10 Mi E Of Miami, FloridaSeptember 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 9, 1959, a witness near Miami, Florida reported observing an object appearing to be a two-stage rocket at high altitude traveling northwest true. The object was whitelight and observed for three minutes. The Coast Guard reported the sighting. The Air Force noted that description, duration, and direction of flight all indicate a probable missile in Cape Canaveral, with no confirming data available, leading to the conclusion of unknown.

Reported location

10 Mi E Of Miami, Florida

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

FL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
9 Sep 59

2. LOCATION
10 mi E of Miami, Florida

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Lead
GMT 09/0720Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
□ Ground-Visual
□ Ground-Radar
□ Air-Visual
□ Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
□ Yes
□ No

6. SOURCE
Merritt Coast Guard

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
three mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj appearing to be two stage rocket Alt & speed high. Traveling 11C true. Observed for 3 mins.

12. CONCLUSIONS
□ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
□ Was Astronomical
□ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
☒ Other Missile
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Description, duration, direction of flight all indicate probable missile in Cape Canaveral. No confirming data available, however all indications point to this conclusion.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28984430