PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8713699

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMemphis Tenn

FRAMES5

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PROJECT
1. DATE 2 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Bailoon
14 June 1954 Mempais, Tenn Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aiscraft Blimp
Probably Aireraft
GMT. 14/0630Z AirViswal Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibiy Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Wax Astronomical
Yes D Probably Astronomical
No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Other
2 maxCkcicck 0 Insuificient Dota for Evaluation
15 -20 Minutes 0 Unknown
merging into l N
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oval shape elongated part horizontal. Orange One Navy blimp rpt over msl at
glow t'vo marging into one. Moved N, hovered
then disappeared,
Rept by Oper. Off., Maxwell AFB, Ala
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SP 52

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IWehers
07 50
ATIAE
Ciq lita
WPAD30 3.
YD3033 ky
VYA228
VDB041
JESYQ A1S
JESZO DIB
EERGENCY JEDEN JEDNP JEPHO JEPFF JEPRS 555
DE JESYO 013
150144Z 1501447
FM JESYO/FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAKWELL FM JESYQ/FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXWELL AFB ALABAMA AFB ALABAMA
TO JEDEN COMMANDER AND ENT OLORADO SPRINGS
COLORADO
JEDWP/ COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT
AFB OHIO AFB OHIO C. C
C
JEPFF/ COMMANDER MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE WASHINGTON 25 DC
JEPRS /COMMANDER HEADQUARTERS FLIGHT WASHINGTON 25 DC
UFOB ( 9
KAL DESCRIPTION
(A) OVAL SHAPE ELONGATED PART HORIZONAL
(B)HAPPROX 2 FOOT ACCROSS AT ARMS LENGTH
(C) ORANGE GLOW NO LIGHTS
(D) a MERGING INTO ONE
UIE) NONE
(F) NONE
(F) NONE
(G) NONE

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PAGE THREE OF JESYQ 01B
AGE UNKNOWN
TENN
UNK, UNK,
(B) MILITARY N/A
(7) WEATHER AND ) WINDS ALOFT AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: BO3OC
14 JUNE
SURFACE DEGREES 180 KNOTS 7 SURFACE DEGREES S 180 KNOTS 7
6000 FEET DEGREES 180 KNOTS 10
13000 FEST DEGREES 180 13000 FEET DEGREES 180 KNOTS 10 KNOTS 10
15000 FEET D DEGREES C KNOTS C DEGREES C KNOTS C
C
20000 FEET DEGREES C KNOTS C
30000 FEET DEGREES 280 KNOTS 10
50000 FEET DEGREES 280 KNOTS 35
80000 FEET DEGREES KNOTS
CEILING (
VISIBILITY 12
CLOUD COVER 3
(8) UNUSUAL ACTIVITY CONDITION NONE
(9) NONE

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KIL NONEE
PAGE TWO OF JESYQ 018
(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
(A) ORANGE GLOW IN SKY NORTH OF MEMPHIS TENN
(B)N/A
(C) MOVING TOWARDS (C) MOVING TOWARDS NORTH
(D) NA (D) NA
TO BE HOVARING THEN DISAPPZARED
TO THE NORTH TO THE NORTH
(F) 15 - 20 MINUTES (F15 MINUTES
K3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(A) GROUND VISUAL
(B) NONE
(C) ,ONE
(4) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(A) 140630Z JUNE
(B) NIGHT
(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER
MEMPHIS TENN
(A) CIVILIAN

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PAGE FOUR OF JESYO 01B
(1O) UNKNOWN
(11) UNKNOWN ONE NAVY BLIMP REPTD OVR MSL AT 2330C
(12) OPERATIONS OFFICE MAXWELL FLIGHT SERVICE CENTER MAXNELL
AFB ALABAMA NO COMMENT SGD GOLINSKY END
15/B207Z JUN JESYQ
M
H TLE
KA) NIVIEE MND AIMB8 VOEL V 1IE AND STYCO D EDAHLIA SOR00
(9) NIFTLV3X MV
1OS2 AVAEHTA MEXSHTE 10
VE