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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 25 Sep 55 | 2. LOCATION Gulfport, Mississippi SW of Keesler AFB, Miss | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local Exact time unk GMT 25/0900Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE civilian (mult) | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COUR…

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TTTTTLT252 YMA186 VYC382 VYC141 KSA081
RR RJEDDK RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJESKB
DE RJESKS 55
R 281730Z
FM COMDR KEESLER AFB MISS
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJESKB/COMDR 35TH ADIV DEF DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASHDC
RJEDDK/COMDR ATC SCOTT AFB ILL
ZEN/COMDR TTAF GULFPORT MISS
BT
OD7253. FOL REPT IS SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH PAR 7 AFR 200-2,
12 AUG 54:
1. A. BRILLIAN LT IN SHAPE OF A HALF CIRCLE.
B. BASE OF HALF CIRCLE WAS ON HORIZON AND APPEARED TO COVER MANY MILES
C. CEN PART OF HALF CIRCLE WAS YELL…

H. NONE

I. SHARP LINE OF DEFINITION BETWEEN YELLOW PORTION AND BLUE-TO-RED PORTION. AFTER THE SIGHTING EXISTED FOR APEX ONE MIN, A BRILLIANT BLUE SHAFT OF LT RADIATED FROM THE HALF CIRCLE OF LT. THIS SHAFT WAS DISTINCTLY DEFINED AT THE EDGES AND APPEARED TO STOP ABRUPTLY IN THE SKY. IT ALSO FLICKERED THREE TIMES. THE SHAFT OF LT REPORTEDLY BLINDED THE OBSR WHO COVERED HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS. AFTER REMOVING HIS HANDS THE SHAFT OF LT HAD DISAPPEARED AND THE HALF CIRCLE FADED RAPIDLY TO DARK RED, THEN DISAPPEARED.

2. A. BRILLIANT LT
B. ELEVATION 0 DEG - AZ 210 DEG
C. ELEVATION 0 DEG - AZ 210 D…

6000 FT - 130 DEG - 5K
10000 FT - 070 DEG - 6K
16000 FT - 100 DEG - 5K
20000 FT - 100 DEG - 5K
30000 FT - 50 DEG - 19K
50000 FT - 60 DEG - 11K
80000 FT - NEGATIVE
C. CLEAR.
D. 8 MILES
E. CLEAR
F. NONE
S. NONE
9. N/A
10. NONE

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11. UFOB INVES, WING PLANS AND PROGRAMS. THE FOREGOING RPT WAS SUBMITTED BY A WITNESS WHO VOL THE INFO SUBQ TO A CONSIDERABLE AMT OF PUB IN LOCAL NEWSPAPERS RLTV TO AN UNUSUAL FLASH OF LT WHICH WAS OBSR BY A REPORTEDLY LARGE NR OF LOCAL PEOPLE ON THE NIGHT OF 25 SEP 55. THE NEWSPAPER ACCT CONCERNED A BRIGHT FLASH OF LT IN THE SKY WHICH CAUSED AT LEAST…

LOCAL ANG TACRECON UNIT AS A PHOTFLASH BOMB DROP AREA: HOWEVER, OFFICIALS OF THE ANG UNIT STATE NO DROPS HAVE BEEN MADE SINCE 19 SEP 55. IT IS POSSIBLE THE PHOTOFLASH BOMB DROP AREA WAS IN USE AT THE TIME OF SIGHTING BY AN ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE OF THIS AREA. ONE OTHER POSSIBILITY COULD BE THAT THE SIGHTING WAS OF A MET NATURE SINCE MANY SIGHTINGS HAVE CURRENTLY BEEN REPORTED IN THIS AREA.

12. N/A
BT
28/2058Z SEP RJESKS