c;: C:J;:;CIS PROJeCT 10073 R2CC:"'!> LOCAT10. ' CO~CLUSiv~ Eeeentiel Elements of Into Project "SIGN" 12. Suppnrt None seen. b. Aerodynamic lilt of fuselage o. Vertic~l jet d. Rot! tirlf?: cylinder or cone e. ~erostAtiC ~itt (b~lloon or dirigible) 14. Propulsion ~ro evidence. a. Propellor or jet ~erod~1mic v~nes (!laoping nr oscillating) (Katz Uayer ef!ect) d, Visible exh~ust or jet o~nings Hone visible 15. C-.ntrol and stab ill ty Fast and mnooth b. Stabilizers (h~rizontal or vertieRl) none seen. None seen. b. Dll! t openings Speed - Y. P .H. Too !'as t to None heard. ~ontinuous whine ~r buzz b. Ro~r, whistle, whoosh c. Intermittent . UNCL~SS\f'EO. EssentiPl Elements of Info Project "5 !ljN" 19. Planner of di s,qppen r~nc e n. Explode Possibility of fragments (2) Other physical evidence b. Fsded from view c. Disa ppeared behind obstacle x Relative to the Observer 1. Name of observer 2. Address Hat ties burg, i.Iis sis sippi 3. . Occupation 4. PlAce of business House, Hattiesburg , Uiss. a. Employer or employee Forrest County, Uississippi 5. Hobbies Hunting and Fishing a. Time eng~gcd in hobby ( experience) Is observer amateur astronomer, pilot, engineer, etc.? 6. Ab~.ll ty to determine Unquestionable b. Speed of moving objects Unquestionable c~ Size at distance Unknown -apparently avera~e 1. Rellsbility of observ&r De.finitely reliable. a. Sources (1) Neighbor s x (2) Police Dept x (3) FBI records (4) Employer Eesentil'l Elements or Into Project "SinN" 8. Notes relative to observer on ~. Si~hti~s in gener~l Unquestionable b. How attention was dr~n to object (s) (2) Uotion (3) Glint or light x 9. Witnesses a. Addres s e s Hattiesburg , Uiss. b. 0 ;cupa tion Hattiesburg, Miss. Reliability Probably reliable 10. Comments of interrogator r e intelligence ~nd charact~r of person Moderately heavy drinker, brasgert type interrop:.:tted. wa s classif ied 4F during the wa r because of only one eye. ' Rel~tive to Rada r Sightings 1. Re r Adars how ooerating on ground a. Obs~rvntions or rPnge , speed, altitude a nd size of ~rgct b. Doc! t~r~et execute any turns? I! so, what angle (1~00), ete,, 1nd WMt rroius or turn. If r~dius or turn is not observ!lble , how long did the t rrget stay in the turn ~rxt wh3t w.")s its speed? c. Note p?rti~ul~rly ~ny se~r~tion of distAnt ~rget into s eper otion ot :1 distant t?.rg~ t into s everal t."'rgets upon ~ppro:tch. Trtck all it possible. It ~irborne when object sightert a. Were there :1ny r ad:;,r in:hx:tions or ~xtr.n noise on r-'dio circuits? Give estimates or Essenti~l Elements of Info ~t;t) Project "f!GN U"\CL"SS\r' 1. Teletype sequen~es in Hattiesburg . 2. Winds :"loft r eport of loc"'l weflther conditions No v1eather station see 1* below for surround ing t o\vns. 3. LooP.l fli~ht schedule s of co~merci~l, priv~te ~nd milit~ry ~ircr~ft flying in vicinity at the time . ( Check :an~di~n a~tivity if clos~ t o t h"'t 4. Possible relens~s of t esting devices in vi~inity sent ?.loft by Ordn~nce, Navy, !ir Force, hrmy, Weath~r Units, Ressar=h Org~nizntions or a ny othe r 5. It object cont;!cted ~rth, obt.,in s oil s amol es vrithin ;!!00 !ri t h out d e- pression or spot wher e obj~ct l~nded ( and then presum:"bly dep~rt~d) f or of mnking comparison of soils 6. If object cnme sufficiently near othe r air:r.,ft or knovrn ob.1ac ts c heck sur!nces '\'tith Geiger counte:rs for possible r:'ldioa~tivity. H:-k~ comp""ri- sons with othr unaffec~d aircraft objects, etc. 7. ObtAin photogr~phs ( or originel. negf'tives) wh~re ,v~ilable; if not, secure sketches or b, Su ... rounding tcrr~in where obscrvt..'<i Wooded area. c. Place where it contacted errth (if this ' c opened) d. K~neuvcre e. Formation if ob.iects w;:;r e more th:~n two 8. Secure a signed statement Not a pplicable 9. Ob~in fragments of physio~l .... vidence where possible . Not applicable. lo. Was ~ny r~dio antenr~ to b e observed, i.