302540739.pdf

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  26 July 65 27/0230Z | Nashville, Tennessee  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Civilian | Aircraft (W/ADVERTISING BANNER)  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | A/C with electrical lighted banner towing in area. Banner of type that had small lights spelling out words.  |
|  One |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  1 1/2 Minute | Silver object forty feet in diameter similar to wheel within a wheel had dots on top. Orange red and yellow colors. Disappeared behind trees.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION |   |
|  Gr…

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
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AF IN: 39877 (30 Jul 65) S/ege Pgl of 4
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAF-OS-3, DIA-1 (21)
SMB C040 PTTU JAW RUWTPRA1915 2102319-UUUU-- RUEBHQA.
ZNR UUUUU
P 292230Z
FM 314CMBTSPTGP SEWART AFB TENN
TO RUWMFVA/ADC
RUEBBAA/AFSC
RUEBHQA/CSAF
RUEBHQA/CSAF WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS DO-B 00070 JUL 65. AFSC FOR SCFD, CSAF FOR AFNIN, OSAF FOR
SAFOI. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2 FOLLOWING RPT SUBMITTED IN TWO
PARTS. PART I. PARA 14, A(1) ROUND, SIMILAR TO A WHEEL WITHIN
A WHEEL WITH A DOME SHAPED TOP. A (2) APPROXIMATELY FORTY …

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AF IN: 39877 (30 Jul 65) Pg 2 of 4

SAW LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AND LIGHT APPEARED TO TRAVEL WITH AUTO-
MOBILE. B (2) APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT 50 FEET
ELEVATION. B (3) DISAPPEARED AT SAME ALTITUDE BEHIND TREES.
B (4) OBJECT FLYING LEVEL IN A SLIGHT LEFT TURN TRAVELING SOUTH. B (5)
BEHIND THREES INSTANTLY. B (6) ONE TO ONE AND ONE HALF MINUTES. C (1)
GROUND VISUAL.
C (2) NONE. C (3) NOT APPLICABLE. D (1) 270230. D (2) NIGHT. E (1) AT
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. F (1) MRS
26, NASHVILLE, HOUSEWIFE/ SECRETARY,
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AF IN: 39877 (30 Jul 65) Pg 3 of 4

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LOCATION OF OBSERVERS. AIRCRAFT WAS FURTHER POSITIVELY IN THE AREA OF THE DESCRIBED OBSERVATION AT THE TIME OF THE OBSERVATION. THE CESSNA 172 TOWED OBJECT WAS MOUNTED BENEATH THE AIRCRAFT AND CAN BE EXTENDED TO 30 FEET IN LENGTH, EIGHT FEET IN WIDTH AND CONSISTS OF MANY SMALL LIGHT BULBS. THE ACTION OF THESE BULBS IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE NEWS FLASHER ON THE TIME SQUARE NEWS BUILDING IN THAT WORDS ARE SPELLED OUT IN A CONTINUOUS MOVING MOTION, THEREBY…

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AFIN: 39877 (30 Jul 65) Pg 4 of 4

AS COMPLETE IN DETAIL AS THAT OF THE ABOVE NAMED OBSERVER'S DESCRIPTION.

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SUE MAHONEY, [REDACTED] ( AND SIX OTHERS) [REDACTED] (AND TWO OTHERS) [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] (13 YRS OLD). ALL ABOVE ADDRESSES ARE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

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