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PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 12 November 1954 1.2/ 20002 i i 3, SOURCE 2. LOCATION Louisville, Kentucky 10. CONCLUSION Civilian & Military 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 7 5, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1]. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Obj round, Was gleaming white at f1 3 Hours < red, then faded 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Investigation reveals object to be by the General Mills Corporation. Ground Visual 7. COURSE 8. PHOTOS O Yes CI No 9, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE O Yes tT No FORM FTD sep63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used. rst, eXD.

_ + - a we eT , ee “ae o oe ror ly SE ee be oe ae ae ir; ‘ ad ees Bal eo er co , - 7 i at ae a a. oe! eo ee a | Chg ty a ee eg ee _— ee ee ine ia ae Ta = ee ae FINAL EVALUATION On 18 November 1954, T/Sgt. Drepperd called Lt Comdr Ross, Office of Naval Research, relative to the UFO's observed over the Kentucky Tennessee ar@, Comdr Ross stated he wasn't sure if the UFO's could have been the Navy's research balloons. He informed Sgt Drevperd he would check and call him back, On 22 Nov 54, 7/Sgt Drepperd received a call from Mr. M.W. Xeith OUR ReSident Representative #t the University of Minnesota…

=i CASE HISTORY AND EVALUATION 12 Nov 54, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY ' Backgrounds 15 Nov 543 Major C. Williams, Ft. Knox, Kentucky, called lst Lt. Athens of : Flt 3-B, 4602nd AISS to report an UFO observed over Louisville on ? 12 Nov 54. Refer to Attachment #1. 113 & 15 Nov 54: Two newspaper articles were extracted trom Dayton newspapers relative to tne same UFO sighting over Louisville. Refer to Attachment #2. attending 2 conference with AMC officials at WPAFB, visited ATIAE-5 P Aw relative to a UFO observed by him over Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. @iigaye was not sure of tne date and stated the UFO was o…

all indications the object ne saw W that the object was provabdly an © ee ee ——_—— —_ eS al esha = terviewed Mc. SEEM, told hin that from ATIC ACTION: T/Sgt Drepperd, who in one similer observed over as the same one or Louisville, Ken., © few days earlier. Also, preliminary investigation suggested xper imental balloon released by tas General is, Minn, 5gt- Drepperd informed Mr. Green that Mills Corporation in Minneapol that he, Mr. Green, Will be when positive sdentification 1s mace of the op ject = ? notified per his personal request. of the ADC Unit in Knoxville was established #s tae uSOth …

" SECURITY G FICATION (U/any) 4 FILE NO. TOATTAS DISPOSITION FORM | SUBJECT Record of Telephone Conversation FROM OPPicer in Charge DATE 6 November 195/fOMMENT NO. | Plight 3-3, 602d AISS it Ahnens 1. On 15 November 1954 a telephone conversation between 1/Lt Athens, 7light 3-B, 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron and Major ©. Williams, A’ represent- ative, The Armored School, Flt. Knox, Kentucky took place. The following is a general account of the discussion which ensued, | | | | | a. Major Williams stated he had been approached by a Mr. George Hart, a reporter on the Louisville Courier J…

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) December 195% C34 Ridge National Laboratories NOAHA, Post Office 2ox ay Oak Ridge, Pennessee Dear ir, @iiwes in reference to jour personal request made to a@ during your recent visit, may YX Say that our original suspicicns regarding the Urnidenti?: ed flying object in question have now been confirmed, The objeet which Jou observed over Knoxville was one of two high altitude plastie experimental balloons released on the 12th and 3th of liovember 1954 from the University of Minnesota. the J. S. Office op Javal Research arm the University of Minne- Sota are presently enzaged in “rogram and as …

— ee ae : — i yey ae ea! a ia “a feat te Shiny Object, At Louisville Unidentified LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 13.—CF) —Despite efforts of the Air Force and speculation by curious onlook- ers, that. shiny object over Louis- ville was recorded officially today) as “‘unidentified.” | | Seemingly motionless at an esti-| mated altitude of 80,000 feet a few ldegrees northwest from downtown ‘Louisville, the silvery object caught ithe stares of thousands of persons Yesterday from about 3 p. m. to p. m., P A jet fighter plane from Wright- | Patterson Air Force base, Dayton, | cruised the sky for a closeup, b…