~., (~ny prcject i ons or exten- sions th~t might presumably bt: c cnstrm:d 1s such). No. FOR MOBILE FREQ LTNG I N CB ,;1. FOR JACKSON, tUSSISSIPPI: E 300 , 15 169/80/74 JJ! 4/002/DSNT LTNG N. FQT LTNG N/ I/ / 9/Vf.A BP!I. AF FORM 112-PART I ~V0 I JUNE I M IW'OIIT 110. (LIU VB BLANK) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT UUCQiVENTIO!IA.L AIRCRAFT KEESLER AIP. FORCE BASB, MISSISSIPPI DAR.WLL E. WILLI.Al:S let LT W. T . PREBIS USAF, Air Intell enoe Re~uirementa Memo No. 4, dtd 1 5 Feb 49 " tnconventional J.crt" . At 2000 hours on 8 Aug 49, at Biloxi Mississippi, an unidentified object w&R sighted in the sky by let Lt f Keesler AFB, Hisa. The ob2oct ai~hted appeared to be in the shape of a larGe beach ball about two (2) feat in di- &Meter. The object was a bricht yellow in color with a faint gl ow around ic as t l:ouch seen tr.rough a mi3t, as the moon appears when seen through a th~ f . It travl- in~ at a speed eati~ated at f rom 600 t o 800 mph. The object was at an alti~ude of approxi tely 1,000 feet and was below the clou~s and in the clear (VFR). rhe o~ser ver could distinGuish n o definite sounds ~orning from the object because of tr.e sou."lds of local traffic a~1 aircraft flying local f rom Keesler ~FB (Four B- 25s ana orB T- 6) ?:'hen t he object disappeared arter beinc in si~ht f o r only a:,out twenty (20) seconds, it just seemed to blink out and s tone. l'here was no exhaust visible. I:o d i&tin- uiahins features were noted. siehtinc of this object took pla only sev~nteen (17) hours after a similar objeot was reported beine; aeen hurtline; a crose tlew Orleans, Louisiana :'feather report;. ewa artie le. SiJned Statement 0, ~richt-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio CG, ATC, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana -"'THIS DOcUMENT CONTAINS I NFORMATION AFITCTING THE NATIOhAI.. OffENSE Of THE UNITD STATES WITHIN THE llo1EANI NG OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT SJ U S C - 31 AND lZ. AS AMENDCO ITS T RANSMISSION OR THE REVEUTION OF ITS COriTFNTS I N ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAN. rT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED I N WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER T HAN UNITEO STATES A IR fORCE AGENCIES. EXCUT BY PRMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR GF INTELUGa.ct. USAF. AF FORM 112-PART II AI'I'ROYED 1 JUNE 1141 -AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ,.,.. {Aflllcy) INTELLIGF!t{CE OFFICE KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE 1. Date of Sichtinga 8 Aug 49. 2. Time of aightillga 2000 Hrs CST. 3. fthere sighteda (l) Standing on ~round at Btloxi, Miss. (2) Within City Limits on lfeat aide of tolftl. (3) Standing on Seawall near beach. (4) 30 Deg 24 in Nort}l, 88 Dee 65 !!in West. b. Negative. o. Negative. 4. Number of Obj e otaa One object only ai&hted. 5. No celestial phenomena reported at this date and time. 6. Di!tance or ob~ect from obaerTera Object appeared to be trom one and one half (1~) to two (2) miles dist~nt laterally. b. The antle of elevation above the hori&on waa approximately thirt~ ( 30) DeGrees c. The object app~red t o be a pproximately one thouaand (1000) feet above t~e 7. Time 1n airhta Object remained in silht approximately twenty {20) aeconda. 8. Appearance of objecta a. Color ot the object appeared to be britht yellow aa of a lamp or a flame. b. Object ahaped round, aa a ball. o. Apparent conatruction unknOMle (1) Appeared like a large beach ball of about two (2) feet in diameter. (2) !o the obaerver it appeared to be about the aile of a atandard ,..ate i. Direction of flighta Object appeared to come from the North maintainin& a course ot 180 degree 11ft: THIS OOCU MEN r CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECt l NG THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNI TED STATES WITHI N THE MEAN IN'" OF THE ESPIOitAGE ACT, 50 u S. C- J1 AND lZ. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR T HE REVELATION OF ITS COHTE~TS I N ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHOR IZ0 PERSON IS PROH IBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT 8 REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AI R FORCE AGEHCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION Of TH DIRECTOR OF nnu.LIGEHC. USAF. ~ .