PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8714062

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONMiami Beach Florida

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PROJECT 10073 REC CARD
1. DATE 2. 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
22 June 1954 Miami Beach, Florida 00 Probably Bailoon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2100 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT 23/0200Z AinVisual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircrait
5. PHQTOS 18. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
a Yas 000 Probably Astronomical
d No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE a Other UNIDENTIFLED
100 Insuificient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
7 Minutes . 1 Descending
IO. BRIEF-SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS.
Initial impression falling star at O30 deg UNIDE:TIFTED
azimuth. Bright white- sutden drop then hov-
ered, Gradvally fadedAy awy in same position. -
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ATIC FORM 329 / 26 SEP 52)
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(b) U. S. Ar
Encl: (2 Statement
Staterent Staterient
1. Reference (a) adviaed of a subject sighting Reference (a) adviasd of a subject sighting at 220505Z June 1954 in at 220505Z June 1954 in
latitude 26-OON, lon. latitude 26-OON, lon sour sour was evalu- evalu-
ated B-2.
2. Enclosures
3. The files of DIo-eND contain The files of DIO-eND contain derogatory data concerning data concerning Edmund
BUCHSER, Jr., nor of BUCHSI , Jr., nor of INS.
4: Forwarded rwarded in accorvance reference (b). (b).
C By
By direction
Copy to:
CinCLantFit
ACNO (OF-92)
ComEastSeaFron
CG EADF
OSI Dist #7
CC 3d MW MCAS Miami (Less Encls)
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the time ol original-sighting, as slightly oceanward beach .
aporo dinately between Sunny Isles and Golden Beach.
I could not remember ever seeing a star of such size intensity or
whiteness. I also ruled out the possibltily of its being an aircraft
tail light for the suis redsons.
chinging neither posifion or cmrlnsneluierp altitude, but decreasing steadily Cuue,Juo in
size and intensity. ' The tine involved, from my first sighting size and intensity. involved, fror sighting of the of the
light until it could by no longer seen, was I would estimatefrom light until it could nger seen, va imatefrom
3 to h minutes.
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ent, and apparent speed until angle
slow dowm and hover with a brilliance
far greater than any aircraft light I have ever observed. At this time it was
on a true bearing of approximately Olo degrees. I called for Major James Wil-
kins to come and see it. By the time he arrived( about cne minute) the light
had faded in brilliance to about the intensity of -a normal white light on an
aireraft. The light gradually faded in intensity and disappeared from view.
3. Estimated of speed and altitude are impossible. 3. Estimated of speed and altitude are impossible.
4.I have aything before that could that could be be comparable rable this obser-
vation.
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