DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6792140
DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1949
REPORTED LOCATIONJackson Miss
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Observer: ir & Mrs ae Eee. t
Jackson, Nisasissipp’s
Uccuvation and/or hovbies: Pilot employed by Dixie Air Service at Jackson,
Mississippi. , ox AAV pilot
Attention Attracted by:  sometning fly/t ront of them

NL awe 7 A 34,2 oc a
wane and AGAress of

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Number of Qb-; iect(s) Seen} i
Size of Object(s): 60 ft long, 10 Zeet wide tapering to | ft
Color of Object(s); Dark blue or black

Shape (Sketch if Possible)cigarshaped - not unlike sleeve terget. (lat repers
nen tioned anor’ stubby wings)

Nature of Luminosity: 4/3
(dirceted beam of Light?)

Altitude ¢ of Objects 1500 to 1600 feet, then a gradual climb

istimated Distanes of Object from Coservcr: Crossed path of plane at
SOO Leet; . Ser ar ¥ was as close aa 1,200 feet from them
Istimated Sneed - f prox 2OO MPA when first sighted, then
apostares ine $a deeveniéabely 160 to 500 “PH
Yime in Sight: 19 to 12 seconds

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Snoties: Made 50° turn and increased speed as it headed southwest

Sound Made by Object(s): Similar to helicopter (1st report
roar (2d rsvort)
Direction of Plignt of Object(s) ¥est then southwest

Dire J
Agparent Construction: Similar to tow target

~~ ~~ 7

=ffect on Clouds? B/S.
Thaist Trail (Color of); Bone visible

te enw rhe’,

spnew of Di eeesenrance? gxamtaat climbed toward Southwest & disanpesred

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3 erities Uortca: 43 Object made turn object anpeared to have no yongs.
cei wad Sica - over )
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Neo. 2533 Definitely ro balloon; made turns, definite fuselage,
acesloratoed from 200 U,P,H,. to LOO mu ,P.H.
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HEADQUARTERS :
AIR WHATHER SERVICE
Andrews Air Force Lass
Aashington 25, D. C.

Tn Reply
Refor To; ATS DSS ll May i9hg9

SUBJECT, Unidertified Flying Objeots

TO : Commanding Gensral
Air “ubteriel Coasand
“ricthterattercor Air Force ase
Daytor, Chio
ATThs MCLAXO-3

1. gefersr.ca ig made to letter from your noadyuarters, (Ciaxs,

dated 9 Karoh ISLI, subject "Unidentified Plyinz Ob: jaste *7 arn first
’ Vv J ’ ~)

Lz seeauatt thereto by this headquarters, dated jl March 1949.

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2. The incident sunwries 173 throuch 2734 nave beer chaoked
arainst routine woather=Dballoon ascents made by the Air Force, Navy
and Weather “wer ‘Au, Conments based on this roview ara inaclosed,

%e. It ds racormndsd that the *GQuids To Inveastipation Of Uni-
dentified Aerial Objects” be ohanred as Pollows: Iam 13, "Direotion
of Flieht of Cbhjact,” shovld be slirificd 30 that yertioal and horl-

gontul motions ara distinguished if possidle, und so thet motion la

eyecified as the direction siden whish the object avocears to novs.
Rolative to dadar Settings” should irelude a statament of the type of

= nye . o~y rn “wr? 4 "wre co  ~T7 T7erTs
POM afi", ‘ 5 iP AB It Pp Se + ated ? 3 ,a¥ asvt4

2 Inolss 4, A. West
2 = mcident Summariss Lt. Col., USa?P
2 = Comments 173 thru 233 Adjutant Gensral
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De HYNEK'S EVALUATIONS EXTRACTED FROM PROJECT GRUDGE REPORT,

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1. <Astrononical

a Elgh probability:
#26, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 48, 49, 59, 60, 66, 69, 70, 94,

95, 96, 397, 98, 101, 102, 10S, 104, 116, 119, 152, 136, 140,

147, 148, 158, 174, 184, 185, 187, 197, 203, 204, 208, 214

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b» air or low probability:

