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3. DATE-TIME GROUP
09/02252 Aug 56

Ss. PHOTOS

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Ten minutes

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Cne round object, the size of a dinner plat

at arm's length.
red to orange to yellow.

Object's color changed from |
Object faded out

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CONCLUSIONS

Woes Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0
® Ground- Vi suel O Ground-Rador FE

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Civilian (GOC) E
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE i
| One Stationary o
11. COMMENTS —~-

that sightins was
we-ther balloon,

Do not concur with Reporting Officer

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oossibly caused by a
ATIC Form 16) was sen

after being observed for 12 minutes.

to source to secure adciticnal informatiion,

Analysis of the returned form inticated

hat the sicnting was possibly caused by a
1. Object was observed for fifteen minutes,

copter. ATIC Form revealed the following: |

2. Cbject moved slowly, stopping at times, from th= NE to the NW, During the initia |
part of its course, object descended from epprpximately 3,000 feet to 1,000 feet altitude. |

3. Source estimated object to be over Clarksville, Tenn, 10 miles away from hin.

lh, Objeet disappeared suddenly as if someone had switched a lirh* sake switch off.

S. Sound was attributed to the object by anpther witness who stated the object flew

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directly over his home in Clarksville. The sound resembled that of a helicopter, vut
when the object stood still, no sound could be heard. The acoount of this witness was °
related in the ATIC Form by the original source. .

6, Original source stated that the object could have heen an unauthorized

helicopter from Ft. Cambell, a dirigible in the area, or an experimental device of
some sort.

‘In light of the above information, evaluation of this Has is possi>ly aircraft
(helicopter), .

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12. CONCLUSIONS
‘i Aug 56 Cunningham, Tenn. © Was Bolloon
Oo Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP | + TYPE OF OBSERVATION QO Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft
11/02382 Aug 56 XB Ground- Vi suel © Ground-Rodor Q Probably Aircraft
D Air Visual D Air-Intercept Rodor |# Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE oO Se eee '
Oe a8 CG Probably Astronomica
sag Civilian (cdc) C Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE G Other |
OC Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Ten minutes One | See below G Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

One round bright red object, the size of a
dasketball at arm's length. Object wag red
when stationary and white when moving. Object
had an unfamiliar sound. Object hevered for
2 or 3 mimtes, mcved slowly to the west, hov-
eres again and finally kent ecettineg dimmer
and dimmer until fading out. Object was obe
servec visually for ten minutes.

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COMMENTS

This was the farth sirhtirg in this
area in a period of a few days (see
comments o° preliminary report preparing
officer), Due to the distance from the
nearest AISS unit, a complete follow-up
investigation has not been avthorized.
However, this Eqs sent ATIC Forms 16) to
secure additional information for each
of this sightings. In addition, ar AF
Form 112 has been received from Det #6y
h71ith GOC, Nashville, Tenn. A copy of
AF Form and inclosed photo is beins for-=
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Analysis of the returned ATIC forms and the AF Form 112 indicates the followings

1. The 09/0),002 Sighting was not related to the cther sighthines; it definitely
Was a meteor. A

2. The 10/0235Z sighting was not reported by sources in the ATIC forms. (Several
copies of the ATIC Forms were sent to each source and they were asked to complete a form
for each sighting.)

3. The ATIC Form 16) description of the 11/02312 Sirhting indicates that this sigtt ir
was possibly caused by a helicopter.

a. A brief description of sighting from ATIC Form is as follows:

Object was golid red when stationary and red with a white middle when moving.
Object travelled from NE to N ona slightly ascending flight path. Durins its course,
object hovered in one spot for appreximately 8 minutes. Objectm was viewed visually
for a total 6f 15 mimtes and disappeared by its light suddenly going out. No’ sound
was heatd due to distance away from object. {AF Form 112 reports that a sound resenblirg
a helocontée was heard.)

In light of above considerations and the wind directior, evaluation of this sighting
is possibly aircraft (helocopter),