Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA

Witness was driving westbound on I-10 through Pascagoula, MS between midnight and 1 AM when an enormous prismatic/fan-shaped beam of light shot up from the forest or swamps to the south, approximately 3 miles distant. The light was extremely intense and solid, composed of at least four colors (red, purple, green, and possibly yellow), and reached from the ground to thousands of feet up at a 45-degree angle into the sky. It did not diffuse or diminish in brightness and lasted only a few seconds before blinking out. The beam originated from what appeared to be a remote, uninhabited wilderness extending at least 50 miles alongside I-10. Witness estimated the beam would have been the width of two hands side by side at arm's length at approximately the 300-foot level. Witness experienced an intense panic attack immediately following the sighting and increased driving speed. His 13-year-old son also observed the event.