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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9614373

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1950

REPORTED LOCATION15Mi NStuttgart Ark

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MEMPHIS MUITICIPAL AIRPORT
MEMPHIS, TEIN. ME eo
22 March 1950 A

SUBJECT: INTERROGATION OF OBSERVER OF
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10: DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE ari 6996 6

U. S. AIR FORCE,
WASHINGTON, De C.

1. O.) aia a member of the 516th Troop Carrier

Wing, wae interrogated by the undersigned staff officers of the same
orgenisation.

2. Ost Miss flying as co-pilot of flight Mo. 53 of
Chicago and Southern Airlines which departed Mem his at 20:55 CST on
20 March 1950, destination Little Rock, Ark.The weather was CAVU and
the flight was conducted VFR at 2000 feet. The visibility wes 30 plus.

3. At 21:26, the Captain of the Airliner » Memvhis,
Tennessee, directed the attention of Cant. to an unusual
object flying at a tremendous speed a aching the airliner from the
south on a north heading. Capt 3 focused his attention on the
object and both crew members observed the object as it vassed in front
of them, offfthe right and out of sight. This observation took nlace
over U. S. Highway #70 about 15 miles north of Stuttgart, Arkeneas.
The object was under observation for about 25 to 35 seconds. When the
object passed directly in front of the airliner, the distance was not
more than 1/2 mile an¢ at an altitude of avoroximately 1000 feet
higher than the airliner.

4. The object anneared to be circuler with a diameter of anproxi-
mately 100 feet horizontally with a verticel height between the top and
bottom unknown but considerably less than the diameter givine the
object a disk like shape. In the top center of the object was an
extremely bricht light blinking -t an estimated 3 flashes per second.
This light was so brilliant that it would have been impossible to look
at it continuously had it not been flashing on and off rapidly. This
light coulé be seen only when the object was arvroaching ard after it
hed passed in front of the airliner. When the object pessed directly
in front of the observer, the bottom side of the otbject was visible.
The bottom side appeared to have 9 to 12 symmetrical oval or circular
portholes located in a circle avproximately 3/4 of the distance from
the center to the outer edge or rim. Through thesee portholes came a

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soft purple light. These lichts were a shade of color similar to air=_
craft fluorescent lights. The object was not revolving or spinnins and

wes traveling in a straicsht horizontal line of flight. Considering the
visibility, the distance from the object, the length of time the object
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was under observation, and Capt. sg experience in observing
various types of aircraft including the F-86, Cant. aa stated that

the object was traveling at least 1000 miles ver hour, giving this as a

very conservative figure. He could see no signs or indics.tions of
exhaust flames, jet or otherwise.

5. The attached drawing is a rough sketch of the object as drawn

For the Commanding Officer -<-

Rodhond K. E. Coals

Richard K. Easley
Maj. USAF (Res)
Wing Ground Tr. Officer

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Maj. USAF (Res) -
Wing Intelligence Officer

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