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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788971

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONCunningham Tennessee

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE ; | 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Soma os a) ncen ees , Reed an 5 eee D Was Gailoon
8-10 August IL9o6 funmningham, Tennesse |o Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION \* Possibly Bellaon
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Local_25 | Ground Vi sel DGrovnd-Rader |. Brcbubly Aireraft
_GMT l a 13277 D Air Visuel 0 Air-Intercept Rodar he Possibly Aircraft | jo.
S, PHOTOS $. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomico! < ;
D0 Yes O Probably Astronomice:
CO No Civilian GO D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION —_— 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE | |O Other. = |
lot rota D>» Insufficient Data for Evaluation
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COUNTY OF ORIGIN | REPORT Nu. (Leeve binnk)

) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

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orun, Nashville, Jennessee _

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oserver Post Suservisor CG32h,

_Gumminghom, Tennessea ey 95 10 Bue 56
PREPARING OFFICER | EVALUATION
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SUMMARY (Enter concise sur mary of report. Gire significance i final one-sentence paragreph. List inclosurca at lower left. Begin text of report on AP Form 12a.)

\ UPOB report ims made by |v, Gamay Post Susersisor of 00552 Red,
be Cunninsnam, Tennesses on 9, 10, and 11 Auszust 1956,

tne object was roporbed as being red when still or hovering and yallow

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ey S258 varied; when still it appeared the size of a softball ond the

Sia? dinner plate when moving,

. mend of the object was sblrilar to that of a helicopte&, but not
thet of on airplane engine,

nnd could only be‘heari shen object was moving end stopped when object

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porno is prohibited by taw. Ut may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than Unite! States Air Force Agencies, except by

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CLASSIFICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when filled in) |
SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112
~ ORIGINATING AGENCY "REPORT NO. i, i . ee -—~
Det id, (eee ‘round Observer i eee
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The followins UFOB report is submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2,
dated 12 August 1954:

(1) Deseription of the object:

(2) Shapes: Round

(o) Size: Approximately that of a dinner plate.

(c) Color: Sright red end yellow.

‘s Munber: One (1).

e) Formations N/A.

(f) Any discernible features or detzils: Object was bright red when
still and yellew when moving.

(z) Tail, trail, or exhaust, including size of same compared to siz
of opjects Object when moving had a yey e — and appeared in

ce to a dinner plate, When still was red and ahout the size

of a softball.

(hn) Sound: Resembled that of a helicopter, bu

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uniicve an ordinary

aircr2it engine. Sound was heard only Aken object was moving.
(i) Other pertinent or unusual features: ‘lezabive.

(2) Description of course of object: |
4 first called the attention of observer(s} to the objects
s unusually brizht appearance.

(b) Angle of elevation end azimuth of object when first observed:

Approximately 20 derree ge ae md O15 d es azimuth.

(ce) Angle of elevation end azimth of object upon dissappesrance:

prreoximately 20 dasrees elevation and 00 degrees azimith.

(a) Description of 71 oat math and manenvers of objent: Object
appesred at approximstely, 3 3900: feet ond approximately ten (10)
miles 2istance at - see bearings of <prroxinctely 15 degrees.
The objoet moved to OO decrees in sycroximetely ten (10) minutes
moving slowly when moving and stopping very often or hovering.

(6) Manner of erg aad rrance of objects: TAcht of so ject vanished.

(f) Lensth of time in sicht: Ten (10) minutas.

(3) Manner of obs meeaticont

(a) Ground-visual (obeerver tower twenty (20) feeb ish).

(pb) 1050 cinoculars,

(co) N/A.

(4) ‘Mme an 2e of sizhtines
(a) 02152, 11 Aug 56.
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(5) cation of observer: CG one
(6) Identifying information of all observers:
HAG D, - rH, ADORESS
Bln 256 1 Olarksville, Tenn.

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108 unevail) 9augs6 15 Clarksville, Tenn
LOAu 256 15 Guaninchernty, ann

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WARNING; This document contains information atecting the national defense of the United States withia the meaning of the
Fspionnse Laws, Title 18, U.S C., Sections 793 and 794. Its transmission or the revelation of its contentsinany manner toan
unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced ia whole or in part, by other than United Sintes Air Force
Agencies, except by permission of the Director of Intelligence, USAF

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scuscron, Nasaville, Tennesses 2
(7) Weather and windsealo’t conditions at time of si ghSings:
(a) Clear.

(b) Surface five (5) to ton (10) knots.
6,000 9-270°
10,000 18=260°
1s, COO 32-288°
20, 000 34-2809
30,000 25-290°
(c) Ceiling: 12,000.
‘3 Visibility: Fifteen (15) miles.
: “i of cloud cover: Partly cloudy
3} N/A.
(9) N/A.
(10) N/A.

KUCSNE FISHER, JP.

L/i. ey US 5 °
Opsrations Officer

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WARNING: This document contains information aHecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the
Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S. C., Sections 793 and 794. its transmission or the revelation of its contents inany manner toan
‘unauthorized person is prohibited by law. It may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by other than United States Air Force
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