DATE TIME GROUP 10. CONCLUSION l Civilj~n NUMBER OF OBJECTS L.ENGTH OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Vist:al PHYSICAL. EVIDENCE Aircraft(~o~siole) BRIEfl SUMMARY ANO ANAL.VSIS t.....:o reG "-t "tz-a cting the oo ~erve~s attention. ubj ect '::.:.l.~ ~O'.rerir .... :: descr-iutio~"l a:~er three ~inu~es FTD SEP 63 0329 (TD&:) Prevloua dltlon of thh form ma:1 kt ued. TDE'l'R /'Maj H OJ.,lintanilla, Request tor Helicopter Information Aviation Agency Attn: Mr. Jemea 'P. Arthur .Aixeport T.ratf'1c Control Tower nn1dentU'1ed tly1ng object report area. ~ description 1n many aspects is consistent with that o:r a hel1eopter sighting. As the object Qar otf'1ce tb Memphis, waa displaying f'our 11ghta 1n a diamond shape t-wo. vtU.te #' on the left and right a idea, .. tw3f"''o , and aft. The object appeared to be hovering above a gzwp of trees and a 1n the east prior to ita to, the southwest. Request. 1nfornat1on any helicopters ora1m1lar type o:r czaft area ~t approxt oately 054oZ 3 llov 66~ the llaval. Air Station to the northeast o~ had a detachcnent.; 0~ helicopters please advise if' lalcnm. An:! :1 n:forlllt1cm vbieh ,au~ . ~ provide; vill be appreciated. : , ; ACTION: R00-4 UNCLASSIFIED ~Ift.UTMEH'f OF Till Al~ FCKI STAfF 111SSAtiJI IWKH IMCOMING MESSAGE INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAF-OS-3, NIN-7, DIA/JCS-1 (19) ADV CY DIA S\48 024 0RF.T U JAW RUEOVIXB 0360 3122224-UUUU--RUEO HQA. FM 978()1B'NG BL YTJV ILLE AFB ARK TO R tJ.I/MFVA/ ADC E NT AFB COLO RUINGKG/29AD IV RICHARDS GEBAlR AFB MO Rll:OF'IF/FiO WPAFB OHIO RL0HQA/AFNtN WASH DC RUE'OttQA/SAFO I WASH 0 C lNF'O RUOJAAA12AF BARKSJAL.E AFB LA Lf'JCLAS FOR OFFICIAL USE O~Y DCOI 04090 f{)V 66. TO AOC ENT AFB COLO ,29 AD lV RICHARD S-GEBALR AFBZZ MO, FTO YJPAF'B OH 10 FOR TDETR, AF'NI N WASH DC, SAF'O I WASH 0 C. INFO ""2AF BARKSDALE AF'B LA. SlJECT: UFO REPORT. REFERENCE PARA 14, AF'R 2 00-2. PARA 14A: (1) STARo <2> ESTIMATED 15 FEET HIGH Atn 50F'EET LONG. <3> DAAK. (4) ONE. (5) NIA. (6)AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST SIGHTIM;, OBJECT WAS DISPLAYING Or WHITE Af'D 0~ REO LIGHT IN STEADY MODE. AS THE CBJECT MOVED AWAY THE OBJECT \'/AS DISPLAYING FOUR LIGHTS IN A OIA- AFHO JUU 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSifiED t~'~'aT~IHT OF ntl AJ~ FOU! ST Alf MUSAGa a~MH l)tCOMIH MISSAGI MO~ SHAPE -TWO WHITE ON THE LEn ANJ RIGHT SIDES; TWO REO FORE A~ AFT. TtRE WERE NO 'N I f()QWS. <7> NJ ~. <8> NO SOU~ W t N FIRST SIGKTEO BlJT \V;.EN OBJECT MOVED A'NAY AFTER THE FIRST SIGHTING PAGE 2 RlJ.VGHU 1374 UNCI. AS IT EM ITTEO A "Dli.L LOW PITCHED RASPY SOU~." <9> Mlf. PARA 14B: ( 1) OBJECT APPEARED TO BE HOVERING ABOVE A GROUP OF TREES ANJ A HJUSE, THEREBY ATTRACT lNG OBSERVERS ATTENTION. C2> APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES~ OBJECT OBSERVED TO THE EAST OF OBSERVERS POSIT ION AT A DISTANCE OF.APPROXIMATELY 100 YAROS A~ ANALTITl!lE OF 200 YAROS (3 ) APPROXIMATELY 600EGREES. C4>0BJECT WAS .HOVER It(; WHEN FIRST SIGHTED A~ AFTER T~EE MINUTES MOVES TOWMO SOUTI-fNEST FRo.1 OBSERVERS POSITION. OBSERVER.COULD NOT MAKE AN ESTIMATE OF THE SPEED OF T~ OBJECT. (5) FIRST TIME BEHI ~ TREES: SECO~ TIME CBJECT MOVED TOO FAR AWAY TO OBSERVE. <6> T~EE MINUTES DLR lNG FIRST SIGHTING; ONE MINUTE OLRING. SECOt{). PARA 14C; (1) GROU~ VISUAL. (2) EYEGLASSES. <3> N/A. PARA 140: <1> FIRST SIGHT I~ AT 030530Z NOVEMBER 1966. SECO~ll SIGHT lNG AT 030540Z NlVEMBER 1966o <2> NIGHT. PARA 