PROJECT 10073 RECORD : 1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. 3. SOURCE = Civil :ian : 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7 -8 Seconds I 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION t GrotJ..~d-Visual. i 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Miami Beach, . Florida JO. CONCLUSION Astro (Me:tmR) 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Observer stated object appeared just as a falling star would including the trail behind. Object was the size of a star. Seconds later there was another one off to the s16!G of t.tc lllhere the first one was. FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) p,.., ... edlUoae of tlt.le futa -~be aeed. A F' I S H E R M A N ' S PAR A 0 I S E D . McANDREWS i11ttJ wit/, DGEWATER GULF HOTE EDGEWATER PAR . MIS 'AKULLA SPRINGS LODGE OPEN ALL YEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE 76. 9 UNCU\55\F\E~ UNCLASSIFIED 1. Date of' Observation _ .... '.7r.... "'IMI"UK...111.,.9fwl9~-Date of Intervitlw - _-!!!lu1_xJuno l91ill!!!~9'- 2. Exact Time (local) 3 Place of Observation lA Jolla, Calite 4. Position of observer 5 V;bat attracted attention to object 6. Number of objects 1 Apparent size g. Color of object 10. Altitude RoliDd 11ka plo pan (Diso) 11. Direction from observer 12. Distance from observer 13. Direction of flight of object(s) SE (1ntorrod) 1.4. Time in sight ;o 16. Sound and odor 17. Trail liln lg. Luminosity BnFter thaD 19. Projections 20. Maneuvers 21. Manner of disappoaranoo 22. Effect on Clouds Additional information concerning objoct 24,. Weo.thor Conditions ~ Jt\J(~I ASSIFIED liaoo nnd address of obsurvcra Occupation ~d hobbiosa Corr.monts of Interrogator rolu.tivo ~ intalligonc0 and characte r of observor(s) that at approx!ilately ]110 bouro 17 Juno ~9, llhila !n hor bac~, aha a largo (about the siao or n Douglas ru rcrart) round object 1n the a1r four m'Joa southeaot or ll8r ho:JJrJ in the diroo ~SOD of San Diogo, ~1sl:J'i. :Jru. SolDJ judged it wus about !our thousand feet in t~ and mov lng ropidq freD her. M,~ . Selby stated: ''it. tAB dof1nitely not a ~et althou01 1t's spoed wus more 1n kooping -lith 4 jet than tho t10re con wnt1oMl ai,rcraft. The description , according to lh-a. "a chrccid UCl plated It much brichtor thaD the oru!nm7 aix\:l'f\tt". Solby rurthor stated tbore dat,nitely no protuaiana (au.ch aa 1dn88 or verticJe stalnli zors) ao tho object tumod 1n a mda b'all hor. queried ro{1lrding m:x>k.c or vapor Yro. Selb7 otated uhe djd DOt noticu ~ The object 1CJ8 vi.Diblo or apprcocjnatel7 UNCLASSIF\ED UNCLASS1FIED 2. Exact Time (local) all5 3 Place of Observation Uiami, Doach, !''lorida 4. Posit ion of observer Qx'Uund INCIDENT NO. 5 1llia.t attracted attention to object Objoct l:Um a tall1nc ~ .. ,._ 6. Number of objects ~0 7 Apparent size S. Color of object 10. Altitude 11. Direction from observer Almost direct~ 12. Distance from observer 13. Direction of flight of object(s} 1.4. Time in sight 16. Sound and odor 7-8 seconcJA tall' ng star L'lce tall1ns star lS. Luminosity 19. Project ions 20. Maneuvers 21. Manner of disappoaranoo 22. Effect on Clouds Additional information concorntng objoct U~rrr ASSIFJED 1 juot a b1 t uouthvlot cloudD, DO breo UNCLASSIFIE, n.nd addr v s s of obs,JrVt) r a i.Us.m j5 Florida Occup~tion ~d h obbiosa Comocnts o f Intorroga.tor r o lo.tivo U, intolligoncu and char acte r of obs~rvor(s) a Last 'luaa evening, Juno