PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Wos Balloon Probably Balloon 0 Possibly Balloon 3. DATETIM! CROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Wos Aircraft Probobl} Aircraft 0 Po ~si bl y Ai r croft :O~round-Vi suol 0 Ground-Radar s. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE-------------.:.._---! ~XWos Astronomical Vc:HU3 .br'v et 0 Probobl y Astronomi col 0 Possibly A~tronomicol 7. LENGTH OF .OBSERVATION e. NUMUER OF OBJECTS 0 lnsufficir:nt Doto for Evaluation 10. SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING RoJnd ol)j cc t , 3 times the si z e of a st2x. Bl'lghter than a/c lant.fin~ l i [~ h t s '1' h a o b .j d c t was round at f l r s t , th~ll chan::;cd shape unt i l i t was flat on top . Much brighter than U.i~ythinti e v e !' seen by t h e obsarvars. 11. COMMENTS 1\stro chf"~.rt s hows Vc:tHts to b e at the ex~cL locution g ive11 at tho time of th~ si~htlngo S \(E TCI.f. SQF91S.YDB014 VYA016 VMA VV A0~ KSB070 N:1 RJDDN RJSKB RJEWP RJEPHQ RJWFBS DE RJES KS 84 FM COMDR KEESLER AFB MISS TO RJEDDNICOMDR ADC~ RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DEF RJEDiP /COMDR ATIC RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH DC RJWFBS/COMDR ATC ZEN/COMDR TT.&.F UNCLASSIFIED FROM OB 532L UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IN COMPLIANCE WITH AIR FORCE THE FOLLOWING DATA CONCERNING UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REGULATION 2~0-~ ~- ~ SIGHTING IS Sf:JBtm 1. A ROJ)ND s.CTHREE tiMEs)TH . I. THE: _9:.BJECJ_ WAS ~QUND .AT FIRST AND C,HANGE_D SHAPE GRADUALLY JJNIIJ. IT WAS FLAT ON THE: TOP ' . A. I 'C liAS MUCH BRIGHTR THAN ANYTHING EVER SEEN BY THE TWO OBSERVERS PA~E 1JO RJESKS 84 ?AGE TWO RJESKS 84 B F.LEVATION-:~DEGREE:S AZl~IUTH 225 .... ~/DEGRE:ES E. WENT OVER TH~ HORIZON F APPROXIttfATELY NE HOUR, 3. A. GROUND VISUAL B. BINOCULARS)WER USED 5. 3~ DSGRES 24 MINUTSS NORTH 88 DG~z~s 55 MI JTES WEST OBS~RVERS WERE LOOKING IN A OUTH SOUTHMEST DIR CTION 6. A. CIVILIAN. MISTSR AVENUE BILOXI MISSISSIPPI. ~959&4-534 - B. CIVILIAN. APPllOXIMATEL AVENUE BILOXI MISSISSIPPI 1. A. CLEAR 24m DEGREES )KNOTS /~DEGREES -5 KNOTS PAGE THREE RJESKS 8~ !a01 FEET -260 D~GRE:ES -45 KNOTS g00 FEET -2 60 DEGREES 50 KNOTS ~'30 FEET -2S0 DEGREES -70 KNOTS 001 FS:T -UNKNOWN C J!~Ll['JITD ro ~0J 008 FE~.T D. EIGHT MILS:$ 10. ONE AIRCRAFT LANDiD WITHIN A MILE OF THE OBSEEVERS <APPROXIMATELY253~Z HOURS) 11. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT INVESTIGATOR CHIEF BASE TRAINING BRANCH. THE OBSERVERS WERE QUIRED AND WERE STUND TO BE SINCERE AND RELIABLE. THE OBJECT COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A BRIGHT STAR HATERIAL WILL BE FORWA D IN A CORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 7AC2) AIR FORCE REGULATION 20~-2 i 1.5/23332 NOV RJESKS ~?E;y}3-~OlJTING SliP NVlt VSE FOR ;IPP,lOVALS, nJS,:J'P,WVA'-S. CONCURRZNCES, OR .SIMILAR ACTIONS INITIALS r:IRCUL.ATE COOROittA TIO~ IHFOiH4ATIOI'I HECESS.\AV FROM ti.\ME 0~ liTLE OllGANIL\TIOI't AriD LCCATIO:'I "' Hcpbces DA AGO Form 895,1 Apr 4d,nnd AFHQ f'or:n 12. 10 No: -&i, whlca may btt wed. TE!..EPHOtn! HKADQUART&Re 3380th TECHNICAL TRAINING WING (ATC) TO s.-ccD OOMMUHICATIO .. ,.1.