\ AF FORM 112-PART II AI'PfliCVFD 1 JUNE 1M UNCLASSit lt.tl AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Intellibenc e Office Keesler Air Force Aaae 10 . Object continued or vertically. in a strai&ht line with no erratic movement either horitontally 11. There was no evidence or any exhaust. 12. Object waa approximately 1600 rt below the olouda and had no effect whatsoever 13. The object itself which a ppeared aa a luminous licht waa the only one ob nerved. 14. Unknown. 16. Unknown. 16 . Unknown. 17. Un!mown. 18. Speed was estimated betnen aix hundred (600) and eight hundred ( 800) ~rpH. The server stated that it .as goinc raster than any jet he had ever seen 19. Observer could distintuiah no aound which might partly b e due to local auto trar~ic and aircraft flying locally out of Keesler~. There wer~ four (4) B-25a and one (1) T-6 flying in the vicinity or Keesler !FB a t 2000 hours. 20. When the object disappeared it appeared to blink out and was gone. It did n ot explode nor fade, but was there one second and waa gone. Relative to the Observer 1. Name of obaervera lat Lt Tech Tng Sq, Special Subjecta, Keesler AFB, Miss. ~. Occupation 1 Atomic &lerty Instructor. 4. Stationed at leesler AirForce Base. 5. Bombardier on Active Duty. 6. Ability judged to be excellent due to his experience as a Bombadier in the USAF. 1. ~liability ot observera lxcellent. e. Obaerver was looking out over the Gulf when hia attention was d rawn to ~he object by the clint or light and aotion. 9. Witneas1 Mra. walter Prebis, address as above. 10. Obaerver seemed to be intelligent and well qualified t o make above s t atementa. 1. Teletype aequenoea of local weather conditione i a atta ched aa Inclosure 1. 1Nm: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AF'F'ECTIHG THE NATIOIIIAL OEFI:N": Of THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEAN IN& Of THE CSI'IOIIAGE N:r, 50 U S. C- J1 AHO lZ. AS AMENOI:O ITS TRAHSIII ISSION OR THE REVI:LATION Of ITS COI'fTOfTS IN ANY MAIIINER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED I'ERSON IS I'ROHI BITEO BY l..'W. IT MAY NOT BE RCPROOI.ICEO IN -HOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHI:R THAN UNITEO STATts AIR FORCE AGENCICS, EXCD'T IY PERMISSION OF THE OIRtCTOR OF INT'D..LIGE.NCE. USAF AF FORM 112-PART II APPR0Vm I JUNE IM AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT IW'OIIT NO. Intellir ence Office Ieealer Air Force Base 2. Winds alot't report incl uded 1n Inclosure 1. 3. There were no scheduled landing of commercial aircraft 1n the vicinity !Eonda y 4. Poaaible releases of testing devicea in the vicinity is unknown by this office. Neareat Proving Ground ia Eglin 1ir Force Base. Florida. 5. Object diaappeared over ter and it ia not known whether it crashed or not. 6. Hegatin. 1. No photographs were taken of object. a. Signed atatement of obaerver attached &I Inclosure 3. 9. NegatiTe. 10. Hegatin .... E. ITILLLU.:S lat Lt, USAF Intellie ence Officer 11ft: THIS DOCUMENr CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAl. DEfENSE OF THE UNITn> STATES WITHIN THE MEANI Njjj OF TH SI>IONAGE ACT.~ U S, C.- JI AND lZ. AS AMI:NDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZtD I'RSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. rT MAY HOT 8 RPROOUCEO IN WHOU: OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXa:PI BY PERMISSION OF THt DIRECTOR O F unuJJGEHC. USAF. - ...... M ') (Q S51FitAT~) UNCLASSIF1ED UNCLASSIF1ED DADQUARTIRS UlllTBD STATBS AIR PORCB THE INSPECTOR GENERAL Office of Special InvestiQations IN REPLY REFER 'IO: 2 4 - 2 9 UNCLJ.SSH=1EO 9th OBI District Barksdale Af8J tc. SIOHTir~G OF On 8 August Hatti e s bur F LYIIJr-DI SC ssi ssi pi , ... SPb;CI AL I J ."Ul k Y -m CONV.SIlTI ul;AJ.., A IrtCH.\.fo'T Commanding Gen e r a l Air Itia t e r 1e 1 C01nr1and Wrigh t -patterson AFB Da yton, Ohio 1. Transmitted