PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6966983

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1959

REPORTED LOCATION75Mi SEPt Tuna Bahamas Riviera Beach Fla

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
¥5 mi SE Pt. Tuna Bahamas © Was Bolloon
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dislikes 2 Dec 59. Riviera Beach, Fla. 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
We XM Ground: Vi sucl GO Ground-Rador : Probatly Aircraft
CMT 08/ 19) 6%, 0 Air Visual O Air-lntercept Redar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
f) No Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Cf OrherMissile
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
2 mins one SE

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING

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Several rpts. Obj traveling fm NW to SE fm Atlas missile launched fm Cape Canaveral

‘|Cape Canaveral. Very high alt. Disappeared or

at 98/1910Z considered as the obj viewed

appeared to flame out after two mins observation.

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