DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9670251
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1948
REPORTED LOCATIONMemphis Tenn
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NATIONAL MILIT RY ESTABLISHMEN?
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MEMORANDUM TO: Air Materiel C mand
Intelligence Division
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Attn: W, R, Clingerman
SUBJECT: Memhis Incident
Ls It is requested that 211 pertinent details of the
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DOUNCi ing weveroicte, 4 MuCn mol PASONAOLE at 3 Gete
a? Wie } i Wamad a. 4a thao’ a ‘ 3 ] “11 . THe f an rj7lilnawine -s
J iis Ae > ? he ype | + ~ - , ¥ me Oke eles BES L , i w Bt pis J 4 niles a
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ing quite rca 2t le wt 7} 73} 4la th jceywrer “omiar altitude
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J j ie . i ’ 1OT o1sS 4ts4ivy we « 5v AS }.s Say ? i ™
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attention only by ecciient, 11 is te nediate
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In ny opinion, QM observation (which, as the first
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NaPserabA OL Ais seuverP arm icate re: -Caea Me ONLY torouzo aLs
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cnance reaaging of My arvicis 1A wei icnce saliuser iced, J :
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ale UNnCcins . ww ro) = Oo > Cz 3 S rez c SAL. oD nn > L_—* rp sm Su ve in
2 \ = wpe * 4 eo - ° . Se — ; ab £42? wate .
; k 4 S yt) > 4% 7m A m 1 pe ) 7 i * , ly » a O43 | now ) 4 , 4 4. yid & Vine =
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= 4 | : ‘ +b, 5S. => ~* on “ = 4) ny &)
observed engular altitude of the first crest on > ve-like path
r ;_ + 7 vv" ee ‘ + 1 . t 7 °} ‘ | a ~ 3 . ~ra4 ~~ | 1. ~ | + 4 haan
3 (TV) L wv = t 1 78 . 2 r! he i } find he 5 Jae 5 ) - : ‘ Aga —-v View &
- - ~ i v oa so * l-« ) Iv
for the second, more distant, crest was only about 1%,
tn ¥lew of the fact that GAME ieportant cvservation came to
. ? ; ‘ Vs Se ey ant ) = > , 4 "3 = = “4 - -
» ' enw pt nN ls y , Aw * = n /* ys “- 7 a 4 ‘ ~e¢
muald be taken to interrogate all former and resent ALC nilot
; ‘ . “4 , ’ ; 7 & « £*? -- fs . —_ . 4
(especially all pilots now flying in Germmy o synere in
‘
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: ii - b> bn : aoe 1 \a« he enti Woes ~afte - : " « _— he
173. ar LO ‘« ’ ; .2 -« 7 . CA Te ~~ z > aAs- ‘ —_ ' / ; = - - iis) “Ns Ay
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_ — D wt 2 = ‘ . 7 . — “ : 1. °
,438Lldie to nive all Llo&%s and co-ni ts to renortd in etail
+ ~~ “a a he 4 +
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L2ey rs PLT IANnLAvety Of )SSLOLY non mMercoricic:
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T hens 7 & o a 5 ‘ rT) aw
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7 Tee aT ’ .
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During an Air Transport Vomrand flicht from °anta Maris
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7 > = 4 -” > : ’
aZzOores, tO Faris, indan., 194o, I witnessed the fal l of @ meteorite
a? abe , ew me ‘ —
‘ o > sans tne Ps ; an : ‘ Pas )
an account of which I have often Ehda gat got be of interest to
2 oe a i , . 7 cc - ~ 4 "
asuronomers, and in parvicuiar, tuose of you more ynerticulariv "On
cerned t rye cress rl <> - mats , 4+ 3 _*~ + 4 7 j .
“Prned with Me Svluay OL meveorTitics, UNTIL 1 read “ecen 15suUe
a a. i oe ~ + ae; soe 7 — Lp~ - '
O01 vclence £iiuscrated i ned not kown + wnom 3 j t ; “4
< "y = *
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4 +4 ic 7 y ~ $4 4 : % .
7 ’ 7 , > - a > -
Ji tt sien aan = * Ce . > 4 s Lv OL ei ALT ~ sie . j “ | ay > at ~~ “ges cl
" a " . - . ‘4 fa’ ,* | . .
‘ < 5,‘ er. ry + F me) — « . > ~ o * “ a — ” a “ a . 7
LLOG Sees many meteors fall >» VUL 2 toss Ai S25 4 Saw one Taii WHOLIS a
| = 7 + ’ .
