Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — El Portal, Florida, 15 Jan 61
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A civilian in El Portal, Florida, reported a bright, blinking object moving northwest on January 15, 1961. The Air Force investigated the incident and concluded the object was likely an aircraft.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated Department of the Air Force staff message regarding a UFO sighting reported on January 15, 1961. A civilian witness in El Portal, Florida, reported observing a single object characterized by bright, blinking lights. The object was seen traveling in a northwesterly direction at a high rate of speed over the northern part of Dade County, Florida, at approximately 0145Z. The report was processed through military channels, including a message from the Seventh Coast Guard District to CINCNORAD at Ent Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was likely an aircraft, a determination based specifically on the presence of the blinking lights reported by the witness.
Probably a/c as indicated by blinking lights.
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Official Assessment
Probably a/c as indicated by blinking lights.
The sighting was attributed to an aircraft based on the observation of blinking lights.