Ft. Pierce, FloridaFebruary 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 27, 1956, a civilian observer in Fort Pierce, Florida reported seeing one bright object during a 30-minute observation. The object was round and sometimes cigar-shaped, yellowish white in color, and bright enough to see through clouds before it faded. The object moved in an erratic pattern in a northward direction. A Ground Control Center spotter observed it with binoculars. The Air Force concluded the sighting was unidentified.

Reported location

Ft. Pierce, Florida

Date of incident

February 1956

State / country

FL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 27 February 1956
2. LOCATION: Ft. Pierce, Florida
12. CONCLUSIONS
[Checkboxes with options including:] Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other [illegible], Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [illegible] 28/0125Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
[Checkboxes:] Ground-Visual, Air-Visual, Ground-Radar, Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS: Yes, No [No is checked]
6. SOURCE: civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 30 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
9. COURSE: erratic arc to north

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: One very bright object, round sometimes cigar shaped, sometimes has prongs - 50 percent color yellowish white, bright enough to see through clouds - faded.

11. COMMENTS: Possible flares associated with military operations in area.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964960