USA 2-B-UFOB-3 — 1954-11-07 — U.S. Highway 27, two miles south of Oneida, Tennessee
Narrative
On Sunday 7 November 1954 at 4:50 PM CST, Mr. Malvin C. Sexton observed an unidentified object from his automobile while driving south on US Highway 27, two miles south of Oneida, Tennessee. The object appeared from the southwest and continued in the same direction for the entire 12 seconds the observer saw it. It disappeared from sight like an aircraft. The University of Tennessee astronomer noted many meteor showers occur in the Tennessee area during November. Capt. M.H. Fouts opined the object was probably a weather balloon with radar reflector released from the Knoxville Weather Station; the sun being below the horizon would give a bright reflective appearance, and rising heat from the ground could give an optical illusion of color and movement.
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Witnesses (2)
- Mr. Malvin C. Sexton observed annamed_pattern
- Mr. Malvin C. Sextonnamed_pattern
Source documents (1)
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Score evidence (7)
Why this event scored the way it did. Every contribution is traceable.
s
- weather balloon (-2.0)
- optical illusion (-2.0)
- outcome=resolved_prosaic (cap S<=3)
- post-blend cap S<=3 (resolved_prosaic)
p
- docs=1 (+0.5)
- single agency (+0.5)
evid
- narrative only (base 1)