Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Biloxi, Mississippi, 26 August 1952

This document is a collection of reports and correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on 26 August 1952, in Biloxi, Mississippi. The primary witness was a Staff Sergeant serving as a Loran Observer with the 1858th AACS Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base. At approximately 0115 hours, the witness observed a round, white, flat object that appeared to be stationary before veering upward at a high rate of speed. The witness estimated the object's size to be approximately nine by fifteen feet and noted that it left two trails similar to those of jet aircraft, though no aerodynamic features were observed. The witness attempted to document the event by taking twenty-three photographs, but upon development, all frames were found to be underexposed. The report includes a formal statement from the witness, a weather report from the 11th Weather Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, and a letter of transmittal from the 3380th Technical Training Wing to the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is 'Unknown'. The documentation provides detailed technical data, including the observer's location at 30°24'N/88°57'W and the synoptic weather situation for the region at the time of the incident. The investigation was conducted by Major Eli S. Fowler, Jr., who noted that the witness appeared to be a serious and conscientious individual. The file also contains multiple versions of the Project 10073 worksheet and weather data sheets, indicating a thorough administrative process for documenting the sighting within the Air Force intelligence framework of the era.