r r.~u :tl' ~-~rscn:1c. also witnessed DO ft, 11 1" ao, au3 aeport et t. bdlo re object eCNth ot Mroe at 1110 houre. 1 !he CtARI<.S'U'DtfEI, ( .J&oboll, Ulaala1lppl) 1110, oarriecl the foiiowlnc aooowat o~ a "t~l.Dr. aauoer " reported~ alptecl 1:IJ .. wral per10D1 rot&a lll BKOOIBA.VIM 8fE FLYtiG ('rJr;cr "Broothafta .. ttneral pereca1 haft reported to the Leader-Tlaee or 1eelnt ther 'tlyizac uot.~r' ao-.inc aor011 Brookhnea about I p.a. VODci&y atteraoon. Se 4eor1bed it a1 resenabllDC aa air 1ook' or air elene' b;r pllota ill targt praetlee. other per lOili epeoula tecl that l t arl1 a Yapor trail Ti1ible by the 1etttng IUD ill the late afternoOD akie or l .. rt by a \rail or oJce from a paeaiq plm~e. r ot t he , ~tald be and toa Lottoa clroft o\lt to U. R. Trlch'f't&T 61 e.ncl watohed the objeot tor about 15 lld;.utea. e 1ald he tho.lpt l t waa a bl1ap or Nl a1J"plue .J A. Slllth reported eeebtt: what he oribed aa a 'fl.TlDc aauoer at about &all P Vdq oa North Jaoboa street. De lalcl en(!ral JK'I"SODI obaernd the atraDp objeot IIO'f'iD& aero the 1q la a Dorth we1terq cliraotlon. lie l4 lt lett l llpt pSnk tll'e Ia lta path." b. The VlokelNr& !Yi:ttlVO POm' (Mtalealppl) oarrled tbe aooowrt ot a .,.tiP'y ro"63eo~. lch'-4 ill q by "l~erldS.&D IU. 1\o-. l'-All aaluntltlect objeot wae a1shiiecl or )fiallllippl at u altStucl ot about l&.ooo teet. aooordin; to llajor D. D. ltlphene, latlonal Guard pilot who aal4 he oba .. 4 lt for ea Uti .. - .. .DOWNGRADED AT s YEAR INTI~HV.'. ~J.A::;~ .. rn:.U DECLASSIFIED AFTER 11 l'EAJ!S. UNCLASSIFIED lpot latolllpDoe leport, DO fl, II In 10, ~ leper' ef' Vaotectloal Alreraf' lteph t the lllrd ftpter lquadr of the laalaalppl .ASr lla,loul Guard, aald the objeot repar 111 Jaokaon, MoCb an4 lfer141u. P.o aatd he flea allea pftr hr an4 reaohed aa altitude lterhona aat4 the objeot r .. ble4 the o4c-or a brl cht ttl ted plate and oould t.aw ben the .apar etteot ot a hllbtlrtnc s-se. 1. The Jaolcaoa DAILY VF.T.S, (.Jaokaon, ~1aalaippl), lt linember 11&0, oarrled the tollowlnc aooount ot a ~aterloua atre&k ot llsht, report.dly al&htecl . by local ol tiaenet 1'aport!rat1 A 'lf7eterlou aweak or 11&}lt in the ak7 here latet! JloDd&J' atartlod looal oltlaena and oau" newapapere, racllo atatlona aDCl the lfeather llureau to be mped. witb oalla. ottlolala at the oonb-ol tower at the airport eald tt probablJ' was a Yapor trail tr~ a jet plane, but Jaokaonlana who aaw lt thought otherwlae, wlth 11anr ot th aa11nc j t bact a burD1hC tail.~ !he ... llr;ht waa reported ln Floreaoe and Yiokaburc It waa 4eaorlbe4 aa obanclD& ln oolor troa orur.e to ancl th to white aa lt dlaappaare4 towar4 the u the Weather IQreau. ottlolala. 14 the Ut;ht t~rat wa aeen cliraotly cn-er the olty and that it ao.,.4 trc-a eaat to wast at a heif;ht ot 'wU aboft 10,000 tHt.' . !her aald ther d1dn t bow what it ""' Weat Jaok1011 reat4ent ,. .. ported th .. / watcm.4 the lip\ tor 10 .. tiae before it diaappeared. Their sua aa to what tt wae r&n~;ecl tr!'a a tlrlns aauoer to 'ae- ilbiq tria &Dother orld. It 4eorlbe4 haYlac aa obloft& ahape. : R'-LI"\SSir lEO 000 DIR 6200.1~ la W.ertdlaa, v.~. of the Mlee11elppl Alr la,lcn.l O.rd aal he ohaa d aa aaldeet!t1ed obj.