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Case FileNARA NAID 28968642 · T1206 Roll 27

Project Blue Book Case File

Biloxi, MississippiDecember 1956

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Biloxi, Mississippi in December 1956. The full case file (6 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 27.

Reported location

Biloxi, Mississippi

Date of incident

December 1956

State / country

MS / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6
Transcribed text
EBL PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |

CU en OG EE haan SLL

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

y 1 | (n} Yan Doliegn,

] 16 December 1956 Biloxi, Mississippi RARroligbly Laiieen

| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 2. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D5 nensitly. Rotiean |

Vy ATR is ANE SNES SE C X¥XGround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar a Ea WARE

| GMT 16/1630Z 0D Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircroft |

3 5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical pe

4 D Yes | O Probobly Airenemicd!

1 Rate Civilian 0 wal stromomico

3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE o, OI ee ee |
Rising 0 Unknown

1 3 5 & :

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Two objects round, size of half dollar, Preparing officer comment tat

3 color cream to white, Objects side WX balloon was released at 1500

: by side, appeared asia fuzzy ball, hrs and very easily could be in

i WX balloons and numerous a/c in area, area of sighting. Description

4 Sound of jet. Indistinct in shape, is similar to cluster balloon;

very bright, however, duration of 3-5 secs i

. tends to conflict with this
analysis. Description of motion :

is in accord w/balloon analysis.

Case listed as possible balloon

3 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28968642

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