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afternoon skies or left by a trail of
passing plane.
he and
Tom Lofton drove out to Hi.ghway 51 and wutohed
the objeot for about 15 minutes. Sample said he
thought i imp or an airplane.
. - eing esoribed as a
'flying saucer' at about 5:15 p.m. Monday on North
hmoot
unidentified object was
sighted over Mississippi at an altitude of about
85,000 feet, aocording to Major B. Stophenn,
National Guard pilot who said he ohased it for 65
miles. ,
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radio stations s and the Weather Bureau to be swamped
with calls.
tower at the airport
probably was vapor trail orcm a jet plane, but
them saying it had rnihg tail.
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The sam sburg
also.
for some time before disappeared. Their guesees
to what it was ranged d from flying saucer' Ov Ge
It was d
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said she called the .
Jackson Air lage who confirmed hor report seeing the
strange objeet, but officiala would not attampt to
idontify it."
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l new moon
er and Master this headquarters. Object was
approximately ten degrees above horizon in direction of sun which was
already below horizon. There was slight movemen right but the
steadily reducing size made the object appear raveling to the west
away from the obseru isappeare imately 2325Z
(Rating A-2)
"Majo Squadron, Mississippi Air National
Guard, Meridian, Mississippi, pursured unidentified object by plane Monday
evening. He went to 21,000 feet and did not get near object. Object
resembled edge a bright tilted plate or bar and had the appearance of
new moon flattened out. Object als seen by Lieutenant
(Rating C-2)"
Copy of has been forwarded mation
and ary investigat deemed
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Dayton, Ohio DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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T In comoliance with United States Air Force
1950, subject: "Reporting of Information on Unconv onal Aircraft," the
following information is submitted:
a. Object and slender having the amp nce
a parachute with no shrouds. At times it appeared have a tail. It
flew in a wing-low attitude and gradually righted itself, finally dis-
appearing due to darkness; color, white or
b. Object sighted November and renained
visible until darkness. Length of time observed was appr imately one
hour. .
south of Meridian, Mississippi. The C47 7was on a heading of 250 degrees.
Object appeared to b be about 20 degrees to the right of the nose and
10 degrees above the horizon, and was finally lost at Vicksburg,
Mississippi, due to darkness.
de. Wi tnesses: Capt.
Capt.
M/Sgty
This report classified as C-2.
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g. No unusual wee other known.
5011.4
Jlesud
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51940 24-185/9
2 AF248694
(Unclassified) Reports nventional Aircraft
SPECIAL INQUIRY
Documents & Dissemination rectorate of
Intelligence, DCS/O 4 DEC 1800
Counter Intelliger ivision. Directorate Maj Detwiler
Special Investigat The Inspector General AFCSI
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Attached for your information are Spot Inte Lgence Report concern- 2
ing captioned subject, dated 25 November 1950. No actior s contemplated
unless 80 requested by your Directorate.
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1 Inol GILBERT R. LEVY
SIR re abv subj fr Actg Chief, Counter Intelligence DiT
DO 9 dtd 25 Nov 50 Directorate of Special Investigations
(in dup) The Inspector General
LtCol Hearne
par 25e, AFR 205-1.
Nierdie Dhea
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oraft we sighted.
d. aissippi,
eighted an unidentified aerial bjoct that could have beon
ho . Evening Fca nomd oecount of Major
Stephens .
the edge of a bright tilted plate.
i. The Mily Wount dod an accoumt - -
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sighting,
21,000 160t indioated wo hundred
and ten (alo) eatimni hroo humdrod
(300) round spee Porost,
Misaissipi cbjeot's altitrdo
to be 55-60,000 f0at onservative eatinate of
its spoed boing six hudrod (60 )1 ground spood,
without variatien in course and with nerligible change
inoItitnda Carina 4hiaalage
light typo noon bulb About four hundred fifty (l50)
. to five hurddred (500) fost long, and rifty 5o) foot
in wicth, comparable to a horizontal bar hold longth-
wise, with Ono and slanting domnard, aveling at an
elevation of fifteon (15) degrees horison. No
exhaust, lights or vAnor trail chaerved. Winglese with-
out visible moars upport propulsion. Controls
or airducts not evident. No reflection was caot bocauso
of sun lew north and south of the objeat and
(5) rted .
oloar.
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(2) About 1650 howrs CST. I3 Noverber 1950. Cpiect
was undor observation until
inrterest in it.
(2) Locatiens All ted objeot at
objoot was at an azirnuth of approximately rirteon (15)
degreen with the horison, Dininishing sico vma only
indication that ob jeot was noving. Other information
coinoidod with that of
(6) No meteorological condition wa3 indicated which might
account for sichting. Ho phyeical evidense ims obtainod.
(7) All throo mon have recently received USAF phyeical
(8) Jajor
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altireter setting O25.
Control Tor Operate okson
Jaokson, Mi seippi iding wer
tervieved Specie Spocial Investigations
(yG), and reported, simultaneouslv, the sighting of nidentified
aerial airoraft or objeot. Detsit eubmittedi
(2) Time: 1635 hours
under observation for r forty (40) minut tes.
(2) Looationi
south of Jackeon aatimated e i tudo of ebout
trail. Objeot rosembled wing of airoraft, with vapor
trail obsouring fu empennage and opposite
wing· Vapor trail ined tant longth until it
suddenly disapp bjeot white, whioh did
not cast ghts were
visible
(6) tated that their radio intercepted
mesgages from Yemphis Arc wh:oh rovealed that no flights
were sohedul would be in t area at that time.
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