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Analysis of Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2001
We analyzed all 1 UFO sighting reports in Hattiesburg, Mississippi to identify possible patterns and gain insight into the phenomenon:
- The most commonly reported UFO shape or appearance was "light" (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- July was the month with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Wednesday was the weekday with the most reported UFO sightings (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- 07/18/01 was the single date with the most UFO sightings reported (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
- Sightings occured more often during the early morning, between the hours of 04:00 - 07:59 (1 reports, 100.00% of total).
UFO Reports in Hattiesburg, Mississippi from 2001
These Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO reports from 2001 are presented as they were submitted other than paragraph breaks added for easier readability where necessary.
You can click the 'Report' link to view the original report along with any photos that may have been submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Full Report Text:
Bright, red pulsing object in the north eastern section of the sky. On 18 July, 2001, at approximately 0445hrs my supervisor and I were on duty at a location approximately 15 miles south of Hattiesburg, MS. We were standing outside of our patrol vehicles.
My supervisor called my attention to a "bright star" low in sky to the north east. Upon seeing this very bright, red twinkling object I first thought that it was a planet, then the object faded out and disappeared. We thought that maybe a cloud had passed in front of this object that we were still assuming was a planet or star, although the night was relatively clear as one could plainly see the cresent moon.
Approximately five minutes later, this object reappeared at what appeared to be a higher altitude and began to slowly become very dim and then very bright, as if someone were playing with a dimmer switch on a light bulb. I retrieved a pair of 10 by 25 binoculars that I keep with my duty gear and again looked at the object. Through the binoculars, three seperate objects could be seen in a tight triangle formation.
By this time, around 0500hrs, vehicles were passing by our location, but noone elese seemed to notice the object, as it looked like a "normal" star unless one watched it for a few minutes and noticed it's strange behavior. At dawn, around 0530hrs, the object seemed to stabilize at a constant brightness and ended the pulsing effect. At 0545hrs, with sufficient sunlight, when looking at the object through my binoculars, the three lights were still distinct, although now they were a bright white color, with what appeared to be some sort of solid object behind them, visible only through the binoculars.
At this time, the moon and this object were the only visible objects in the sky, but by this time, if one did not know where to look, one would probably not notice it. By 0600, with the glare of the rising sun, the object was no longer visible. I have six years of law enforcement/security experience, with many nights being spent on the overnight shift.
I, nor my supervisor, who has over ten! years e xperience, have never seen anything like this object. I have seen satellites and had an astronomy course in college and do not remember studying any know heavenly objects visible from earth that act in this manner. Approximately six months ago I did see something similar but dismissed it as an aircraft or figment of my imagination because it only lasted a few seconds.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings From 2001 By Shape
This is a standardized set of shapes a UFO report can be filed under.
| Shape / Appearance | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Light | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings From 2001 By Month
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the month the sighting occured in.
| Month | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| July | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings From 2001 By Weekday
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the day of the week the sighting occured on.
| Weekday | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings From 2001 By Date (Top 5)
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the date the sighting occured on, limited to the top 5 dates with the most sightings.
| Date | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|
| 07/18/01 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings From 2001 By Time
This data point is an aggregation of all UFO reports by the time of day the sighting occured during. We took logical 4 hour windows in order to split the day into early morning, morning, afternoon, evening, night, and late night buckets for this analysis.
| Time Of Day | Hours | Sightings | % Of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early morning | 04:00 - 07:59 | 1 reported sightings | 100.00% of all reports |
Other Years with Reported UFO sightings in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per year in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
| Year | Number of Reports | View Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2023 |
| 2020 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2020 |
| 2019 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2019 |
| 2015 | 3 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2015 |
| 2014 | 2 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2014 |
| 2013 | 3 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2013 |
| 2012 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2012 |
| 2008 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2008 |
| 2003 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2003 |
| 2001 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 2001 |
| 1999 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 1999 |
| 1979 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 1979 |
| 1977 | 2 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 1977 |
| 1974 | 1 UFO Reports | Hattiesburg, Mississippi UFO Sightings in 1974 |
All Mississippi Cities with reported UFO sightings in 2001
These are running counts of how many UFO sighting reports are filed per city in Mississippi in 2001. You can also view the state-level list of UFO sightings in Mississippi in 2001.