Mrs. G. H. Stockton and Hugh Jennings observation, Shoun Tennessee
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Mrs. G. H. Stockton and son-in-law Hugh Jennings reported observing a football-shaped object moving southerly at approximately 2,000 feet altitude, turning end over end in the air with speed comparable to a Cub plane, visible for approximately five minutes.
“MRS. G. H. STOCKTON, ONE SIX NINE A VIEW AVENUE, OCEAN VIEW, VA., REPORTED SIGHTING FLYING DISC AT SHOUNS, TENN., SEPTEMBER SIXTY, LAST. SON-IN-LAW, HUGH JENNINGS, ONE ONE ONE BELLGRAVE, [redacted] OCEAN VEWXX [redacted] VIEW, CONFIRMS SIGHTING OF THIS OBJECT WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS BEING SHAPED LIKE FOOTBALL, MOVING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT CONSTANT ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUSAND FEET, AND TURNING END OVER END IN THE AIR.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1947-09-06
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Shoun, Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Tennessee
- Branch
- FBI
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- football-shaped
- Altitude
- 2000 ft
- Duration
- 300s
Resolution
Jennings speculated it might have been a loose meteorological balloon
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_2
Case ID: 1947-FBI-597CE4-E493
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