Project 10073 Record Card — Gulfport, Mississippi, 3 December 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated index cards detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on December 3, 1954, in Gulfport, Mississippi. The witness, identified as a recently discharged Air Force navigator with 2,000 flying hours, observed a round, flat, grey, translucent object while in an automobile near Highway 49. The object was described as rotating on a vertical axis at high RPM and initially exhibiting up-and-down movement before climbing at a 10-20 degree angle and speeding away to the east at an estimated 500-600 mph. The witness estimated the object's diameter to be 30-35 feet and noted that it reflected sunlight and appeared as if two plates were joined together. The sighting lasted approximately 30 seconds. The official evaluation of the incident involved a discussion with a local meteorologist, which resulted in the conclusion that the phenomenon could possibly have been a small vortex of wind and dust. However, the document explicitly notes that the weather conditions at the time of the sighting did not support this meteorological explanation. The investigator emphasized the high reliability of the witness due to his extensive military aviation background.