: = Bale "\ T° sr T, 2 ae he r i ie re ha x ~ 7
t dns ‘3 4) wv ri OL AP) w n vecsause Ol Loe ] i sual ble wWu> 3 ~ t! ic ail »
. : - oe 4 i 7« 2 = 4 = .
Our position wes approximately midway between Brest and Paria:
L . . - . he ~ >»
5 7 5
Mors eXaActlyv | worl - Sai nnt hatwe “= a. 7 —e oe 4
se eo & WOU eStinate oetween 65 and /O nautical miles due south
. [ oway wey \ T a ] Am? 4. le am ee © at in . ~~ ~r va ‘ ~_
} sei O01” — 3 a ‘ eosil id q, Vile . Lv Na3 AW NW F Ys J (>. Me “@ phe |
ar) ' ‘ “ * ~ - . . ™ . . ’
ij Qy in Or a / 1S iLon= n he r OKT) Re pe | om. il T Ne ~te ne the
- ~ ” a a 4 Vv
/ " 5 f t al t ; . u les a, = - } rr ia . } >? i =) 1.7% ~ + . —— ” } i —,
i. a. / os a Laity p avo Tea OTF .er) Apel ERC > V1IO se ' INS needa r af Per) , s_/)
Sale ae OO tt j. 1S sr -_ hake ae ae ’ 4 ‘ . ee
; : ) ' wr : . = , . } » - 4 - 5
A 9 “* ” ~ J Lie Ci J = eh - * 2 er ? L..) ee _ in . 1 ili ¥ ~ 7) \Gepet
‘'y , —_
- ri 3,
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o . . ™ ~~ » . * - _* ~ > } yr . »
siie 2VeCOr iTirst é VE ared > ie tC en altitude of DOUT * i O72
\ : g* ; tie f . } 7 /
, iz aes > } , } ; 4 ae - « = S on > nes P Ss
1}O7 L On. Lu r roid ‘ TDYAaren , yr) i rom t Ae nor; 1} iT in n-Le > 9ernans
y - KO ia i : = iz + ‘ . ‘ n >
; i) “~y a “3 ., ~~ " on « . i. a» ,
‘ ) > ee ym 7] 7s r? LCLL o 4 Vv ome ul rat Fi ekyp me, ' ¢ ? eal ense rililiance
. ’ . *
‘ “en ; - - - - . | " : <= i .
rsisted until it SL. LOS NOTriIZon at a polnt Nearins 545° Ae 9? trne 7 ‘aeyie
— i™ = - »~- > a
P . 4
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ir position, M45 would pub its point of contact with the earth some~
he ro f l L} 3 ; Pe 4 r Iw _— ar . < ( 7 nn} , .
on a tins Detween Srest and Aiev (roughly), A Snlit second after
‘4 + . : > . , + > >
ppearing at tne Sorizon, the meteorite reanpesred above the horizon,
: .** t o
mivaanrrs yy € * ’ rr, AA? - -_ =) ~ i + . ’ a ~
eScriOing a tiny nyperbola of pernaps 1° altitude and fell evain from
; » & mh ~ }
ne reany Tr ‘ 7 - lo } .
lve ie amvearance of tne me beorite was lile a Lcocnet or r DOUNG.
> als nsed bi nea ot t AS ra) } [end roprmnean , g: 7
° . ‘ — - Lt + & Week, = oe SSS > + WA | bi jest Te a ance Ta 3 Perri > J , =f ~~ is
—_ 7 y. ~s -_—~<— °
’ ~ “ ’ P % i. 7
ae i + - , ¢ 7% Oo > f S Ld de 2 J I t l a 1683 e ut " ’ "ry tT. 2 9") . e |
I { | 2 Lae | >. ‘“ = = \ . + - . > =
‘O, Marca cc, “+O; and May 19, '4os part I lL about G5° eertain tha’ >
» 2 —_ A , _ . s - ‘ ‘. s -
Len occurrec n i= "nt oO iar ’ =" 22 ;
e ; Prieto! .T-Be, > ; : j 2 =?
Ma
{ snould be interested to r if vou > : —
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= 7 el > a - , * } . -
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Incident #117 -- Memphis, tennessee «+ 7 Hay 1948
It is unlikely that the objects viewed in this i:
were meteors, but the possibility is not excluded.
4
is > — es 4% - : " er. . 72 Sie a a
4G is unfortunate that same estinate of aqistancs and of
' on : wt 4 ay — 3 : — oe . <1 _— T 9 £44 . “
Cie in sight was not made. Objects migne have been Quito close,
in which case large angular velocity would not inply reat spood.
