Miami Beach, FloridaNovember 1957

Unidentified

Summary

On November 18, 1957, a civilian near Miami Beach, Florida reported a round object the size of a penny held at arm's length. The object was red, white, and blue. The sky was overcast. The sighting lasted about 10 minutes, and the object was rising.

The Air Force did not reach a firm conclusion. The record said the object was possibly a balloon and noted the report might be unreliable. The case was listed as insufficient data. This case is part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Miami Beach, Florida

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

FL / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

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3 ; : PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
| I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
; 00 Woes Balloon :
Ei) 186 November 1957 Miami Beach, Florida O Probably Balloon
5 - : _ Ty ee : O Possibly Bolloon
BN 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
: oT g O Wos Aircraft :
XS —. a pod _ Hig O Ground-Rudar Q Probably Aircroft 1
i | CMT 17 AH 507, 0 Ain Vidiah “20S 0 Air-Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
i Q Yes O Probably Astronomical
; <0 No Civilian é D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE III i is iii
: : LIX Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
: 4 : 0 Unknown
. 1C minutes one A MRL
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
| Hound object, size of a penny held Possibly balloon, Fossibly unre-
=. at arm's length. Red, white, and liable report. Objects rising,
| blue, Bky condition was overdast. |
i Insufficient Data,
| : ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SIP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974897