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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 7 Apr 52 | 2. LOCATION Walnut, Miss. | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local __ Day break CMT __ | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE CID Agent | ☐ Was Astronomical ☑ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION several seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Ev…

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From: 516th Troop Carrier Wing
Memphis Municipal Airport
Memphis, Tenn.

Report of unidentified flying object by Mr. [redacted], CID agent, Naval Air Station, Millington, Tenn., reports he and daughter, [redacted] sighted Unconventional Flying Object while enroute from Ripley, Miss., to Millington. Observers driving Northwest on Highway 72 about two miles from Walnut, Miss. Object sighted at daybreak on morning of 7 April 1952. Object appeared to be very bright with "brilliance of big arc light". Object was many times brighter than aircraft beacon nearby. Traveling too fast to…

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SNO A298
HOP283
TTTTTTTTDA24
VTE383
VMK289
JESUP 870
PP JEDEN JEDUP JEPHQ JEPLG JESGN 555
K JESUP 19
P 892280Z
FN CO 516TH TCW MPHS MUNI APRT MPHS TENN
TO JEDEN/CC ADC ENT AFD COLO SPRINGS COLO
JEDUP/CHIEF AIR TECH INTEL CTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB DAWTON CHIO
INFO JEPHQ/DIR INTEL DCS/O HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
JEPLG/DIR INTEL TAC LANGLEY AFB VA
JESGN/DIR INTEL 18TH AF DONALDSON AFB GREENVILLE SC
PD 516TCW-WINT-4-81 PD FOLC REPT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ CLN MR C C SMITH CMA CID ACT CMA NAS CMA MILLINGTON CMA TENN PD CMA REPTS HE AND DAUGHTER
UNCONVENTIONAL FLY OBJ WHILE E/R FM RIPLEY…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
INCOMING CLASSIFIED MESSAGE
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CRASH BUT OBJ DISAPPEARED BEHIND PINE TREES PD OBJ MADE NO SOUND CMA LEFT NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST PD 516 WINT COMMENTS CLN DAUGHTER CFMD REPT PD SHW EMPL U PD SPD COMMISSIONER LESLIE NICHOLSON CMA MEMPHIS PD BOTH SOURCES APPEAR RELIABLE CMA VERACITY APPEARS UNQUESTIONABLE THIS INTERVIEWER PD REPT RELSD INS DESCRIBES QUOTE FIREBALL UNQUOTE SIGHTED MACON CMA MISSOURI CMA ABOUT 355 AIR MILES NMU MEMPHIS EARLY MORNING 7 APRIL 52 PD CONSIDERING POSITION THIS SIGHTING TWO OBJS POSSIB…

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SND B302
HQC302
TDC248
VFC305
VME215
JESUP 071
PP JEDEN JEDWP JEPHQ JEPLG JESGN 555
E JESUP 20
P C92230Z
FN CO 516TCU (M) MEM MUNI APRT TENN
TO CG ABC, ENT AFB, COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
JEDWP/CHIEF AIR TECH INTEL CTR WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB DETTON OHIO
INFO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR INTEL, DCS/O, HQ USAF WASHINGTON 200C
JEPLG/DIRECTORATE INTEL TAC LANCLEY AFB VA
JESGN/DIRECTORATE INTEL 18AF DAFB SC
516TCU-WINT-4-02 PD/SCTY INFSPD FOLG REPT OF
UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ CLN WRS RAY H MOWGER CMA PARKVIEW HOTEL CMA
PHIS CMA TENN PD CMA REPTS SIGHTING UNIDENTIFIED OBJ 0445 HRC 7 APR
52 PD OBJ TVL…

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STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
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PAREN IN A FEW SECONDS PAREN PD OBSR LOCD HER HOTEL APT LOOKING OUT LARGE WINDOW M OVER CITY PD DIC OBJ TWO TO FOUR MILES PD WEA FAIR CMA WARM PD DAWN JUST BEGINNING TO BREAK PD WINT COMMENTS CLM SOURCE APPEARS RELIABLE CMA HOWEVER CMA SHE EXPRESSED MUCH INTEREST IN RECENT NEWS ARTICLES RE UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJS PD SOURCE ADANANT DURING QUESTIONING CMA IS WIFE BUSINESS EXEC PD HER AGE THIRTY DASH EIGHT PD SHE WARS CLASSES WHILE READING PD
02/2213Z APR JESUP

INFO: OIN, AHMY, NAVY, OBD, CIA, APSA, JCS
CAF IN: 9447…

AF434189
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(CLASSIFICATION)
AP FORM 112—PART I
(CLASSIFICATION)
(CLASSIFICATION)
(CLASSIFICATION)

|  COUNTRY | U.S.A.-NATS  |
| --- | --- |
|  COUNTRY NO. | IR-156-52  |
|  LOCATION (if any) | 04454159  |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

## SUBJECT
Unidentified Flying Object over Memphis, Tennessee

## AREA COMMITTED ON
Tennessee

## DATE OF REPORT
14 April 1952

## DATE OF INFORMATION
7 April 1952

## LOCATION
F-6

## AIRLINE
Charles J. Powley, Captain, USAF

## SOURCE
Mrs. [redacted], Parkview Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee - Tel. 56-2927

## CONFIDENTIAL
[Redacted text is illegible d…

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AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | ELEAVY REASONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  United States of America | 2 - 52 | 9/4/1958  |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | 516th Troop Carrier Wg. Intelligence  |
| --- | --- |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 7 April 1952  |
|  PREPARED BY (Officer) | Julius J. Laurenzi, Captain, USAF  |
|  MARKED | Mrs Ray H. Menger, Parkview Hotel, Memphis  |

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects

|  FROM (Agency) | 516th Troop Carrier Wg. Intelligence  |
| --- | --- |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 7 April 1952  |
|  P…