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Picayune, Mississippi, January 1954

Date of account
1954-01
Location
Picayune, Mississippi
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 16 Jan 54 Picayune,Mississippi 口 Probably Balloon 口 3.DATE·TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Balloon Locol 1330 10ca1 t Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Wos Aireraft 口 Probobly Aircroft GMT-16/1929Z AI~Vi suol Air-lntorcopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft PHOTOS 6.soURee 口 Was Astronomical OY. 口 Probobly Astronomicol 油No 口 Possibly Astronomicol civilian 7.LENGTH OP OSSERVATION NUMBER ONOBJECTS 9.COURSE Other. lminutes 口 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation one Westerly 口 Unkno wn 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Cylinder shape, silver,no sou,d tail or Duration and level flight indicates exhuaat.Smooth surfaces.Eley 4o° Az 0450 probable aircraft signting. FLight to moving to4o° elev315°AZ.Winds from 6,000 West against winds ruling cut balloons. to 25,000 from Weat to Fast. 1.Teen age boys. 2.Reliable-checked. ATIC PO

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