Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Sighting Report — Vero Beach, Florida, 5 December 1964
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AI-Generated Summary
A report of a cylindrical object with a flaming tail observed by multiple aircraft and a control tower on 5 December 1964. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object after confirming no missile launches occurred.
On 5 December 1964, at 06/0410Z, a civilian source reported a sighting of a single, large cylindrical object with a white flaming tail. The object was observed climbing straight up. The report was corroborated by multiple aircraft in the vicinity and the control tower. A radio fix placed the object at 080 degrees from Vero Beach at a distance of 70 miles. The reporting aircraft were located south of the Baracuda intersection. The Watch Supervisor at Miami Center initiated a check with Cape Kennedy to determine if any missile launches or other activities could explain the sighting. Cape Kennedy reported no knowledge of any activity that would correlate with the report. Subsequent analysis by CINCNORAD confirmed that there were no scheduled missile launches on that date and no correlating data was found. The incident was officially closed with the conclusion that there was insufficient data for evaluation and no security threat was identified.
Large cylindrical object with a white flaming tail. Reported as climbing straight up.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION. Missile launch schedule reveals NO launches this date. Follow up message indicated that there was no correlating data and CINCNORAD regarded the incident closed. No security threat, and case filed as insufficient data.
The object was reported by multiple aircraft and the control tower. A check with Cape Kennedy confirmed no missile activity that could correlate with the sighting.
Witnesses
- Watch Supervisor at Miami CenterWatch SupervisorMiami Center
Key Persons
- Capt BretContact