23 Mi SE of Belle Glade, Fla., May 1958May 1958

Insufficient Data

Summary

On May 17, 1958, a civilian observed an unidentified object 23 miles southeast of Belle Glade, Florida at 1:05 p.m. The witness, a truck driver traveling with his son on U.S. Highway 441, reported a long cigar-shaped object about the size of a basketball. The object was dull orange, turning to glaring white as it changed direction. It had a broad rear tapering to a pointed front with a spotlight at the front. When it turned vertical, the object appeared triangle-shaped. When the spotlight was directed at the object, it climbed steeply and disappeared. The sighting lasted three minutes. The witness and his son were on an airboat in a swampland area. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for analysis.

Reported location

23 Mi SE of Belle Glade, Fla., May 1958

Date of incident

May 1958

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 32

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
17 May 58 23 Mi SE of Belle Glade, Fla □ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION □ Possibly Balloon
Local _______________ [X]Ground-Visual □ Ground-Radar □ Was Aircraft
GMT. 18/0500Z □ Air-Visual □ Air-Intercept Radar □ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE □ Was Astronomical
□ Yes Civilian □ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE □ Other_____________
3 mins one Climbing □ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Long, cigar-shaped obj, size of Insufficient data for analysis.
basketball. Dull orange to glaring
white as it changed direction. Broad
rear to tapering front w/spotlight at
front. When it turned vertical it was
triangle shaped. When spotlight was
trained on obj it went into a steep
climb & disappeared.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28978264