Tamiami, FloridaNovember 1962

Unidentified

Summary

On November 16, 1962, near Tamiami, Florida, a commercial airline crew reported a flashing beacon in the sky. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record system for unidentified flying object reports.

The object showed a flashing orange and white beacon, similar to an aircraft beacon. Its approximate position was about 9,000 feet. The direction and speed were unknown.

The Air Force evaluated the case as probably aircraft.

Reported location

Tamiami, Florida

Date of incident

November 1962

State / country

FL / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 47

Original case file scans

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; 16 November 1962 Tamiami, Florida SERA Ld |
~ | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION EE ne | |
; eae Cea O Ground- Visual D Ground-Radar & Probably Airéroft |
k GMT 17/03502Z XX Air Visual O Air-Intercept Rodar D Possibly Aircraft |
| | 5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical

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© |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

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. |by civilian airlines, Similar to a/c

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999795