PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340256

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONMiami Florida

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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1. DATE

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2. LOCATION

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9 January 1956 Miami, Florida
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 1840 EST DKGround- Vi sual O Ground-Radar
GMT 09/2340Z (N) 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
0 Yes
XIX No Civilian

7.

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

3 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

one

9. COURSE

NE/SW straight constant speed,

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

o ooo OOO

XK Probably Astronomical
O Possibly Astronomical

O , Other

Was Astronomical Meteor

QO Unknown

DO ' insufficient Data for Evaluation

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Small round white glowing object as
compared to dime at arms length,

Tail 5 or 6 times longer than object,
No sound and described as slower than

a meteor,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11, COMMENTS

Meteor sighting.

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Fe PAREN 3 PAREN THREE SECONDS

30° NONE |

Ae NONE

Be HAD NO AID SIGHTED BY NAKED EYE
C. NONE

4, 9 JAN 1842 EST

Ae 9 JAN 23402

Be NIGHT

5. JUST SW CENTER OF GREATER MIAMI FLA

S. MR ye, 37 GMM ALHAMBRA CIRCLE CMA CAROL GABLES
FLA ee ea).

PHOTOGRAPER MRS SRRBWBAR PAREN WIFE iy

7. WX CLEAR UNLIMITED VIS WINDS 25 TO 49999 FT WNW S®KTS
As VERY GOOD VIS |

8. NONE

C. NONE

D. UNLIMITED

E. NONE

Fe NONE i

8. NONE

59 NONE

19. NONE

11. NONE

12. NONE

BT

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| QwL/compr 35TH ADIV D DOBBINS AFB GA
RJEPHQ/HEDUSAF WASHDC

INFO RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NY
BT

XN €¢ LAS SIF IE D/OPS p19 ATTEN: DIR OF INTELLIGENCE
-ON UNIDENTIFIED FLYING~OBJECTS PD =
GLOWING OBJECT ROUND AND SMALL

As ROUND

Be SMALL AS COMPARED TO A DIME HELD AT ARMS LENGTH

lc. WHITE

D. PAREN 1 PAREN ONE

E. NONE

F. NONE

Ge TAIL 5S TO 6 TIMES LONGER THAN THE OBJECT
He NO SOUND —
I. SLOAER THAN A METEOR

2e FROM NE TO SW

Ae NONE

Be 52 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON NE
Ce & DEGREES SW

De STRAIGHT COURSE CONSTANT SPEED
Ee NONE