Lakeland, FloridaAugust 1960

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Summary

On August 16, 1960, in Lakeland, Florida, a civilian observer reported two objects resembling meteors moving at high speed side by side over the area. No sound was heard. The objects moved from south to north and made a single turn. Only dots were visible in the sky. The duration of the sighting was not reported. According to Air Force comments, although the observation duration was not provided, the description and flight characteristics matched an aircraft observation.

Reported location

Lakeland, Florida

Date of incident

August 1960

State / country

FL / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 39

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
16 August 1960

2. LOCATION
Lakeland, Florida

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
2130
Local
GMT 17/0230Z

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

5. PHOTOS
[] Yes
XX No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
OWO

9. COURSE
North

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

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Two objects (see illusions) moving at a high rate of speed side by side over Lakeland, Florida. No sound. Resembled meteors except that they made a turn. Only dots in sky. Moved South to North.

11. COMMENTS
Although duration not reported, the description of the flight and appearance conform to an a/c observation.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 53)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28988229