Memphis, Tennessee - Multiple High-Altitude Shiny Objects
Fifty to sixty small, shiny objects traveled at extremely high altitude on an easterly heading at speeds faster than known aircraft, moving mostly in straight lines with some zig-zagging, some appearing to have silvery tails, with no sound detected.
“Jifty td6o ~ object• were seen moving at a speed faat er than any kno111 aircraft on en laaterl.y beading at an extre n-el y high altitude. Jor the uoat part the se objects travele d in a straight line al tho some of them dg-ze,;ged eliglltly. Bo sound was heard . Some object• aeemed to have a silvery tail which mi&ht have been exhaust.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 7 May 4g
- Date exactness
- Not exact
- Location
- Memphis, Tennessee
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Tennessee
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- unknown - possibly like meteor
- Size
- very small
Resolution
Initially thought to be meteor, but subsequent investigation and consultation with Dr. Paul Herget of Cincinnati Observatory precluded meteor identification; Dr. Herget unable to offer explanation; meteor shower possibility to be consulted with Dr. Boak of OSU and Dr. Lincoln Lincoln.
Source document
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This sighting
Memphis, Tennessee / undated
- DOW-UAP-D088.pdf — Written report of this sighting