PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8580806

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONMEMPHISTENN

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21 J2. 52 KOMPHIS TENN C
2100
SATON
1O.CST XESSV. 76rund Rn. de Are.se
.. Pwubwiyhre.
6. 225~21.74.50065
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Whies lighs Was Highted over Meaphis -
by cont.ol sovr operator and by several civi-
lial cbservers in the area.
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MATIPA
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IFIED 2
WPD113 .. JULTOOK 12 48
YDB137 B
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VYD164
VDA141 ANTONT
JESYQ A20 ACTION
PP JEPHQ JEDWP J JEDEN JEPFF JEPRS 555 24 AM 10:01 -
DE JESYQ 15
P 241030Z *
FM MAXWELLFLTSERVCEN MAXWELL AFB ALA
TO JEPHQ/DIR INTELLIGENCE HQUSAF WASHDC TO JEPHQ/DIR INTELLIGENCE HQUSAF WASHDC
JEDUP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN ATIAA TWO JEDUP/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN ATIAA TWO ORI B OHIO OHIO
JEDEN/CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO :
JEPFF/CDR MATS WASHDC
JEPRS/CDER FLTSERV WASHDC JEPRS/CDER FLTSERV WASHDC
MFSC 24-G-25 FL MFSC 24 IING 1
OBJECT REPORTED I ERLY
DIRECTION.
SIGHTED AT T 06Ø0CST CMA 24 JULY. NO DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE EXCEPT REPORTED
AS A WHITE LIGHT, APPEARED TO BE MOVING TO FAST FOR AN AIRCRAFT
AND DID NOT HAVE APPEARANCE OF BUT
REPORTED VERY HIGH,
OBJECT SIGHTED BY MEMPHIS MUNICIPAL AIRPO CONTROL
7-3719
WHITE HAVEN TENNESSEE, TELEPHONE
1
MEMPHI . IPHIS ′
TENNESSEB
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30000 FEET LIGHT AND VARAIBI E AST NORTH EAST A

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Tolety
A white light, which appeare be moving too fast for an aircraft, and vhich did
Controller at O6oocst 2h July 1952. Objact was North of the observer, moving in a
.Northeasterly direction.
Mo air traffic was roported
in the direction of the reported winds aloft.
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1 FRANK M. ALIEN
. Lt Colonel, USAF
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phone
phveical cercep-
tion, and no acti VT h might ex the sighting.
6. Information received by Maxwell Center. from Memohis ARTC
Center (CAA), at O630CST 24 July. Teletype ubmitted y Maxwell Flight
Service Center 2h1030z July (3FSc 2h-G-25). I
UNCLASSIFIED
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