PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8409495

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1959

REPORTED LOCATION10Mi EOf Miami Florida

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon 1
9 Sen 59 10 mi E of Miani, Florida 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 09/0720Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6- SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
DNo Merint Coast Guard 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE OX Other_Missile
i0o Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
three mins one SE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj appearing to be two stage rocket Deseription, duration, direction of
Alt & speed high. Traveling llot true. flight all indicate probably missile
Observed for 3 mins. fm Cape Cnuveral. No confirming
data available, however all indications
point to chls concidslon. point to this conclusion.
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