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Keesler AFB, Mississippi, February 1956

Date of account
1956-02
Location
Keesler AFB, Mississippi
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS xX Was Balloon 7 February 1956 Keesler AFB, Mississippi 口 Probabiy Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION RXGround-Visual 口 Was Aircraft Local XxGround.Radar 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_07/1400Z XXAir-Visual Air-intercapt Radar 口 Possibiy Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probobly Astronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar drifting east Insufficient Dota for Evaiuation 口 Unknown see description three at 60 knots 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Three objects in a cluster were sighted Definitely identified as from the ground at Keesler AFB, sighted balloon cluster. from the air, and picked up on ground ra radar.By utilization of a thoedolite it was ascertained that the objects were balloons ef a large type.tied togeth

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