Project 10073 Record Card — Keesler AFB, Mississippi, 27 February 1954

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on 27 February 1954. Three military personnel—Joseph D. Johnson, James E. Jackson, and H.L. Reed—observed a single, round, bright, incandescent object moving on a straight course from south to north. The object was reported to have appeared solid, remained in view for approximately five seconds, and then split before disappearing. The weather conditions at the time were clear with unlimited visibility. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the description indicated a meteor entering the earth's atmosphere. The document also includes a separate, unrelated report from the South Atlantic dated 28 February 1954, concerning a sighting by the crew of the SS Uruguay of a brilliant yellow-green meteor that turned dull red upon reaching the horizon. Additionally, the document contains a brief, unrelated note regarding a 12 February 1954 incident involving a U.S. Air Force Stratojet bomber that exploded at 35,000 feet during an Arctic training flight, resulting in two survivors.