Project 10073 Record Card — Biloxi, Mississippi, 14 November 1957

This document details a UFO sighting report from 14 November 1957 in Biloxi, Mississippi, filed under Project 10073. Two civilian observers reported a round object, three times the size of a star and brighter than aircraft landing lights, which they observed for approximately one hour. The object reportedly changed shape, eventually appearing flat on top. The observers were looking in a south-southwest direction and used binoculars to track the object. The report includes several enclosures, including photographs, negatives, and sketches produced by the mother of the witness who took the photographs. The 3380th Technical Training Wing (ATC) at Keesler Air Force Base forwarded the report to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The official conclusion, supported by an astro chart, identified the object as the planet Venus. Subsequent internal correspondence from Major Robert M. Buckmaster at AFCIN-4A2f expressed skepticism regarding the photographic evidence, noting that the prints appeared to be exaggerated by the artist's imagination and that the streaks on the negatives were likely white india ink added to the original print before it was re-photographed. The report concludes that the sighting was a plausible misidentification of Venus.