p,;OJSCT 10~73 ~::CORD I 1. llA 1 ( T 1-< E ~':\CUP 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION 1 J. SOURCe 1 Civilian WBER OF os .. =CTS I!). LENGTri OF 09SERVA"i10N Object .:~c ov.!l c:'l!: d ~::.a cpp::o::1r:1-:.tely t'he le::lS~h of 6 c::.::-.; It c::-..:.:1~0d cloro:; :r::o::l o::.:.:l:e to reel to yello.rich-wbi -tc:. '.:'~e:r \:Z. s o. thi."l c;re-.;n b~C. clo:e to the :;.o:?. A:n extr.::::-.oly b::ij.t. lieht. ec.~r"i.ting frc:.l th~ botto::n end lo..'er side. !-~r~cr o::: disop?c~r~nce not ccntioncd. i G-::-o.md Vicu=.l a. Pr!OTOS PnYSIC;..-E. 20. Do you thin < you con estimoh t to e spe.,d ("rf 1h., c.bj.-H.t? IF you o.1 IF you ~-"1 .. ~ltd YES, t!1on how f,1r owc.;y \vould you soy it was? i; 'i' \<'_r 'uv.~ (C ire/'! C In t!-t. r irtc:.-. .oc.tiln of o d .. ,? In I 1 ~i:ltntticl :;o,c~cn nf a cioy? -:: yc~ \;J .. ": I.' OV !NG IN AN AUT011~Jgi!_E or oth.:~r vc !-iiclc: u l th~ l im , 1'1 ;, cor rpl~h: 1 ~foil<~ ,;n~ c;Je:>:io:'l<;; 2d.l What rflr')t:~i"n W"re }':lU movh~? (Grcl' o,..:) f. Southwest h. ~INfttW"~I e. Biot':lcular:; g. T'u:odolitc o .. ---:n giv.: a~ cl ... o o pi-:h;o! o s po~.,ibl.., o f .. ,~nt you st;w, rJ,.Jcri ~in )'O\.r ow., wo rd:; a commCin 27. In the following sketch, imagine tho:~t you are cl th& point shown. P lace or "A" on th., curv~d l ine to show how high the object VIOS above the horizon (skyline) when you first sn.v it. Ploco o ''B" on the !;Ome curved ltn e tc. show h ow hgl, h e object was above th e horizon (skylin..,) whon you last sow it. Place o n " A " on the compass when you f 1st $OW it. Plac e o " B" on the compo::s where y ou lost sow t ltc object. 28. L'ruw o picu:e that will show the motion that the object or objects mode. Place on "A" ot th-beginning of the ot the end of the path, a nd sh ow any chunges in directi on during th~ course. Draw., p;.: .. .:-e ~t how th~y were orrc ..,ged, on.:! put on arrow to show the directi on that th.ey ware traveling. 30. Hov.t y o u ~Vllf :S')dn tldJ, v. \.1 ~i.ni lcr .:lbj JCt b a r ... r::>. if & l aiv . Jc~., or d rlltl u nd loc~tion. IF y.:::u :.,,:;w~od YES, dtd th , y s~;, th,, ob j.,ct t oo? ((.irci.J Q,,,) 3 1.2 Pl~ch l1st th ir nom"s o nd oddrot..>1:1.s: L o.t Nom02 lndi:.::t~ c - t :1dditiMul in forr'!otion cbo u t yourst: lf, i m: luJing c:o~y sp .. c:iol .. .:p :ri .-: '.'!~1ic.n nir:ht b~ jo)drt inent ~ .., :'1 J:J you rclport ll.ot yo u h oJ Oc.y Month Dote you complet"d this questionnaire: Information wh i::h y ou foel pertinent and which is not adeq uately covered '" the specific points of the quastionno ie 0# :1 narrative explonoti?n of your sighting. TDETjU"FO (Maj Quintanilla/70916/:nhs/3 Aug 67) o:a't-r!l Su-pervisor ? Control Tower e!!l"'ili s ?lunici"Ca~ Airoort :'ecn;hia, Tenn~ssee 38101 Our office i s 1~ re~eiot or 3ev~ral reuorts or unideatifiec -:'lJ'....!lZ obJects ovt!r the (1eraphis -: 11 pproxl:na te ly 2215 hou.rs . particul~rl::r on 9 !hy 1967 , L ~e(iuest info rmati o n on tc"tifi ty of <iny eirc=:;ft cnt;:lged in :lc=i.tll .lovertis ing in the Hemphl3 Tennes3c?e .lr~. . Heports consist or blinldng light 3 thai; d~:3cended E~:>cenaen :md hovered or.