Opa Locka, FloridaMarch 1963

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On March 20, 1963, a woman in Opa Locka, Florida, reported spots of light in the sky while walking home at about 4:30 p.m. The lights were bigger and brighter than stars. Some were red, blue, and green, and others looked metallic. She counted more than one hundred, widely spaced, and said they could move, change pace, and seem to stop at will. She said they were not birds or planes.

The woman tried to contact newspapers, radio stations, the Air Force, the Weather Bureau, and air traffic control, but said no one seemed interested. Her main concern was that her report reach the right people. An Air Force officer and a science adviser later reached her by phone in April.

The Air Force, in its Project 10073 record, concluded the witness had spots before her eyes, a physiological function. The case was considered closed.

Reported location

Opa Locka, Florida

Date of incident

March 1963

State / country

FL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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| SCR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
3 I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
k [=] Nob Bal don
4 . O Probably Balloon
: 20 March 1 ——1-Opa Locka, Florida :
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
: Gemini. oo AX Ground- Visual D Ground-Radar 8 ol LE
GMT 20/ 21307 ; a Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
: 5. PHOTOS Res Ee TE RUNG Bas: sere sabes i op coat ro [0g be d ‘Was Asrransmical
Ey QO Yes O Probably Astronomical
N O Possibly Astronomical
| EXNo fivili :
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BX Other Physiological
5 y O Insufficient Dato for Evaluation
| 100 plus varied incl |g Unknown
i couple of minutes _many 1 __ stationary
: 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1 Lady walking along saw spots of light Primary concern of witness was thdt
; that were bigger and brighter than no one seemed interested in her
: 1 . . »
b stars, Colors of red blue and green report, L/@ Friend finally made
; as well as metallic, Multiple objects.| contact by phone along w/Dr.
Colored ones widely spaced, Not birds Hynek on 15 April, Conclusion
or planes, Tried to contact newspapers| reached that witaess had "spots
: radio, Air Force, WX Bureau, and other| before her eyes," a physiological
possibly interested parties, function, Case considered closed.
DOD notified inquiry had been
initiated.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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