Aripeka, FloridaFebruary 1956

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Summary

On February 12, 1956, a civilian reported a round object like a tire or hub-cap with red and yellow rotating lights near Aripeka, Florida. The sighting lasted approximately ten minutes. The object appeared to land or pass over the horizon and was observed through binoculars. The witness reported the sighting to Headquarters Strategic Air Command. SAC informed investigators that a B-47 and KC-97 aircraft were in the area at the time of the sighting and were not conducting refueling operations. The observer probably saw one of these aircraft. The Air Force evaluation was unknown.

Reported location

Aripeka, Florida

Date of incident

February 1956

State / country

FL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
12 February 1956

2. LOCATION
Aripeka, Florida

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___________
GMT 13/0210Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes

6. SOURCE
Civilian (GOC)

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
approx 10 min

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
unknown

12. CONCLUSIONS
[ ] Was Balloon
[ ] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other_________
[ ] Insufficient Data for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One round object like a tire or hub-cap, red and yellow rotating lights. Seemed to land or pass over horizon. Seen thru binoculars.

11. COMMENTS
Called hq SAC for possible info on this sighting. We were informed that there was a B-47 and a KC-97 in the area of the sighting at the time of the sighting. They were not carrying out refueling operations. Observer probably saw one of the above a/c.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964849