~= Mernphis. Foss lbly your ~.ny recorns, i t not destroyed i:tcicate i r' such a n airci".ll't Wb.S airborne ov~r ~!"!mphis o .a tne niJ,ht 3 na:n-=: ~nd address Ar e 1mo\<l"' by :','Our t hi::S infornation .... auld be 1ost helpl'Ul in our evaluatio n . of 'fecl'-.r.o lo 3Y ::md Sub~ ys t ema UNCU\SSifjEO D!PAIU:t\ENT Of THE AIR FORC STAif :.USs.\~ UlHot I:KOMIHG r.USUG~ Page lof 11 SMB A 1S-=.-?.11U JAW R U',YTBPA 1652 1322202-UUUU--R UED HQA. Z NR UUL J J FM 97 B~Y.E-YT-HYVILLE 1\FB ARK T 0 RU-YMf.t..t 'ADC ENT AFB COL 0 RUWTEMA/2$ A IRD IV R ICHAROS GEBAUR AF3 lAO R t,;E: 0 H QA /C SA F WA S H DC l"lfO R UCVI\J\A/2Af BARKSDALE AFB LA UNCLAS f O~ OFFICIAL USE O';LY OCOI 04031 MAR 67. TO ADC ENT AFB COL 0, 2 9 A ,RQ IV RICHARDS -G::BAUR AFO MO, FTD WPAFB OHI 0 FOR TOETR, CS.\F ",'.\~r DC, ATTN: AFtJIN , OSAF WASH D C , ATTN : SAFOI. INFO 2Af BARKS:J~L ,\t"a LA. SUBJ: t...=-o REPORTo REFERENCE PARA 11, AFR 80-17 11~ . .;~:: .J~) : (1) OVA~. (2) HUGE. APPROXI MATELY THE LENGTH T OP o (7) ~Jo~::~ (8) NONE .. (9) EXTREMELY BRIGHT LIGHT EMANATING FROM BOTTO~ J~ LOWER SIDE. PARA 11BCBRAV0): (1) TELEPHONE CALL AFHO J~n 0-309C U, lCUSS!flfD UNCLASSlfltD D'?A~Tl'tliNT Of Tl:c AI~ FORa STAff MHUGi BlANot HfCOMIHG i'li'CSSAG Page 2 of 4 FROM f K !~ .:; WHO OBSERVED OBJECT. <2 > ESTIMATED RANGE OF SEVEN M ILES AT :.LTITUDE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. ( 3 ) DECENDED Af\'0 L EVELED PA GE 2 R L 'Hi B PA 1 6 5 2 UN C L A S OFFo (4) V!.R IOUS, INCLUDING C IRCLING, HOVER ING AND CIRCLING. (5) FADED FRCv V I EW. ( 6 ) OBJECT OBSERVED THREE TIMES FOR PERIODS OF 10 MINUTES , 6 M INUTES, AMJ 4 M INUTES RESPECTIVELY. PARA 11C CHf..RLIE)! (1) GROUND VISUAL. <2> NONE . (3) N/ A PARA 11J C32 v'AT IC'J AT OBSERVERS HCI).E AT , EAST MEMPHl S, Tc"-,NC:SSEE, SECOND OBSERVATION AT A SHOPPING CENTER AT THE CORNER OF PARK AV~NUC: AND MT MORI AH R OAD, EAST MEMPHI S , TENNESSEE, T H IRD OBSERVAi I G'l SAME AS F IRST. PARA 11F<FOXTROT): (1) MRS, , MEMPHI S TENNESSEE - I NSL'?.A'-:CE: CLERK AT GENERAL ELECTRIC LAMP PLANT, R I VERSIOE OR IVE, MEMPHIS, iE:flNESSEE, RELi~3LE BUT SHAKEN BY EXPERI ENCE. ALSO M ISS ON HIGHWAY 70 , MEMPHI S TENNESSEE~ -:::IC>.L RECC~t:S CLERK FOR METHODIST HOSPITAL, UNION AVENUE, ~::.=- 3 TE NNESS::::, RELI ABLE BUT M ILDLY D I STURBEO BY EX- PERIENCE. (_) N/A PARA 11GCGOLF>: <1> QEAR SKY, LITTLE OR NO NO, ST~.RS ~!Ji. (2) u.s. WEATHER STATION AT ~IEMPHIS TENN~SSEE l~NtLA5SlfiD UMClASSJF!tD Dff'A!UMEHT OF TH J\IR FO~CE ST MF t;USSAGI BltMfot I~CO~IHG mSSAG Page 3 of 4 NOT AVA I L.;SL E ABOVE 25, 000; USAF WEATHER STAT ION, BLYT HEVILL E PAGE . 