UFOB INDEX CARD Alf-~-U?OB-2L.6-S6 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Cunningham 0 'o/o~ Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 09/022$Z Aug 56 lD Ground-Viaual 0 Grounci-Roclor Wos Aircroh t1 Probably Aircraft 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Ten minutes 10. BRI!F SU.W..AR't OF SIGHTING Civilian ( GOC) a. NUMBER OP OBJECTS Stationary 11. COMMENTS ., Possibly Ai reroft D Wos Astronomi col 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 0 lnsufficint Data for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown Do not concur -:ri.th Raportinp Officer that si~htinp WAS ~ossibly causen by a we~ther balloon. A'rrc Form 16h was s en Cne r mmd object, the size of a dinner plat at am's length. Object's color changed from red to oranbe to yellow. Object faden out a fter being observed for 12 minutes. to sour~"e to secure udditiC'nal info rmat:uon. Analysi.s of t'1e re"'Gnrned form inrHcated was pos cause uc~'-J.'conter. ATIC Form :..t.vealerl the follo't-7in. : Object ;.;as observed for fifteen minutes. Obj<?ct moved slowly , stoppi!"g at times, rom th-= ' rE to the Nl~. During the init .... a~ of its course, object cescended .froM ?nnrb:xil tely 3 0 00 feet altitu.u Source estimated o';)ject to be oer Cla lle , Tenn, 10 miles n;my from him. Object dieappeared S'Jddenly as i..f had swi. tched a li~h .... ::;wig switch o ff. Sound was attri~u~ce to the obje c t ther ;~tness who stat2d the object flew AlSOP For"' 5 (15 Oct 54) direct~ over his home in ClarkBVille. The sound resembled that of a helicopter, when the object stood still, no sound eould be heard. The aeoount of t hi.s l-dtness ,..-as related in the ATIC Fom by the original source. 6. Original source stated that the ob.1ect could have been an unauthorized helicopter from Ft. Cambell, a dirigible in the area, or an experimenta1 device of some sort. In light of the above information, evaluation of this Hqs is possi'ly aircraft (helicopter). UFOB INDEX CARD AIS5-UFOB- I I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Cunningham, Term. o Was Balloon 0 Probably Balloon 0 Was Aircraft ll/0238Z Aug $6 Z Gro~Mci-VIsu.. GrollnciRocfor 0 Probabiy Aircraft 0 Air-Vhuol C Air-Intercept Radar R Pouibly Aircraft D Probably IHtronomicol Civilian (cbc) 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. I.ENGTH Ofl OBSERVATION Ten minutes 8. HUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation 0 Unlcnown One See below tO. BRIEfr SUMMARY 0,. SIGHTING Cne ro d bright red object, the size o~ a baske~ball at arm's length. Object Y~3 red v~en stationar.y and white ~hen moving. Cbjeet had an unfarnjiiar sound. Object hevered for 2 or .3 mirn1tes, mcved sloA'ly t.,o the west, '1ov- ere~ again and finally ke;:t gettinr di!llmer and d immer until fadinr 0 .lt. Obj ect :.tas o~ served vi~.1ally for ten ~nute~. 11. COMMeNTS This was i;he fcnth siphtirg in thi s area in a peri.od o f a few days (see co~ents o~ preltmina~r r eport preparing o~ficer). Due t o the distance from the nearest AISF unit, a complete f'ollo-v-up irvestigation has not been a~thori?oed. However, this P.q s ::::1t .ATIC Forms 164 to secure additional in f'orma~ion for each o f this s i..ghtings. !:1 addi tlon, a n AF Form 112 has been l"'ccei. ved from Det #6~ h71Lth 000, iTashvi 11 , Tenn. 1'\. copy o~ AF Form and inclosed photo is being for- (Cont'd. on back) AlSOP Per 5 (15 Oct 54) Analysis of the returned ATIC forms and the AF Form 112 indicates the followinr,r 1. The 09/ohOOZ Sighting wa not, related to the e ther sighthin~J it definitely was a meteor. 2. The 10/023SZ sighting was not reported by sources in the ATIC forms. (Several copies of the ATIC Forms were sent to each source and they were asked to c omplete a rorm for each sighting.) 3. The ATIC Fona 164 description of the ll/0231Z ~i,,hting indicates that this sig-t ir was possibly caused by a blicopter. a. A briet description or sighting from ATIC Form is as follows: Objeet vas aolid red when stationary and red with a t-Jh..i..t e middle when moving . Objeet tranrelled from NE to R on a slightly ascending flif!ht path . Durinr. its course, object hovered in one spot for appreximately B minutes. Objeeu llas viewed visually tor a total 1St lS minutes and disappeared by its light suddenly eoing out. rr?sound was healtd due to distance away from object. ( AF Fonn ll2 ~eports tha t a sound re~ernblin g a lelocoptblt vas heard. ). In light of above considerations and the vind direetio~, evaluation of thi s sighting is possibl y aircraft (helocopter)