Fi, £45 2S, £4, £65, 5S, SS, 46, 60, 63, 67, 86, 82, 93, 1C0,
ld, 120, Ici, 129, 100, 144, 153, léu, 166, 167, 175, 192,
4199, 202, 205, 220, 2350, 240.
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*, Balloons or ordinary aircraft:
4 ‘7 a r a SP ea . ~ 5, + +
ye, Ll, 22, 41, 42, 53, S4, 73, 81, 83, 91,92, 115, 114, 115,
beg, £01, 290, 242, 1469, 295, £56; 157, 159, 160, 161, 163,
iG6U, itt, Fidy LTG, £00, 18e¢, 156, 190, 194, 195, 196, 196,
on, £0L, 209, 210, 217, gee, 255, 257, 2359
b, Koockets, clares or falling bodiea:
Ges O,. 6, To Bo. Gy 26,5 45 14y 15, 16, 25,. 56, 65, 78, 106, 107,
108, 109, 135, 170, 211, 215.
8, HNisssallaneous (retlections, auroral asatreansers, birds, ato,}:
fos, SO, L2s, 224, icS, 146, 164,. 162, 169, 214, 221, 231, 234.
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a idack of svidence precludes axplanations
yuo, 44, 45, 47, 55, 57, 72, 86, 87, 88, 9C, 99, 110, 117, 138,
125, 127, 154,159, 149, 150, 177, 179, 191, 206, 212, 213,
229, 252,/2539
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468, if2, 176, 183, 186, 195, 207, 2 A. :
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189-0 15% 173/53/357TA7T/003/E350-8

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M160@ 15% 169/52/29T1/004/BINOVC

WINDS ALOPT

2000 FEE 220 DEGREES 10 KNOTS
4900 FEE 270 DEGREES 10 ANOTS
5900 FEET 270 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
8000 FEE 275 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
TOOOOFERT 270 DEGREES 15 KNOTS
2O00FEET 279 DEGREES 20 KNOTS
T49000F EET 279 DEGREES 29 KNOTS
TSOQOQOF ENT 279 DEGREES 290 KNOTS
2OQO0OFERT 2?5 DEGREES 55 KNOTS
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Gont'd SU8S3 e-ort of Information on Flying Dises UAC!

5, Speed: Aporoximately 200 WP wnen first sizhted,
Shen accelerated te aporoxinately 400 toe 500 MP4.

Se Meading: Yest, turning to South to Sonthweat,.

7o VUaneuverability: Vot noticed,

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8, Altitude: 1500 to 1600 fset, then gradual climb.
9, Sound: Roar.
19, Sxhaust *trail: ‘Jone.

2» ‘aneral remarks: The persons who siznted the above

deserided object were enroute fron Guifvort, diss. to

Jackaon, Miss. in a private sircrsit and were making an 2

pproach for a landing a% the Dixie Airport when the object

was first sighted, After landing, ir-@ggmalled the control

tower at Hawking Field to find out if the sdjestabad landed
there and if se te find out its identity, The contro) tower

ceported the ineident to Base Headouarters,

2 Insel BENJAMIN 4H, COLES
lL, ‘aather lepers sapsian Jsar
2o Gketehn of Object Jammapdin g

OI STRAITS TIONS:

se Chief of Start
Inited States Air Force
Vashingten 255 Ds Ge
ATYN: Director ef Intellizence

2306 Gaommanding General
Military air Transport Service
Andrews Air Force Sase |
‘Naahington 25, G. Ce

2c Gommanding Officer

DOWNop Af
2059th Air Yeather Wing DNCy asec
Tinker Air Force Base ee
Oelahoma City, Oklahoma i

‘ommanding Ifficser
2104th Air Teather Group
,obangs Air Fores 3ase
lobins Fiald, Georgia

sommanding Officer
Sota Jeather iInuactoa
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WEATHER DETACHMENT 26-41
26th Weather Sauadron
fawkins Field
Jackson, Migs, SHC/Liet

5S January 1949

SUBJECT: Reporting ef Information on Flying Jiscs

TOs Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Chie
ATTN: T3DI9

lhe In complianes with Group Letter 205-3, dated 22 September 1943, :
ye following information iz submitted.

as (2) Object was signted twe (2) ailes Sast of Jackson,
‘Aasiseipod at 17006, 1 January 1949,

bd, “Teather at the Sines See inclosure nuxber one (1),

@, ‘ames, Oceupations, and addreases:

cr, Jixle Airport

ee yagkasa, Mesissiovd

a phi tow

Jaaknon, M4ississipoi

7a, Ce

Hous awife
mn erecta

de Phoetegraphe of object: None

@_ Sketches of abjects: See inclomre nunber two (2),
f, Object sighted:

Ll, §mber: Oe 1),
2. ohaves Gizar likes. Not unlike sleeves sarzet,.

3, Sizes Aporoxyimately 50 Sset Long and 1) faet diameter
2% the front tapering to *he rear,

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