Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting in Jackson, Mississippi, 24 October 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported 4-6 metallic, bead-shaped objects in Jackson, Mississippi, on October 24, 1956. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on October 24, 1956, near Jackson, Mississippi. The report, filed by the 657th ACWRON in Houma, Louisiana, documents a civilian witness who observed four to six bead-shaped, metallic silver objects while driving. The witness reported that the objects were widely spaced, traveled in a straight line, and did not maneuver, maintaining their relative positions to one another. The objects were observed for approximately 10 to 15 seconds before gradually disappearing and changing color to gray. The report includes meteorological data for the area, noting CAVU (Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited) conditions with two wispy clouds. The investigation was handled by Captain Lawrence Stage Jr. at the Jackson Filter Center. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was that the sighting was possibly an aircraft, but because of the short duration of the observation and the limited data provided, the case was officially classified as having insufficient data for evaluation. The document also contains a brief, possibly unrelated, note regarding a separate sighting in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on October 25, 1956, involving an oval-shaped metallic object seen diving upon a commercial airliner.
Four to six objects bead shaped and oblong, size of pea, color silver. Objects widely spaced straight line not maneuvering, held same relative position to each other. Gradually went out of sight and changed to gray color.
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Official Assessment
Possibly a/c however due to short duration and limited data presented case is carried as insufficient data for evaluation.
The sighting involved 4-6 metallic, bead-shaped objects observed by a civilian while driving. The objects maintained a fixed formation and changed color from silver to gray before disappearing. Due to the brevity of the observation and lack of additional data, no definitive identification could be made.
Key Persons
- CAPT LAWRENCE STAGE JRInvestigating officer