l4 1949, ey ld.l'e r:r:r ch1ldren and I lKlrc ly'.ul(; an the beach on ttlnm:l Beach. It a clear n1tmt, ut.1.z'B viflible with scattorcd s~,aJJ clouds. Very still Tl'ith no brooze o.nd pro.cticaJly no voo. It was Sal!) P'll D.nd voey quiet. Almout directly overhead, jWJt a. bit aouthoaat or owrhond, I noticed what I thOUGht a faJl 1 ng star. It had the t trail and wus fallinG to the wont I Z&IMJ-kad "Falling Starn and lrf'J nina JOOr old dau(#lter beaide 100 said, "two or them" At the ea:ae inotant I oaw the oocorxi ono to tho rear or tho firot one to our lett na 110 wore lying an tho beach. It ma travolinl! faster am oare to the south tmst. I tchod to ooo their paths cross, but irwtood ot croaoinc, tho flocond ono, with a trnil lil:~ tho first s1ooed speod ani both movod ::may i'raa each other, oeraz- atod to a diutanco o about five t:lmos as et-oot na man they were clooo~t tocethcr, IIIQVed in tor;othor and ccra-ated as bef'oru. l!l~' alnoot touchod four tjoos in aJJ before W loat track 0 thaz:l, in th.iB t1U1.'101'1 I hadn't s.,id a vro..~ Dinco caJJ1nc thoir attention to the firot "Dtarl' but Mle said, "~1o:r aro llig r.a~c .. co I know that shw aa" it omctly as I saw nat merely toll.olrl.n: the power of au~;o'10Dtion. Dla objects oeenl&d to lose their "trn:ll" G:J they approoched each othor.Thcy ware u bright au a mdiUED star. At i'ir~t they s~a.aed to bo fall.ine, wt aa thoy dis- they sa to be traveling p1ra1 "tel to tba earth's ourface, and in a due ater~ djz~ction. I wouldn't attompt to eutit'lllte their heiGht. or thtir speed. they were viaiblo !or about aeven or eight eeccmd:J end when wa loot t~w,a at a ot about 45 decrees tra:a us. 1bay not planes aa would haw hcnrd the sound ot the anginQs as it .. Wl-y quiot, the vea mtJd() prncticaJly DO llO\U1d nnd thor& DO winde ~loy wre not birdo, os t,hey-trawlled too f'aot aJXl \18 'tould hilvo seen tha cJOvemants of their wines. It wuo not rotlocted ground lights aa the cloudo woro B:lnll and scat- and thoso objects had a cloar olq with &Jtare bebirKi thea~ during thoir entire I aoz vad in tho Corps ~ the Pac1.t1o during tho lMt war. I a 1rp]ana lidlta, . . . Ftf.~ I' it .. ncma UNCLASS\f\Ef'lnoidont ------ l?a.oo nnd address of obsorvur s Occup~tion ~d hobbioss Commonts of Intorrosator relative ~ intolliguncu and characte r of obso r .. ror(s) ( ccmtinuod) ot t.heso. I haw aeon :raJljn~ utara acoreo of tines befoN, oaw eovural in tllo a~.r at the atuaa timu, but, ncwr ury behave auch as these ar lll~t na long, as they dSd. It n1;1lt be altogether po9oible tar talJ1ng otar &a(J'lellts folJo,r.tng the z;cla) patb to ropell arx1 attract each otl'wr ouch as thc38 d1d but 1r thuy do, I never 1 .wt of it. I hope tJ~t 1a the oxplnnatiorf o \mt 110 I st:Jll don't I ..nt to believe in the so co,)J ed "fl7-lnc discs" I j UNCLASSIFIED MCIAXS; c;.-rr /aoo R8oe1?t of your letter, datecl 16 Jur,e 1949, 1a ackn,wledged Your oor~ribution has b8en made a matt~r of record and i1 beiJlg incorporated into .our pr.aent .ltU~ of unidentititH1 &tSrial Ae a reault ot prel ry atuq, the objeot reported by your letter appeara to haYe beea ot atural oel.eati.it.l origin Your actio~ in reportb~ th1a -tter to the proper authori tie 1a appreotated. A. J BEUS'lR!:t:!, JR L' Oolon~l, OSAP Aotllls Chiet. A~lyala U1Via latell~eoe Depar1:Md UNCtASSlFlL A FISHERMANS PARADISE EDGEWATER PARK......... -A WAKULLA SPRINGS LODGE ~ WAKULLA, FLOAIOA AIIERAGE TEMPERATURE 76 9