-ct tor II all at 100 all aa heur, bat Denr ~ot near 1t. l!e aald lt dld aot han a trail an4 tba' lt ro- th ce ot a briGht tilted plata, or natteMd 0\l\ UW MOlle .. ohanlo at J-.y Field, le Verldlan wato~ed the llpt witt. binooulara and 1t.ld it oould haw beea ...apor trall tro" a s-ae. Mr1. , who rea1d batwaen Jaokon an4 CliDtOD, l&iC: 1h cJ aBel other 1't8171~r ot her tam11y t.'w olajoot abOQ\ 4aa46 p.za., 'l'hq l&ld lt a f171DG kt a Yery hlCb altttude and traTell~ rr la1t dlredtly w.et. lbe added t~at 1he oruld not aee the trout or the obj1ot but the rear elld l ooked llkl a oyllncler or tl about fl.,. or eix reet long. Mre. ealcl abe oallecl obaerntlon to .. r at tba Jaa~1on r l who oontiraeo hor report ot ~lD~ the etraas objeot bu.t ofi'ioiala t here would not atte11pt to l4enttty it. Ooplee turnl1b1da COl al.'O, Attaa ISCII DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INT-r~,. \ - DECLASSIFIED AFTER DOD DIB 120Q.10 UNCLASSIFIEQ ... Sb..-MARY Ut-1-NF_O .... RM-A-TI_O_N -..U ... N~C~LA--.,:)J FIEIJ Ull LlLUIII WFICI IBPORT or UIIDilfiii'IID OBJICl CODE FOR USE INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION or IOUMCE: or INFORMATION: "UJIUT\'IJlltiiCWW , , , F CDIWIRMID IY OTrGIOURCII I TRUTM CNIOT A1D0U , I -liMY f/1 IS OfiJIATIOII . . roUow1n1 astae reoei wed b7 a1n~a11 todq troa the Chief 111se1se1pp1 MSlS tarT District Object in kJ characterised ~1ght slivef or light, one sise ot a tlattenect new aoon l32310Z b7 llajor this headquarters. Object wu approx1rateq ten degrees above horison in direction ot sun which wae alread7 below borison. There wu alight movement troa lett to r1&ht but the ateadi q reducin1 eise Mete the object appear to be travelin1 to the wet ..., troa the observers. Disappeared troa .tew approxtrate~ 232SZ , 153 Fichter Squadron, Ki.ss1ssippi Air National Guard; Meridian, ss1pp1 pursured unidentified object bj .. plane llondq eTeninl He went to 21 000 teet and did not set near object. Object resembled edge ot a bright tilted plate or bar and had ce or new aoon nattened out. Object also seen b7 Lieutenant (Ratins c 2) Copy or Meeage and aqy investigation been forwarded to Bq, 14th Air Force, tor information necess8Z7 ~ ,nnADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS .,11;(.;LASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEA' .:5. ' 18TIIIIUTDI \A) UNCLASSIFIED coPr UNta.ASSiFID WEADOUARTERS . FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE Robins Air Force Base, Georgia atBJ.IX)T a Beporting of Intormation on lllconventional Aircraft .Air el C d lfri,Pt-Patterson Air Force Da;rton, Ohio Attn: lOIS In ccm.9liame w1. th Un1 ted States Air Force letter, dated 8 September, 19,:>, aubJect: "ReportiDg of Information on Unconventiongl Aircraft, following infor.mtion is su.bni tted: a. Object sighted long and slender having the appearance of a parachute with no shrouds. At times it aweared to have a tail. It flew in a w:Ln&-low attitude and gradually ri&}lted itself, finally dis- appearing due to darkness; color, lidte or silver-white with no shine. until &lrkneas. sighted 13 November 19!)) at 1715 E and remained Length of time observed was approximately one c. Si,Pted vi from a C-47 type aircraft which was flying at approximtel.y 16o mph and at an al. ti tude of 4,000 feet. 4. Observer first sighted the object at approximately 25 mi. eouth of Meridian, MissiasijJpi. b c.J4.7 on a heading of 2~ degrees appeared to be abc:nt 20 degrees to the right of the nose and 10 degrees above the horizon, and tel finaJ.11 lost at Vicksburg, M11siesippi, dn.e to darkneaa. ,... W1 tnesaes: tie report clueified aa c.