-f! lt AODA!I DOTH llti:PL.Y ANO ENV.L.D .. t Tat KCIIIL&It At" F'ORC. BAS. UNITED STATEe AIR P'ORC& ICilleLilR AI" P'ORCII BASil, MI881SSIPPI COMMAND E .. ICI:ItgL.Eit ,..,., M18L C 'anclGr Air D$r s~ Co~-n~d 3nt Air F~rce E=-' e C~lorado S~ri11go, Colorado 1. I~closed are the phot0Jra~ho a nd sketch~s r9fer3n~3o -ar 1957. An ~xpla'1oti:1:--l of ~ach follo\:.s: a. Inclo;;:uro .:'1; phot':l~r~ph and _1~ _: '"'!ti ve : THo v.ere tak~n of the ot>ject by th~ ~.ii tYJ.3SS 30 S(-!C'")ndfl .:;~p:trt 0xu; s 1res m:)vi~[! the c o:nero. Obj9ct is i"'l.:lic~ted bJr ox-rT.I. b. IncloGttco ,; .. 2; photo0raph and n e;;::1tive: This is a six-::1inute tLrne ~)l.-p:>sur3 of th!~ ohject ta~0n by Hi.tn:)~S. Object is indica ted by arro\.t //:1. Rcfloctio-:'1 of o hj ')Ct on .TR t0r is o J.s o sr.or . .Jn (by arrow (i2). L1ght 3c.cntches :lrC>"U:Jd :->bj~ct tr::1ck a-:1r~ tt~r track . .:~re caused by p3n r:1arks on negative. c. Inclosure /}3; s~c0tch: S~O\Ilfi t~1.:~ o'J:)j0ct n~ b eing r:>und. Tr.;.e srea sho,.;n as li~ht circle~ ua3 not as brilht as the ;J~ject, and ta ')ered in th9 di r~ctior1 sh:>'.Tn. (All sk c!'1es 1.1ere nrod.uced by on~ t,her ~itner1s uh:> ltas the moth3r of t!1e lrit!1ess \T~o oto3ranhed the obj3ct.) ch:J.r..ge ~""lc los ure i,~4; (as evld3n~Jed ~kC?tch: S:toT.rs the object st~Jrtin.; by the "light c trcle" drrP.T:1 around e. Inclosure ;;5; s {atch: Sho.-~s the o'!Jject. still round "light circlc similar to sketch 1fl. S:.1o",:J thJ roun, o b.i sc;t "...ri t~ a fl9t cr..a n~ed its ~)08 it ion t o th.9 'l;J')tt'):n g . Inclo.s'..lra .:?; d-r-t:'Hing: T'ni_3 is th~ artist's c-:>:'lC8?t10n of ;;hat ti.1e object lao!{~ d. li:c3 :h::n it had c 3n;;-3d fro;n ~'Ju;~:1 C;) -:he flat top p Jsition. C:>lors u~ed to i:1:lic~t9 t~1a objnct '.i<S:r2 f;ilvc r for th'3 in t ense li.:;h t, s i l vcr-e::::-aJ' for thG li Gh ~ c ire le an:J h ~-~c}: for th2 :Jky. ~&.EASE ADDRESS ANY RC .. LY AND IENYitL.O,.E AS REQUZST0 ABOYi: -NOT TO AN INDIVIDUAL. BY NAME. 2 . ~! . ., ot.hc~r roJ~1rt3 Ot'l t :d ..... :)bj'1ct t:e>r,; rJcJi_v,::.d at t h l n h 'JuJ l1l~3rt:rrJ. A 1Tt"~tl Orl~r:EliJ, Loui.;LJno, ,vJu.;.)~'J1l G:n.~rLJU. n fP:t:J11 col-.L,...!1 3boat ~t bri~:1t, obj~ct s~.J~t~)d i.n this ~r~11nr:.~l. .:!r'=':'l o1d. i(lqn-t,i_ficd it ~ ~ tha :)J.u11~t Vanu3. T\i.::; inv~ot1..;ator a lJo fJ !l-:-; tl"':Jt t'd _;j .to a pl~usible e.~Jlc.n:.d:,j_o!l ol J.:ho n tsbti:1 reprnc~d 1.1;)0'1. 2 . PhJto (2 cys) ~ ~Tet;ativo, 0-;."Iin ~x 3 . :ketch 5. Sk-=1tch Headquarters, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base , Colorado TO: Co:.;--tander, Air Technical Intelligence Ce~ter, ATTI: : A.1.7CDJ 4F'1~, l'lrig!1t-Patterson Air Force Ba.3e_, Ohio DISPOSITION FORM Fllf NO. SUBJECT UFOB Report FROM AFCDf-4A2t' 6 Dec 57 COMMENT NO. 1 MaJ R. 1-1. Buclmaater /ll Ext 5-9196/Bldg 263/EN lack of data in this report prevents 8llY photo 8M.l ysis except that prints w~re made negatives tbat are present and that the and data on nega- . ti ve are actual exposures. These exposures could have been made in raany ways; . th~fore., there is no way to positively prove anything except that there are exposures. ROBERT Me BUCKMASTER Major., USAF AFCIN:..4A2.f