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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Sighting of 10 August 1960

📅 10 August 1960 📍 Atlantic Ocean 🏛 ATIC 📄 Record Card and Correspondence
Project 10073missileCape CanaveralAtlantic Ocean1960

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A sighting of a green light with a white smoke trail over the Atlantic Ocean on August 10, 1960, was officially identified by the Air Force as a missile launch from Cape Canaveral.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military correspondence regarding an aerial sighting on August 10, 1960. The incident occurred over the Atlantic Ocean at coordinates 24-10N 49-17W. The witness reported observing a green light moving rapidly from the northwest to the southeast, which was accompanied by a trail of white smoke. The observation lasted for approximately 11 minutes. The report was initially processed by the 32nd Air Division and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Following an investigation, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was not an unidentified aerial phenomenon, but rather a missile launched from Cape Canaveral. The report notes that the missile launch occurred ten minutes prior to the sighting and that its trajectory aligned with the course reported by the witness. The correspondence includes a request for clarification regarding the exact time of the sighting, which was subsequently confirmed as 2254 GMT, with the object disappearing from sight at 2335 GMT.

A missile was launched from Cape Canaveral ten minutes prior to the time of sighting. It's trajectory was over the course reported for the object in this report. It is concluded that the object sighted in this report was the missile.

Official Assessment

A missile was launched from Cape Canaveral ten minutes prior to the time of sighting. It's trajectory was over the course reported for the object in this report. It is concluded that the object sighted in this report was the missile.

The sighting was identified as a missile launch from Cape Canaveral.

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