USAF record 28985647 (1960)
28985647
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PROJECT 16/3 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 6 January, 1960
2. LOCATION Winter Haven, Florida
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: [ILLEGIBLE]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual
5. PHOTOS No
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 Minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS One
9. COURSE South
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING [HW:] Reddish, circular object, size of a grapefruit observed approaching from East. Then circled in tight radius for approx 2 minutes and departed in a Southerly direction while gaining altitude.
11. COMMENTS [HW:] Probably a missile. Missile launched at GMT: [ILLEGIBLE], trail probably appeared circular through atmospheric distortion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP 53)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 16/3 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 January, 1960 2. LOCATION Winter Haven, Florida 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT: [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Air-Visual 5. PHOTOS No…
- Page 2 INFO RJESPN/COMPR 1266TH AISS CMM ENT AFB COLO BT UNCLASSIFIED FROM AC 4A PP ACTION ENT AFB COLO CMM TYNDALE AFB FLA CMM WPAFB OHIO CMM COPS USAF WASH DC FOR AFGIN CMM OSAF WASH DC FPM SAFOI PD INFO…
- Page 3 IN SOUTHERN DIRECTION AT FASTER BUT NOT EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED PD 15A SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH OAW GAINING ALTITUDE PD 10A TWO MINUTES 10/ MANNER OF OBSERVATION 1/1 GROUND VISUAL 1/2 NONE 1/3 N/A PD TIME…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE RJE371 12B 72/ NIGHT /A/ LOCATION OF OBSERVER WINTER HAVEN OGM FLORIDA /P/ IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER CIVILIAN WIFE [REDACTED] OGM 43 OGM [REDACTED] OGM WINTER HAVEN OGM FLORIDA…
- Page 5 1ST NONE 2ND LAUNCHING OF ATLAS ICBM AT CAPE CANAVERAL PD PAGE FOUR RJESDI 12B A/ NONE I/J NONE OBSERVED PD A/X ADJUTANT PD IT IS BELIEVED THIS SIGHTING WAS THE RESULT OF AN ATLAS LAUNCHING AT CAPE…