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Case FileNARA NAID 28984732 · T1206 Roll 37

Project Blue Book Case File

West Coast Of Florida, September 1959September 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from West Coast Of Florida, September 1959 in September 1959. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 37.

Reported location

West Coast Of Florida, September 1959

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
30 Sep 59

2. LOCATION
West Coast of Florida

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 01/0130Z Oct 59

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
D: Ground-Visual
D Ground-Radar
D Air-Visual
D Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
D Yes
D No

6. SOURCE
Military & Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
30-40 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
SE

12. CONCLUSIONS
D Was Balloon
D Probably Balloon
D Possibly Balloon
D Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft
D Possibly Aircraft
D Was Astronomical
D Probably Astronomical
D Possibly Astronomical
DX Other Flare
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Brilliant flare moving in SE direction noted by numerous fishing vessels off West Coast of Florida. In sight 30-40 mins.

11. COMMENTS
Miami Coast Guard indicates that flare associated w/missile test activity at Cape Canaveral.
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28984732

Connected across the archive

Organizations

Miami Coast Guard

Places

Cape CanaveralWest Coast of Florida

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

19591959-09-011 Oct 5930 Sep 59

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