-2 , f. Weather we CAW and the wind 5 to 10 knot at 2lO degreee; *7 _.. a red haze with the eunset. . -ther or eteorloglcal coMition ~ 4- Ne I.AP PORN I Ca PU M) UNcr.ASf:?-etJ)). (UDolua1tJad) Report.a of UncODwntloDa1 Airoratt. SI'ICIAL lMQUllt nta 8t Diueainat10D Br, Directorate of Intelllpnce, OOS/0 CCNnter Intelligence Diyision, Directorate at Special In-..st1aat1one, The Insp.ctor General Maj Detwiler/bjm(71776 Attached tor your intcrat.ion are two copies ot Spot Intelligence Report concern- iDa captioned aubject, dated 25 Noyember 1950. No further action is contemplated unlaes eo requested by your Directorate. GILBERT R. lEVY SIR re a~ subj tr DO 9 dtcl 25 Hew , Actg Chiet, Counter Intelllgence DiT Directorate ot Special Inveetigati When Jnol 'lo. --L--18 withdrawn tCl'UtG t the olassiticatiOD ot this correspondence wi be caucelled iD accordance w1~ par :aee, AI'R 205-1. The Inspector General DOWNCIAD!D AT S YEAR INTERVAr ~ DBCLAISIFIED AFTER 12 YBABs .... UNCLASSIFIED Str!..'lmft Dlreot. or Speo1al lwoatlcatlcn 1'-dqW\l'ten \.lnited stateo AlP \'luhL~ '5e De Ce 1e :l!J:!OPilts 1 Jleoet ot ot atrontt !ll : ... Jt.ta1ppl are. brietl:r, a tollaa.a ! ~bar, aliter ot ~.e L1oa-lc!1ea Ster Y.:-o l8 a aajor ln f!!aelee1"1 I:at!Olm.l C''tmrdt 1~:tGt1 an unoonvont1azal a1roratt 1H le tl:fr.c 8.!1 r '/ alrcra.tt ant tlcw 1n par 1u1t o~ the objeot. ,. (3) !:1cs1aa1T,>pl r.G~to~l Dlardc enlletod e1~ted &."1 uncovont1ornl tlS'i~ o';joet hl the ramp at Key 1''1ol4. Hleat,aipp!e f,llft OOA!d1tiOJW f'Or oraft _. ail')1ted. that Uil00li9Wlb1cm&l a1r- c1. !..o (e) Cantrol fo.w ot ~flY Field 1!iaat.ae1pp1 1 u untdenUt1e4 aUora.tt or obJoct tt.at eoulcl hrle beon a ....W1oral droraft. . .. 1eea n.slo nporW f'e 1..~ P.-410 Npol t..S aD Ob !bet CJ.ar!.n OUTW cut aooo;mt ot tolk8 11l h. T!:e Vlcabul-~ ThteD!fl: Pco' carrW an eecount ot tjor Dter>MDI lit:':tin!: an tmic!ectirte4 o!ljoot ~ t liasuolpp1 ~0'3JJ11%2C edCII ot a br1t;ht tilted plate. 1. tr.. Jubon DaUy nnat et llcht 1D the ct-J ou:-1ed an aecOt.mt ot a ~11ter10131 lr;r.tod lrt loeal e1tlacll . .. DBCIASSIFig Y,P.,A R IN1'ERV .. nnn AFIER 12 YEARS. 11631 a.pon ot It DE!AtiSa or the ~.~cn-1cU.u Ctar, Uri a ~jor suo lbtloml <r~o, ldlnc at Her , l!1aa1ao1pp1 ~ .. fl SI*tial nt o~ t::~e "f:lloo ot S1-,oial Invocst1cat1unc (Io), on 16 Uov~c-1'):-;0 CUl/.1 zatJL'cn-tecl th'J 1chtiue ot u ml0on9Gnt1oml nyt~ objeot a\ .. l~ a fliGht be ~tw 1.1ing lD an i'~/ ~ aircraft lSlJG over lJllta!pple Dalia11a ae cu~:mit'~ . u~cler obsena\!.cm tf1f' approx!tatoly ,trtr-r1ve (~) l.oeatlmu o tl:rlng a1: em altitude ot C,ooo to...-..;, o.bout o!~t (e) r.Uloa -.ot oi' t!or1di:l:J when ho t1r.t un tho ob;!