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FAA pilot reports / Mississippi
Pilot UFO reports over Mississippi
8 reports from aircrews in the FAA's released UAP files, July 17, 2022 to December 8, 2023.
- December 8, 2023 02:38 UTCMeridian, Mississippi
SWA498 · B737 · 40,000 ft
Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon while W bound at FL400, 35NM NW of MEI. The unknown phenomenon was lights moving at high rates of speed back and forth left to right, at approximately FL600. The UAP was not observed on ATC facility radar system.
- December 7, 2023 20:51 CSTMeridian, Mississippi
Southwest 498 · B737 · 40,000 ft
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: MERIDIAN, MS/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/2051C/MEMPHIS ARTCC ADVISED SOUTHWEST 498, B737, ATL -DAL, OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON WHILE WESTBOUND AT FL400, 35 W MERIDIAN. PILOT REPORTED LIGHTS MOVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AT APROX FL600. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. UAP WAS NOT OBSERVED ON ATC RADAR.
- August 21, 2023 12:27 UTCPicayune, Mississippi
NKS797 · A20N · 37,000 ft
Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the left side while E bound at FL370, 11NM SW of PCU. The unknown phenomenon was a round, black and white oblong object approximately the size of an Embraer E-145 aircraft. The object was traveling W bound at approximately FL360 to FL370. No evasive maneuvers and no additional operational impact reported. AWO notified.
- August 21, 2023 08:01 CDTPicayune, Mississippi
Spirit 797 · A20N · 37,000 ft
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PICAYUNE, MS/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0727C/HOUSTON ARTCC ADVISED SPIRIT 797, A20N, IAH - FLL, REPORTED UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON BLACK AND WHITE OBJECT THE SIZE OF A SMALL ACFT OFF LEFT SIDE OF ACFT WHILE E BOUND AT FL370 11 SW PICAYUNE. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. NO LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFIED.
- February 5, 2023 10:00 UTCJackson, Mississippi
DAL395 · B763 · 35,000 ft
Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon off the front while E bound at FL350, 35NM WNW of JAN. The unknown phenomenon was approximately 10 lights at "a high altitude" moving in multiple directions, visible for 5-10 seconds then faded out. No evasive action was taken. AWO advised.
- February 5, 2023 04:00 CSTJackson, Mississippi
Delta 395 · B763 · 35,000 ft
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: JACKSON, MS/UFO-UAP ACTIVITY/0400C/MEMPHIS ARTCC ADVISED DELTA 395, B763, LAX - ATL, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT FL350 35 WNW JAN. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. THE UNKNOWN PHENOMENON WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 LIGHTS AT A HIGH ALTITUDE MOVING IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS, VISIBLE FOR 5-10 SECONDS THEN FADED OUT.
- July 18, 2022 03:00 UTCGreenville, Mississippi
AAY913 · A320 · 37,000 ft
Aircraft reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon above aircraft while SE bound at FL 370, 35 NM N of GLH. The unknown phenomenon was described as lights with no contrail traveling at approximately FL 600 or above. 0446 Information reported to the National UFO Reporting Center. AWO/JH notified.
- July 17, 2022 22:00 CDTGreenville, Mississippi
37,000 ft
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: GREENVILLE, MS/MISCELLANEOUS/2200C/ALLEGIANT 913, A320, REPORTED AN UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENON ABOVE AIRCRAFT WHILE SE BOUND AT FL370 35 N GLH. THE UNKNOWN PHENOMENON WAS DESCRIBED AS LIGHTS WITH NO CONTRAIL TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY FL600 OR ABOVE. INFORMATION REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL UFO REPORTING CENTER.
All FAA reports · Air Force Blue Book files from Mississippi