Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD - 31 May 54
AI-Generated Summary
A 1954 sighting report from Mississippi City describing a round, multi-colored aerial object. The official conclusion attributed the sighting to a flare from a training aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object on May 31, 1954, at 0430Z in Mississippi City, Mississippi. The witness reported observing a single, round object, approximately the size of a baseball. The object exhibited a reddish-yellow color, which appeared green at times. The observation lasted for two minutes, during which the object maintained a level flight path, moving from an initial azimuth of 200 degrees to a final azimuth of 95 degrees. A notable detail provided by the witness was that two red balls appeared to fall from the larger light as it passed toward the East. The official conclusion recorded on the form suggests that the phenomenon was likely a flare from an aircraft engaged in training missions.
Two red balls fell frm large light after object passed to East
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Official Assessment
Possible flare from a/c on training missions.
The object was described as a round, baseball-sized light that appeared reddish-yellow and occasionally green. During the two-minute observation, the object traveled from 200 degrees azimuth to 95 degrees azimuth. The witness reported that two red balls fell from the larger light.