<JOt Cl:J it e1l~ct:tt041 a::;ainat the uk\,r b:f the oun, traTalint:; dm ~-.:.t n:c a looa wst soutl:"':rt or 1dit'~. t. rtor 3~r.htinr;, l'tnrtod to xnu-ouo tho objoot, ollnbin~ to .... ,000 :oG~ o.t CU1 1nd1oato<\ nir G,OtJd of t .-w--o lnr~drod anct ten (210) oile1 1cr ho~ (eati. r;d throo h<.~od 000 l'oat cv~r rvroGt, ?~1aa1aa11'P1. catir.'.atod the clljoot 'e o.l"d.iado to bca sr.r6o,ooo root, \'lith a aon:sexvative esti:-lata o!' ita apoed bo!ns 31x hundrocl ( cOO) 1.'!'11 c;round U!)G<td, 1dtl-.out variatie:1 1D oourae end nth ner.;lic;iblo c!.ru:ce ln altltudo. Duztlnc this obee:ontion the el>,'jcr:t a ab~ rort1 (40) to aevont~ (70) adloa ,;on or Aa lnd1oato4 1.n paracraph ea(2) Doaor1pt1cnt Cow ot allky white, reae!:\bl!nc a dG:r 11cht 't!fPO noon bulbe /~.bout tour l~tnlred flrt;r (!~50) ~o t1ve hu*ect (!)00) toot lonc~. cud i'lrty (~0) i'oot 1n width, CCD,.'X\rable to A horicontal 1.lQr l1old lo:1vr-th VS.so, Tdth ono c!ld $lnntinr, duw.m;;ct-d tra.?o11:t!; at ~ elevation or i'irteon (1~) do.:;reas to t!:t hcrito~. l !o ~111wrt, lir;~1.tG or 1't\por trail e".J , \','iJ:t:lc:ll wlt!-. out v1o1ble mocuw o1-eup,ar-b or pro:_1l\l&1on. Lontr(.'lo or a1rducto not n14e:tt. :~o rorloot1cm wa OGat oocauao or un north and oh or the ol,jc~t cml it d14 not 1n perapeot1v (5) !lo coleatlal ropcrte4 aa preaem:. Sky roportod b6wtfGRADED AT 8 YEAR JNTP.l'~ t)ICI.ASS1FIBD AFl'ER 11 YEA!~- . DOll DIB 1200.10 (6) t ~veloall~ tit tor ond 11 an aotlve pilot;, At tlr ot liGhtbc, had heen Ia t:~ tor thirl.~' (~) m1nut clen:fiD& An)' i~ellilG ~ ~410&4 to All aircraft and 1~1o otAtiona wit~ln rc.n";; to 4.r.twr attellticm l;o tho o~joct.. Xhe bi'O&doan rGooiYct<l by .JG.okoon l~lo, llo~mb l1ad1o, !Jaa~U Air Poroe lJa ll4 l.kmroo :~a41o. (S) Hetr.J1bol'a a~ Polloe De~ cave ot .alellont: reputation a:d nllabloe re,.idinc; rcoid1Jl3 at a ln~ t11 1 ot ..;hto:a ~;q ttPt\n o.J.waia:Ji!lpi ];ational . Guarc!o tlnd all rosidil\'; ln Horidian, r.~iasiaalpp1, wore 1ntorv1ond 'b:f a Spoelal A:i4lft or the Ott-J.oo o1 ~pooW Invoatiettl;iozu; (IG). and roported, tlrlultor..ae-utly, the ai(".btln(~ or an unoorrventi<lftl i'lyiDC objoot. Detalla : &I 1\lbmt tted by th tbNa (3) IDOl;' I ' ' (1) fh'let About lb~O hOUl"l CS'l, 13 ::~etlber 19~0. oot \D!d_. lon until 1710 bow-a, whon th~ l01t blteren ~it. tocatlcmt All throe men alr;htod objeo1a tt= rG1!JP at Y:41 Field aear t:erld!an, Uioalla!ppl r10ather Ccmd1tt0111 Clear ty ll'o oloude. Descr1~tion or Obj)ot t All tht'oe r38n atClted thAt the objoot a1: em ui:J~t!t of a:;?iuo:d':!Ately rii'toon (l~) c!ecre with the horlaOD lJL-~niahint; aico only tm1cat1on tht objeot ws.a r..ovinc ~r 11'.fomat1cm colnoidod w! tb that ot (6) Do condition s lndloeted .t11eh mleht aoeoUDt tor 1chtln~. l;o pbya10111 w1de~So ,.. obtainod have reoetv4 a WAF ph:lloal lOll tou::d ti' tor dut)' etatu.e tor re11abWty ot UNCl:ASSIFit-.. c; UNCI!ASSIFit:D II lw 10, 1\&\~1 aeport ot VoawatlODal o. l!r. Weather Pore eanere, 1., Plelcl, Jlerlcllan, Mlea pl, etate that the wather re ,_, 1 YSO 114Jiare, 11 1110 waa ae tollnea (1) Merlcll Cleart eight (I) all lftf/61/19 oalat alt~ter aet\lftl 011. Jaotaoat OlearJ ttttten (11) Mll a7/&e/18J north two (I)J altimeter aettlDg 02&. VoOcaba ClearJ tltteen (115) alleaa 244/A/a9J eaat eoutb-eat tin (I) J altimeter aettlas 024.