Biloxi, MississippiSeptember 1954

Unidentified

Summary

On the night of September 25, 1954, a civilian reported objects over Biloxi, Mississippi. The witness was a radar instructor at Keesler Air Force Base. The sighting lasted about 10 to 12 minutes.

The objects were round and changed from pure white to dull orange. At first there was one object. It was very bright, then quickly dimmed and shrank. A second similar object then appeared suddenly, followed by two more, making four objects in a box formation. They flew from the southeast toward the north northwest and disappeared behind buildings. There was slight thunderstorm activity in the area.

The Air Force record listed the conclusion as probably aircraft. A local airman said he heard a jet and saw an aircraft's navigation light pass along the same flight path at about the same time. The case was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Biloxi, Mississippi

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

MS / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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| PROJECT 10073 RECORD |
f 1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION : |
25 September 1950
25/0500%Z (night) Biloxi, Mississippi |
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian PRCBABLY AIRCRAFT
| 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
en od = Be
4 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Hi. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
; 10 ninukes Pure white to dull orange, Object initially, ultimately four
in box formation joined each other at different times, Bright
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION at first. Diminishsd intensity, and size rapidly. Appearance |
GE Spat of additional objedts was sudden. Flight fram SE to NNW,
Ground Visual A ARE Ls x Sad ot I; .
Disappeared when buildings obstructed view, BLEAA Slight |
7. COURSE" thunderstorm activity,
wy ee |
Local airman sighted jet at approx time of sighting.
8. PHOTOS Identical flight path.
O Yes ’
g No =
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
a Yes ; ;
& No
FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.
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