Miami, FloridaFebruary 1956

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Summary

On February 20, 1956, a person in Miami, Florida saw a wingless, silver object that resembled a blimp through binoculars. The object appeared very high in the sky. It traveled from northeast to southeast and faded over the horizon in about thirty seconds.

The Air Force investigated but found no radar contact with the object. The radar site that might have detected it was located approximately 250 miles away from Miami, so the absence of a radar signal was not considered surprising. The investigating officers concluded that the sighting was probably caused by a high-flying aircraft near Miami International Airport.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, consisting of 7 pages.

Reported location

Miami, Florida

Date of incident

February 1956

State / country

FL / US

Page count

7 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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| Fons PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD ley |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
| 5 $ A 0 Was Balloon
| 20 February 1956 Miami, Florida O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Balloon |
{lo galizatomani bm tai a BRE STE XX Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar a LH (EROS !
GT 40/1900 0 AirVisual O Air-Intercept Radar BX Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical I
O Yes O Probably Astronomical {
; No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CR NRG Sr
[=] jrisurtieient Data for Evaluation
thirty seconds one north to soul Y“™™*"
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS I
One wingless object, ‘similar to a ‘In this case the fact that there
blimp silver in color and shining, was no radar contact is not sig- b
appeared to be very high. The object nificant, The radar site reporting
was seen through binoculars and the sighting is located approxi- :
disappeared by fading over the hori- mately 250 miles from the area
| zon, of the sighting and it is logica
that there be: no radar contact,
This sighting was possibly gener
ated by a high flying a/c at the
Miami International Airport,
|
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28964897