14E; APPROXIMATELY 200 YAROS WEST OF VIA- DUCT AT THE INTERSECTION OF PERKINS A~ WINCHESTER ROADS, MEMPHIS, TEN~lESSEEo PARA 14F' (1) AFHO Ju n 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSJFIED Ot?.UT~EHJ ~f THE AlJ FORa STMF WSSAGI IIWKH INCOMING MESSAGI MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, STOCK QERK, RELIABLE. <2> WA. PMA 14G: PAGE 3 R U.VGHU 13 74 UNQ AS 20,000 FEET. TEMPERAT~E DEVIATION TO 20,000 WAS MINUS 7. t-.DRMAL. NJ I ABAT I C LAPSE RATE ABOVE 2 0, 000 FEET. PAR A 14H: ~ t\E. PAR A 141 : NONE. PARA 14J: UNKOOWN. PARA 14K: CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, 97TH BOMBARDMENT Wit(;, BLYTHEVILLE AFB, ARKANSAS 72315. THE FRE- PAR I NG OFFICER. HAS NO FIRM BAS IS. FOR D ETERM IN I~ THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THIS SIGHTING. THIS IS THE F'IRST REPORT RECEIVED IN.WHICH THE OESCR IPT ION OF Tf OBJECT IS SOMEWHAT COMPARABLE TO THAT OF Tr SO C.ALL0 "FLYING SAUCERS." THE DEPARTLRE OF Tl- OBJECT FIRST TO THE YST AriJ LATER TO SOUT~EST SUGGESTS A HELICOPTER Sl NCE THESE DE- PARTURES ARE IN Tt DIRECTION OF THE MEMPHIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT ~WEVER, AN EXNA I NAT ION OF A MAP OF T .- MEMPHIS AREA DOES NOT SHOW ANY REASON WHY A HELICOPTER SUCH AS MIGHT BE USED IN PASSENGER SHUTTLE SERVICE WOll.O BE FLYING NEAR THE POINT OF SIGHTING AT SUCH A LATE HOt~. OBSERVER 0 ISPLAYED A REASONABLE SPEAKI t\G ACQUAINTANCE AFHQ JANIS 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCWSJFIED OUAIT.af Of nil All STM'# BUMOI WITH MODERN AIRmAn TYPES BY DEStR 181 NG THE MOVEMENT OF THE OBJECT AS BEING LIKE A PHANTOM II 0 ~I NG A MAX IMlN PERFORMANCE TAKE OFF. THIS SUGGESTS A HIGH RATE OF Q.IMB ANl GREAT SPEED FOR THE OBJECT BUT OBSERVER STATED THAT OBJECT MOVED AWAY AT A OONSTANT ALTITLOE PAGE 4 RUNGHU 1374 UN(LAS IT IS LIKELY THAT Tl OBSERVER WOLlO HAVE READILY RECOGNIZED A ~L I COPTER AS SUCH BY ITS NOISE, SILHOUETTE OR MA~lNERS. Tl PART I Ctl.AR SOU~ ATTR I BUTEO TO THE OBJECT A~ THE MYSTERY OF THE RAO 10 NOISE REMAIN UNACCOUNTED FOR AT. THE TIME OF THIS REPORT. THE MEMPHIS FLYING SERVICE ALSO IS LOCATED NEAR THE POINT OF SIGHT- ING BUT INFORMATION ON THE TYPES OF AIRCRAfT IN USE OR SCHEDULES IF ANY, ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THESE CONSIDERATIONS A~ THE AVAILABLE INFORM AT ION DOES NOT LEAVE A Cl.EAA V lEW OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE 0 F T H I S S I G HT I NG. PAR A 14 L : NONE AFHQ JAM., 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED FEDER AL AVIA'l'IO~ AGENC~l' Airport Traffic Control Towe r Memphis, Tennessee December 5, 1966 Colonel Louis DeGoes Director of Technology and Subsystems Headquarters Foreign Technology Division (AFSC) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433 Dear Colonel DeGoes: This is in reply to your request of November 21, 1966, for information concerning helicopters or a similar type of aircraft operating in the Memphis area at approximately 0540 GMT, November 3, A search of all available records at this facility does not reveal any helicopter operations in progress at that time. This does not necessarily mean there were no helicopters in the area since they could have been operating VFR and not under the control of the Memphis Tower. Inquiries made of the Memphis Naval Air Station resulted in the information that they had no record of any helicopter operations at that time. Sincerely yours, James F. Arthur Chief, Memphis Tower