E> w
je
‘his investicator would liké to Ciapnasize asain the nead
for bettor reporting of such incidents.
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Dr HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT.
INCILENT IDEA
1. Astronomical
@. Eich probability:
~* ‘ 4 ‘ ~ ee ead 5
95, 96, 97, 98, lOl, 102, 103, 104, 116, 119, 132, 156, 140,
147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 216,
2 os 23 3
b. kair or low probability:
Fis, 20, 23, 24, 28, Sd, 35, 46, 60, 65, G7, BU, B82, 935, ICO,
312, 2205 12k, Led, 150, 144, 1565, 165, 166, L&T, ATS, AVE,
199, 202, 205, 220, 2380, 240,
2. Woneastronomioal tut sugrestive of other explanations
a. Balloons or ordinary alrorait:
gS, ll, 22, 41, 42, 55, S54, 75, 81, 85, 91, 92, 11S, 114, 115
126, 131, 138, 141, 145, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 165,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, 196, 193,
200, 201, 209, 21, 217, 2c2, 255, 257, 255%.
bh. kookets, flares or falling bodies:
mm. 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 38, 13, 14, 15, 16, 25, 86, 65, 46, L0G, 1
108, 109, 135, 170, 2ll, 218-
G, Miscellaneous (reflactions, auroral streamers, birds, eta.):3
#59, 89, 123, 124, 128, 146, 164, 181, 189, 214, 221, 251, 23
3. WMon-astronouical, with no explanation evident
fl. Lack of avidenocs precludes axplanation:
756, 44, 45, 47, 56, 87, 7%, 86, 87, 38, 90, 99, 120, Lit, 2:
128, 127. Lo?, 139, 149, 190, 77, 179, 191, B06, 212, 213,
229, 232, 2355.
4 . ad ' ; ’ , : -
Pin 2a 20, 29, Bly 295 OF, 40, Sly SE, 58, Si, Se, G6, GS, 7)
'S, 76, Tt, T2, Bt, 10S, iki, 122, 3155, 151, Loe, 16, 162
168. 172, 176, 185, 186, 19S UT. £20, 2eu, tL, £e0, 226
“> 7 > 2 “) * iy ’ 12 ae a. i 5
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Incidont 4 Say 117
le Dato 7 May 4S pL ALLL
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Se Location semonils, Lenn.
L. tame of observer Miss gMlillli@tigy Housekeeper et 2kk al (see otuer side)
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wuss or’ ing ONjJECcts seemed TO BAvs a S1LiveTy bail
+c - Sooye Oeen @TNASs
‘7 44 . 4 . ~~ a ‘ +
ir VU, wind: 330 to 340", i fat surface increasing
. . . ’ ‘ ; bh 4 a ee ie iad
. AD 4 tevp: ° dow po at relative oumidity
. x Tes cA > : > =" AL 9 4 32¢é8a »/ o ~ . 4 - " he re a ° o~ ch 4 i >
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—— tdJ60 shiny objects were seen moving at a speed faster then any
nown aireraft on en Basterly heading at an extremely high a
For the most vert these objects traveled in a street line alta
sone of them ziz~zogged slightly. No so was heard. Some shseuts
seencd to have a silvery tail which mizht have been exhmst. hese
objsets could not have been weatner balloons as only one balloon was
eee
released by the Mamnhis Weather Surean that day,
Witnesses thought they had seen a meteor; noyever snbsement
investigetion Seema to preelade this cossildility.
See Supp II to Trip Rerort to Maecsohis - Visit with Dr. Pan]
wnich Dr,
Herget of the Observatory of raring Onis, in
Hergst expressed serions doabt that the 5O or more objects
May UZ in llr py were meveors, “a, was, bowever
ovserved ; 7 i
unable ra offer any exclanation as to a rossible identification
of the odjects.
Dr, Hynake of OSU sand Dr. Lincoln LaPas are to be consulted
oossibility of tmrks these being a meteor shower,
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sbous the
Witness of this incident were: Mr. salesman
housewifa
Mem his, Tenn,
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AJACIA=L52,1 General 8 Nay 1948
SUBJZCLZ: Unconventional Airersft,
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1. Information relative to the signting of mysterious objects, vossibly
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T i md time of sichting: Memonis. Tenn L500 t
13 ' is bel betel vy sine #2 abe ny? 4 igs a bal Ah Dy ~ habs « « ~y I 2)
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