Winter Haven, FloridaJanuary 1960

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 Winter Haven, Florida in January 1960. The full case file (5 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

Winter Haven, Florida

Date of incident

January 1960

State / country

FL / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

Transcribed text

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PROJECT Cu73 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
; fant ary 0 TE ie sti gor ERA COs of See TC 0 Was Balloon
5 January, 1960 Wilinter Haven, Florida 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION i Porsimy. Bellaoh
4 { 2 Was Aircraft |
Local CT Se pe [3:Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Rader 0 Probably Aircroft
io GMAE / fray 2 0 Air-Yiaval DO Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE 3 Was Astronomical
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
BE Mo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
17. LENGTH CF CBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE IL Other Migzsilo
1 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 Minutes Ona South 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ) 11. COMMENTS ;
Reddish, circular object, size of a grapa- Probably a missile. Missile launched
fruit observed approaching from East, Then at 01L0Z. Trail probably appeared
circled in tight radius for approx 2 minutes circular through atmospheric distortioch.
and departed in a Southerly direction while
gaining altitude,
: ninson, |
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP §2)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28985647

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Places

Florida Winter Haven, FL

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1960 1960-01-01