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ATIC NO. —
AF NO. —
REPORT NO. Army letter
DATE OF REPORT 28 Feb 1950
TIME OF SIGHTING 1500-1530 CST
SHAPE Round with vapor trail
SIZE 2' Diameter
COURSE 270°
NO. IN GROUP 2
HOUR Droning unlike that of a/c
PHASE — SKETCHES —
Temporary ATIC Form 329
(2 Jan 52)

DATE OF INFO 24 Feb 1950
LOCATION Jackson, Miss.
SOURCE Civilian
DATE IN TO ATIC —
COLOR Silver
SPEED Same as bomber
ALTITUDE "3/4 Mile" Measured —
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED —
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground
MANEUVERS —
Objects appeared to be circular about the size of a bird bath (2' diameter). Source heard a "roaring" noise and saw …

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HEADQUARTERS THIRD ARMY
FORT MCPHERSON, GEORGIA

UNCLASSIFIED

AJACI-8 360.33 28 February 1950

SUBJECT: Unconventional Aircraft

TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Attention: MCI (Control No. A-1917)

Inclosed herewith is summary of information and newspaper
clipping re sighting of supposed flying saucers Jackson, Mississippi.

FOR THE COMMANDING GENERAL:

JOHN MEADE
Colonel, GSC
AC of S, G-2

1 Incl:
S/I with newspaper
clipping

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

502.8

ANALYSIS DIVISIO…

UNCLASSIFIED
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION
FIELD AREA 27 Feb 1950

|  PREPARING OFFICE | P. O. Box 2502 W. Jackson, Mississippi  |
| --- | --- |
|  SUBJECT | Sighting of Supposed "Flying Saucers" Jackson, Miss.  |
|  CODE FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL PARAGRAPH EVALUATION | OF INFORMATION:  |
|  OF SOURCE: | CONFIRMED BY OTHER SOURCES  |
|  COMPLETELY RELIABLE | A  |
|  USUALLY RELIABLE | B  |
|  FAIRLY RELIABLE | C  |
|  NOT USUALLY RELIABLE | D  |
|  UNRELIABLE | E  |
|  RELIABILITY UNKNOWN | F  |
|  PROBABLY TRUE | 1  |
|  PROBABLY TRUE | 2  |
|  PROBABLY TRUE | 3  |
|  DOUBTFULLY TRUE | 4  |
|  IMPROBABL…

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# Jackson Woman "ows She Sees 'Fantastic' Saucers

A Jackson woman who sighted two "flying saucers" said "It was the most fantastic thing I have ever seen."

Mrs. Ed Morgan, prominent Jackson woman and resident of the Old Canton Highway, said she sighted the strange aerial objects Friday afternoon while working in her yard.

"The yard boy and I were arranging flowers in the yard when I noticed he was transfixed, looking at the sky," Mrs. Morgan said. "These things came out of the sky and appeared as big, round silver objects," she added.

Describing the two "Saucers" as about the size of a …