Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Keesler AFB, Mississippi, 29 March 1967
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AI-Generated Summary
A fireball sighting at Keesler AFB on 29 March 1967 was initially attributed to space debris, but subsequent checks with SPADATS found no evidence of satellite decay or re-entry.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting reported at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on 29 March 1967 at 0410Z. The witness, located in the base housing area, observed a single, elongated fireball with an orange-yellowish flame and falling pieces moving in a westerly direction. The observation lasted between one and a half to two minutes under clear and calm weather conditions. The report was processed by Major Henry L. Smith, Chief of the Operations Branch at Keesler AFB. Initial assessments suggested the phenomenon was likely a re-entry burn-out of space debris. However, a follow-up memorandum for the record dated 3 April 1967 indicates that contact with SPADATS (Space Detection and Tracking System) failed to reveal any satellite decay or record of space debris re-entering the atmosphere that would account for the sighting.
MOST PROBABLY A RE-ENTRY BURN OUT OF SOME SPACE TRASH.
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Official Assessment
Most probably a re-entry burn out of some space trash.
The object was identified as an elongated fireball with an orange-yellowish flame and falling pieces. Subsequent investigation via SPADATS revealed no satellite decay that could account for the sighting, and there was no record of space debris re-entering the atmosphere at the time.
Key Persons
- Henry L. SmithChief, Operations Branch, Keesler AFB