OF A METEOR. ALTITUDE Ut~KNOtl~! BUT REPORTED VERY HIGH. OBJECT SIGHTED B EMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TOWER OPERATOR, TELEPHONE ~1EtlPHI WHITE HAVEN TENNESSEE, TELEPHO:-IE ME~1PHIS TENNESSEE, TELEPHONE l1EMPHIS CEILING AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED . /tt Ff fT AT 120 FEET TO 30~00 FEET LIGHT A!~D VARAIBLE EAST NO~TH EAST AT 10 KtJOTS. P.ACE TWO JESYQ 15 NO OTHER KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN VACINITY INFOR~IATION AVAILABLE. 24/13212 JUL JESYQ AT TIME OF SIGHTING. l'l11n8 Object Sighted l~ear Jlomphis, 1'en~s .. 2h Jul:r 3952. Plight Sar,lce, lU.TS, 3f!OO n~ark WA Street, tf. \f., Washington 25 CAl &1 iport Trattio Controller und others cr....,. .Flight Seztice Canter 2hl030Z ~Tuly (lfFSC 24-0-25) A te ligh,, ,.td ch appeared to be moving too fast tor an airorart, c.'1d vhioh did not haft the a:AM8ranDe of a meteor was sit::hted by a.: !Jemphis ll JD1 oipal Airport Tratlio . Co~U.-at 0600CSf'24 Ju]3' 19~. (l)jact was North of the observer, rooving in a . Hortheute~ direotJoa~-- llo a1r trartio W33 roportad in the area, and the o'Jjoct t~as '-'PJ?arontly not r.lDv.lna l!l the diractton or the reported winds alott. . J'IWlX U. .AJ.IEN . Lt Colonel, USAF Intell1ionce Ott1cer \T asb1J11 toa IS, D. . 1. An uni~n\1tie4 tlyi'ng o1>joct -.-:39 vi~J1l&ll7 o')served rcr.u .!Amphis, Tcnnesee 24 Ju]3' 1952. Sighted at. oDoocs! b7 Airport Tro!fic Cl):tt.roll~r a-t lfo='t)his '.~t:ticipAl Airport and t~ other persona. 2 He,artad o.s a Tlhite li ~ht 'tli.ch c.,.">J>&)ared to be B)vin:; too fast f?r ::a..'"l o.Lrcroft, a.~ lt.lich did not have the appec-ance ot a meteor. Altitude U.."1kno"Wn but; rcportad 'V'1r'7 hir;."l. ~ject aaa North ot 1!3JTPhis moving in a ;Iorthaaatl!r] dirnction. 3. rleather in the a.reaa a. llo~1o, Tennessee raportad (O!}JOCST) ol<Y clllar, visibility 0 rd.los, baro..aeter 1019.6, temperature 77o, daw poi':'l.li 670, 3ur!ace 11ind H.1rt.:h 4 ~-~PH, alt:lr~eter b. Wimia nlof'ta 4. 1'11 tnosse:u lD.,OOO teet, .f'ro~ ))OO a~ ll lmot~ 000 f'aet, lig..'l-tt o.nd v311.:lble :.r3rnphis !.iu:'rl.cipal Airport ?rn.ffic Contr::>llar (Tolo- 'iJbit3 H:1van, Tan.."lassee (Tel9phone l h!s, Tonn9ssae (7alepho~e $. Uo air trattic roporli'ld in oroa, no pily'3ic31 ovidence~ tion, and no activity 'Which might explain th:' oi!;htin;!. no attoT:1f>ted int!tree,.,..,.,_ 6. Intorn'.ation received b7 t!ar.~ell Fl.ir.tht Service Center, fron !.:9mphi9 }.1\.TC Cen~ (CAl) nt o6JQCS'l' 24 .Juq-. Teletype FUOIEP'l sub!"d. tted by Ha.Xi'isll Flight S9n1.ce Center 24loJOZ Juq (lfFSC 24..G-2S). -- ot Preparing O.tticera 1. Occupation ot primary Td tness omuld quality hio as a capable observer in t~is field. Ho intormatioll on other ':11 tnesa. 2. \Iinde alott appear to be neither st.ro~ e~ugh, or or the proper direction, to corrt a balloon as indicated 'b-J' the roport. . ). WitnoYes r-are not interrogated