Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 9 Sep 59 Sighting, Miami, Florida
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A 1959 Coast Guard sighting of a two-stage rocket near Miami was officially attributed to a missile launch from Cape Canaveral.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a sighting reported by the Coast Guard on September 9, 1959. The incident occurred at 0720Z, approximately 10 miles east of Miami, Florida, at coordinates 25.5 N 80.01.5W. The witness observed a single object for a duration of three minutes. The object was described as appearing to be a two-stage rocket traveling at high speed and high altitude on a heading of 110 degrees true. The report includes a teletype communication from the CGC Androscoggin confirming the observation. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, is that the object was 'probably missile' launched from Cape Canaveral. The report notes that while there was no confirming data available, all observed characteristics of the flight path and duration supported this assessment.
Description, duration, direction of flight all indicate probably missile fm Cape Chaveral.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, direction of flight all indicate probably missile fm Cape Chaveral. No confirming data available, however all indications point to this conclusion.
The object was likely a missile launched from Cape Canaveral based on its flight characteristics.