PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Gulrport, Mississippi 0 Was Balloon
25 Sep 55 SW of Keesler AFB, Miss 0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
LocalExact time unk Ground-Visual Ground-Radar d Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT. 25/0900z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
X No civilian (mult) Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 8 Other.Pyrotechnic
00 Insufficient Dota for aluation
Unknown
l min 1 See case
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINO 11. COMMENTS .
Brilliant light shape of half circle on hori- Due to fact that recently area of sighting
zon. Appeared to cover many miles, center of was used as a photoflash bomb drop area,
circle was red, outer par ranged pale blue to and that light "flickered" three times, a
red. Sharp line distinction between yellow pyrotechnic of some type is suggested.
portion and blue-to-red portion, brilliant bluePossibly a parachute dropped, high candle
shaft of light radiated from semi-circle but power flare. Parachute would account ofr
stopped abruptly in sky. Blue light flickered shaft of light ending abruptly.
3 times. Observer was purportedly blinded by
flash of light. Semi-circle faded to a dark a i6dv.
red and disappeared. red and disappeared.
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RJEDDK CONDR ATC SCOTT AFB ILL.
ZEN COMDR TTAF ZEN/COMDR GULFPOPT MISS
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12 AUG 54: .
1. A. BRILLIAN LT IN SHAPE OF A HALF CIRCLE. OF A HALF CIRCLE. i
B. BASE OF HALF CIRCL B. BASE OF HALF CIRCI ON HORIZON AND APPEARED TO COVER MANY ON HORIZON AND APPEARED MANY MILES (
C. CEN PART OF HALF CIICLE WAS YELLOW: OUTER PART RANGED FROM M PALE
BLUE TO RED.
D. ONE.
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G. NEGATIVE
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H. NONE
I. SHARP LINE OF DEFINITION BETVEEN YELLON PORTION AND BLUE-TO-RED
PORTION. AFTER THE SIGHTING EXISTED FOR APRX ONE MIN, A BRILLIANT −
BLUE SHAFT OF LT RADIATED FRON THE HALF CIRCIE OF LT.THIS SHAFT WAS
DISTINCTLY DEFINED AT THE EDGLS AND APPEARED TO STOP ABRUPTLY IN THE
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SKY. IT ALSO FLICKERED THREE TIMES. THE SHAFT OF LT REPORTEDIY
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 D DISAPPEARED.
2. A. BRILLIANT LT 0
B. ELEVATION B DEG - AZ 213 DEG
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C. ELEVATION 0 DEG - AZ 21S DEG
D. STATIONARY G0g WEC4
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B. NONE
C. NA C. NA
4. A. BETWEEN 25 J830Z AND 25 0933Z 4A. BETWEEN 25 0830Z AND 35 0930Z
B. NIGHT
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7. A. VERY CLEAR, GOOD VIS
B. SURFACE - EASTNOREAST - 5K

6003 FT - 130 DEG - 5K ~
13003 FT - 070 DEG - 6K
16009 FT - 109 DEG - 5K
20009 FT - 100 DEG - 5K
33000 FT - 50 DEG - 19K
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11 UFOB INVES, UING G PLANS AND PROGRAMS. THE FOREGOING RPT WAS !
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SUBMITTED BY A WITNESS WHO VOL. THE INFO SUBQ TO A CONSIDERABIE AMT OF
PUB IN LOCAL. NENSPAPERS RI.TV TO AN UNUSUAL FLASH OF LT WHICH WAS ( v ' 'e 'C1H0 'I NO2V 0 831S1D7W
OBSR BY A REPORTEDLY LAPGE NR OF LOCAL PEOPLE ON THE NIGHT OF 25 SEP
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55. THE IEWSPAPER ACCT CONCERNED A BRIGHT FLASH OF LT IN THE SKY
WHICH CAUSED AT LEAST ONE PERSON A SEVERE HEADACHE. THE WITNESS
CONCERNED IN THIS RPT ALSO CLAIMED THE PHENOUENA HE HAD SEEN IN THE
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EAMLY HOURS OF 2S SEP RESULTED IN HIS HAVING A SEVERE HEADACHE. THE 60A4O
WITNESS ACCT INDICATES HE POSSIBLY SAN THE LETONATION OF A PHOTOFLASH 4
BOMB BEYOND THE HORIZON BUT THE WOULD NOT SUPP
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LOCAL ANG TACRECON UNIT AS A PHTOFLASH BONB DROP AREA: HONEVER, C
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 C
MANY SIGHTINGS SHAVE CURRENTLY BEEN REPORTED IN THIS S AREA.
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