DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6960470
DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1959
REPORTED LOCATION5Of Miami In Biscayne Bay Fla
FRAMES2
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE ‘PISCANOHELT acc 1 ee Ne CON C!S |
0 Was Bclioon |
__9 Oct 59 S of Miami in Biscayne Bay, Fla. |G Probebly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 17 SRS Ay al oen |
Local YXGround- Vi sual OC Ground-Roder Fe Probebly Alrereft
GMT 10/0318z D Air Visual D Air-Intercept Radar |7 Possibly Aircroft |
'S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomicol.
| 0 Yos 0 Probably Astronomical
EXNo Merint Rpt 0 Possibly Astronomical | |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE GX Orther___Missile |
0 Insufficient Deta for Evaluction :
QO Unknown
20 secs one SE |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj believed to be at 40-50,000 ft w/ Characterstics of missile sighting| |
| white aura heading Se & disappearing into | present. No data savaiadaodle for confire |
2 cloud bank obeerved fm the yacht "Inter-/| mation,however the location, direction,] |
mezzo". Speed estimated at 1,000 mph. of flight & speed of the obj tend to sue |
stantiate this conclusion. Case carried| |
aS a missile sighting.
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‘OCD SEVEN MIAMI FLA PER REQUEST OF AFCIN FOR ACTION TO ATIC
‘OAPB OHIO X ACTION OTHER MEANS CINCONADCOM X CSAF WASH DC &
/ TRUE DATE ONE ZERO OCT FIVE NINE PARE!
RINT REPORT X FOL REC FROM YACHT QM QUOTE AT 2518CNT T
DOTTED AN UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT IN BISCAYNE BAY OBJECT WAS
YING 43°62 THOUSAND FT ON SAME HEADING AS IAM 259 De EGREES HAD
nd AURA GOING APRX 1922 MILES PER HOUR WAS IN VISUAL CONTACT
=>) ABOUT 22 SECOND OBJECT DIAPPEARED IN LOWER CLOUD BANK
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