Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Palm Beach, Florida, 27 June 1960
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AI-Generated Summary
A Coast Guard pilot boat reported a bright red object with a luminous tail over Palm Beach, Florida, on June 27, 1960. ATIC concluded the object was likely a missile launched from Cape Canaveral.
On June 27, 1960, at 2032 local time, personnel aboard a Coast Guard pilot boat in Palm Beach, Florida, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witnesses described the object as a bright red light with a luminous tail, traveling at a very high altitude and at a very high speed. The object moved on a northwest to southeast trajectory. The sighting was reported through military channels, specifically via the 32nd Air Division at Dobbins Air Force Base, to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official analysis conducted by ATIC concluded that the object was likely a missile launched from Cape Canaveral. This conclusion was based on the fact that the reported sighting coincided with a missile firing scheduled for that date. The analysis noted that the object was observed over the Cape Canaveral range area and traveled parallel to the range course. The investigating officer remarked that the report contained very little information, but the correlation with the scheduled launch provided a probable explanation for the event.
The object of this sighting was probably a missile fired from Cape Canaveral, since the sighting coincides with a firing scheduled for the date.
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Official Assessment
The object of this sighting was probably a missile fired from Cape Canaveral, since the sighting coincides with a firing scheduled for the date.
The sighting was likely a missile launch from Cape Canaveral, as the trajectory and timing aligned with a scheduled firing.
Key Persons
- Dr. HynekRecipient of copy