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1. DATE LOCATION West Palm Beach, Ela. 12. CONCLUSIONS
70 Mi E Myrtle Beach, N. C. Was Balloon
27 Jan 59 Auprox 172 Mi W of Bermuda 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiilyBalloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aireraft
GMT.27/23407 0.AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Military & Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE DX Otheriissile
10 mins East 0 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unkno wn
20 mins one Straight up
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
) Cigar-shaped obj with trailing edge, Observers Probably saw the Atlas
dazzling white, Stationary light traveling missile which was fired from Cape
with it. Had long tail, transparent. Stars Canaveral on this date.
could be n through it.
ObJ wicn Spirhs Laiarlmg Oae
behind. Approached from West and gained alt.
Seemed to be spiralling and leaving luminous
exhaust. In sight 1o mins.
3) Farey obj streak across the sky. Color
of moon with a long vaporons trail. of moon with a long vaporous trail.
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SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF WEST PALM BEACH, FLA, REPORTED SEEING A FIERY
OBJECT STREAK ACRCSS THE SKY LAST NIGHT THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER
THE LAUNCHING OF AN ATLAS MISSILE AT CAPE CAN VERAL 100 ES'AWAY,
BUT ESSES F ON AND
HAD TAIL
EARLIER OF FIRE WAS REPORTED BY SEVERAL PERSONS
TO HAVE PL ITO THE BAY AT MOBILE, ALA UTHORITIES SAID NO
PLANES WERE KM THE AND NO EXPLANATION WAS
OFFERED.
TWO BLASTS, ENOUGH TO RATTLE WINDOWS AND GLASSWARE, WERE
REPORTED AT MONTGOMERY, ALA. BUT THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE ORDINARY
NOISE JET PLANES BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER.
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CATGGORY B ENCRYPTON-PHYSICALLT IH' ALL INTERNAL REFERENCES PY DATE T Y' RC
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CITE MTGTPO-2-05-59.
REFERENCE UR MSG AFCIN-4E-1-Z10-E AF F ATLAS MISSILE WAS 3
LAUNCHED AT 2334Z 27 JAN 59 MISSILE WAS VISIBLE FROM CAPE
CANAVERAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES WHICH WOULD BE AT A RANGE
APPROXIMATELY 450 T0 500 NAUTICAL MILES• FLIGHT WAS PROGRAMMED
FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES FLIGHT TIME WITH IMPACT IN THE
ASCENSION AREA
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
PRIORITY
29 Jan 59 2: 13.
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cbeck) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG, OF ERS OF ASSIFICATION REFERENCE
ACTION PRIORITY BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO X AF ORIG
FROM: SPECIAL
COMDR, ATIC
TO: COMDR, PATRICK AFB, FLORIDA
NTESNO
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 1-210-E
THIS CENTER HAS RECEIVED REPORTS CONCERNING AN UFO ORSERVED AT
23402, 27 JAN 59. SEVERAL PEOFLE IN BERMUDA PLUS AN ACFT CREW
OBJ WAS DESCRIBED AS CIGAR SHAPED WITH LONG TRAIL, DISAFFEARED OBJ WAS DESCRIBED AS CIGAR SHAPED WITH LONG TRAIL, DISAFPEARED
STRAIGHT UP. NUMEROUS REFORTS OF OBJ APPEARING TO BE A BRILLLANTLY
ILLUMINATED CLOUD. REGUEST YOU FORWARD INFO CONCERNING THE ILLUMINATED CLOUD. RECQUEST YOU FORWARD INFO CONCERNING THE -
POSSIBILITY OF THE ATLAS, WHICH WAS FIRED ON ABOVE DATE, RESULTING POSSIBILITY OF THE ATLAS, WHICH WAS FIRED ON ABOVE DATE, RESULTING
IN THIS SIGHTING. SPECIFIC INFO REQUESTED IS IN THIS SICHTING. SPECIFIC INFO REQUESTED IS APPROX TIME DURATION ROX TIME DURATION
ATLAS WAS VISIBLE ANCES.
AFCIN 4E DATE 29 gins9
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AFCIN-454 Hk Millut DATE
COL GILBERT DATE TIME
29 JAN 0750
MONTH YEAR
JAN 1959
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFCIN-4E4
TYPED NAME AND TITL Cae TYPED (or slamped) NAME AND TITLE
Maj. Robert J.Friend CWWASW Marvin H. Franzon
30-1-610 PHONE 69216 PAGE 1 NR. OF Capt. U3Ar
NR. PAGES AlIc Duty Officer
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