N Of Eglin AFB, FloridaNovember 1958

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Summary

On November 23, 1958, at about 3:15 a.m., observers near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, reported a falling object. A civilian ground observer about 12 miles west of DeFuniak Springs was driving on a highway. A pilot in a T-33 aircraft also saw it.

The ground observer saw a white streak or trail made of discernible particles. It began as a blue point, then turned white as the trail broadened. The pilot saw a falling blue light with sparks trailing, like a large falling flare. The object moved away at extremely high speed and disappeared on the horizon. The entire trail was visible for about one-half second and disappeared instantly.

The weather was clear with stars visible. The ground observer was described as a reliable witness with about 10 years of experience watching armament tests. He said the sighting was unique in his experience and ruled out natural phenomena familiar to him. The Air Force could not determine if or where the object came to earth.

Reported location

N Of Eglin AFB, Florida

Date of incident

November 1958

State / country

FL / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 34

Original case file scans

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Ly PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
: 0 Yas Balloon
22 November 19535 Eo rh Bn | LB FiO) 80 Probably Balloon
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION RFassibly. Biolloon
K O Was Aircraft
SES —_— 0 Grmound- Visual 0 Ground-Rodar QO Probably Aircrafe
: GMT A AE Rp © Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
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QO Yes O Probably Astronomical
8 No § Rn Tae O Possibly Astronomical
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7. LENGTH OF.O3SERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 (9) 11} Al a Reo CRS
: : QO Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
; 0 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS )
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