Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 4 Nov 59 Sighting, East of Trinidad
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian sighting of a bright object on November 4, 1959, was investigated by ATIC. The object was officially identified as a probable Jupiter missile launch.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on November 4, 1959. A civilian source reported observing a bright object appearing on the horizon at 042140Z, approximately 1700 miles east of Trinidad (coordinates 3227N 5515W). The object was described as ascending to an altitude of 24 degrees true before disappearing behind a cloud formation. Military communications, including a message from HQUSAF to ATIC, confirm the observation of an unidentified bright flying object. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) is that the object was likely a Jupiter missile, which had been fired on the evening of November 4, 1959. Supporting documentation includes a press clipping from November 5, 1959, detailing successful test flights of U.S. missiles, including the Jupiter IRBM, which was reported to have sped 1,500 miles down the Atlantic missile range on the night of the sighting. The report categorizes the sighting as a probable missile.
A Jupiter missile was fired on the evening of 4 Nov 59. This missile was probably the obj sighted.
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Official Assessment
A Jupiter missile was fired on the evening of 4 Nov 59. This missile was probably the obj sighted.
The sighting was likely a Jupiter missile launch.