3 RUiYiBPA 1652 UNCLAS AFB ARKA'JSAS , CONTINUES WITH 320/75 AT 30,000; 320/75 AT 50,000; AND NOT AVAILABLE AT 80,000. (3) NONE. C4) 15 M I LES PLUS. (5) HIGH T HIN SCATTERED AT 30-35,000. (6) NONE WITHIN 500 MIL~S (7) SLRrACE TEMPERATLRE 63 DEGREES. VERY SHALLOW INVERSION T O 1500 Ft:ET~ ~BGVE N{)RMAL TEMPERATURE SPREAD. TEMPERATLRE DEVI ATION PLUS SIX GEGREESa <USAF WX STAT JON , BAFB>. PARA 11HCHOTEL: NONE. PARA 111 CND lA) : NONE KNOWN. PARA 11J(JlJL lET): A I R ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL c:~HER, MEMPHI S TENNESSEE, UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY I NFORMAl ION ON AIR T?.AfFIC OR BALLOON RELEASES WHICH M IGHT ACCOUNT FOR THIS S IGHT lti G. ~:o REPORT OF T HI S SIGHTING RECE IVEO BY MEMPHI S CENTER OR ASSOCIATEC AGENCIES. PARA 11KCKIL0): CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIVI S ION <OCOI ) t S7iH BOMBARDMENT WING <SAC) BLYTHEVILLE AFB, ARKANSAS INFORMATI~\ IN T HI S RE?O~T IS SIMILAR TO THAT FORWARDED Ot~ AN- OTHER OBJECT S l GHTED ON 2 MARCH 1967 I N THE SAME GENERAL ~REA. THE PREV I:JUS SIGHTING OCCURED AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME I N THE U~CLASSJfiED UMtlAS$1fiED D!Mll.'fUHT Of THE Allt FORC STAfF t.USSAGC lllA~CH I~COMIIoiG UiSSAG APIN: 57L..l6 EVEN 1\:i, :vi lNG S I MILAR WEATHER CONDIT IONS. FURTHER T HI S I S THE SECO~IO :>:~cRT OF S IGHTI NG I N THE SAME AREA OF AN OBJECT OF PECULIAR SHAPE, BE..-AV lOR AND D I MENSIONS WHICH TENDED T O FR IGHTE N , C O~IFUS E, m BEWILDER J3SE~VERS. BOT H OBSERVERS WER E ADAMANT I N STATI NG THE PAGE P ... .<'TBPA 1652 UNCLAS W~3 NOT AN A IRCRAFT OR A HELICOPTER. THE OLDER OF THE Tt'tO ST 1'IEO T'i.\T SHE WA S BLif\DEO BY THE L IGHT TO A CONSIDERABLE OEffiE FOR APPRCXIM!ITELY ONE HOUR. THESE ST ATEMENTS PLUS THE FACT TH/IT 0 ':?'/ERS SEE~ED COMPLETELY RELIABLE INO ICATE OBSERVERS MAY H ~Vt PHENO~ENOI~ OF SOVE SORT . MEMPHIS, TEN~lESSEE I S tiOT 1(HC~'' TO 6E A~ ... ~EA OF ATMOSPI-l=:R IC PHENOMENA ; T HEREFORE, THIS POSSI?I ITY I R ULED OUT. TH MEMPHIS COTTON CARNIVAL CURRENTLY I S I N PROCRES3 W HE T H ~ r< S .:M E 0 E V I C E S U C Y A S A B L I M P A S S 0 C I A T ED W I T H T HAT 0 C C A S I U 'i COliLD u:,'': BEEN THE CAvSc OF THE SIGHT lNG I I UNKNOWN. I N T hE ABSEI~C~ Of !~Y INFOOM,\iiG~ ON A I R TRAFFIC OF OTHER CONFI RHI'IG REPGrtiS =-~._:.,-THE MEMPH13 4qTCC , NO LOGICAL CONCLUSION AS T O T~'E UNCtA5S1FIEO Rt PI.Y TO SUDJI:CT OC::PARTMENT OF THE Al::l FORC:~ HEAOQUA~TE"S FORI!:ICN TECHNOLOGY OIVISION C ArSC l WRIGHT-I"ATTG:R.ON Al;t FO"C DA!.I!:. OHIO - il\:>3 ?.;.: ~:-ence y(1ur unider.tifie d observation. The inforMation whic