J. DATI-TIM! OIIOUP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION He3t Pu.lm Beach, Ela. 70 i:Ii E Ityrtle Beach, H. C. ._ TYP! 0' OISIItVATION I..U.lita.rJ & Civilian 0' 08JICTI t. COUitl! CONCLUSIONS 0 Woe Balloon 0 Proboblr Ballaan 0 PoaaiWr Balloon D Woe Aircraft a Pro~olalr Aircraft Poasllllr Aircraft D Woe Aetranal c.e D Pra~Wr Aataan1111icel D PoaaiWr AataaRalc.e ax Other.ic!1 ~ ~ :l J o 7. LIMOTM Ofl oasaiYATIGN Str a t u:p D lnaufflctMt D.re r.r EvoluotiOft D U .. nawn HIIP OP IIGHTINO 1) Cigar-shaped obj u:ith trailing edge, dazzling vhite , St ation.try light t r::.!.Vel:ing \o:ith :t t . Hn.d long tn.il, t r a n >p:lrcnt. :3 t :.!..c:> coul:l b e :;cen through j 1.. 2 ) ;Jl~'lll red obj \lith .jptrJ~ ; f Dnning out b c hinrl. hJJproached from ./t.: ; t ilnd g3.ined alt. Sf]<::mcri to be spiralling ,nd -!aVing lur.t inon:3 3) Fd:rcy obj :-;treak a "'r... the sky. Color of moon ~rith n l ot"..g v:t.llol,~n..; ~!!o..il. 11. COMMINTI Observers Pro1Jably r:a'1 the Atlc.s missile which ua.s fired from Cape Cun~vcral on this d~te. SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., REPORTED SEEING A FIERY OBJECT STREAk ACRvSS THE SKY LAST NIGHT. THIS HAPPENEt SHORTLY AFTER THE LAUNCltlNG OF AN ATLAS MISSILE AT CAPE CANAVERAL, lJJ ~ILES' A~AY BUT WITNESSES SAID ~HAT THEY SAW WAS ABOUT THE COLOR OF THE NOON AND I HAD A LCNG, VAPOROUS TAlL. t EARLIER YESTERDAY, A BALL OF }.IRE WAS REPORTED BY SEVERAL PERSONS i TO HAVE PLUNGED INTO THE BAY AT MoaiLE ALA. AUTHORITIES SAID NO PLANES WERE KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN IN THE lREA, AND NO EXPLANATION \~AS , . 01-"'FERED. J Tt~O BLASTS, STRONG ENOUGH TO RATTLE W INDO\.VS ~ND GLASS\aJARE, \-JERE , REPORTED AT MONTGOMERYt ALA. BUT THIS TURNED OUT TO BE THE ORDINARY ) NOISE OF JET PLANES bREAl<ING THE SOUND BARRIER. { IJ~ ~-u~e iH!J ~J K0317A t REFERENCE UR MS' AFCiN--E-1-Zli-Ee AF ATLAS MISSILE WAS LAUNCHED AT 2331&Z 27 JAN 59. MISSILE WAS VISIBLE FROM CAPE CANAVERAL FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTS WHICH WOULD BE AT A RANGE APPROXIMATELY 51 TO 511 NAUTICAL MILES. FLIGHT WAS PROGRAMMED FOR APPROXIMATELY lS MINUTES FLIGHT TIME WITH IMPACT IN THE ASCENSION AREA S E CURITY CLASSIII'IC.."' riON JOJN"i' MESSAGEFOR~1 .fPAC! BELO W RI!SJ!RV PO R COMMUNICATION Cl!.NTI!R PRECKDKNCIK TY ... MeCI (C6~j) ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR RKP'ERe ACTION ooiC MULTI tNGU SfiKCIAL IN8TIIUCTION8 COMDR, ATIC COMDR, PATRICK AFB, ncmmA /TJNC~\SSIFIED/l'ROM: AFCIN-4E4 . 1-ZI{J -E 'lHIS CIM'iH fiAS m!CEIVED PEPORTS COreERNING AN UFO OBS:::RV:D AT 2340Z, 27 .TAN 59 SEVl'JiAL FmPIE IN Brn!:GDA PLU3 .~U ACFT CRE'.f IOOATED .\ T JJ06N 0680.5~-1 OK:3ERVED Ta OBJ FOR 2 0 MIWu..r'!!S. T'rlE OB1 .. :A3 DFSC;;IBED AS C!GAR Sr!!IPIID ,'/ITH LO!;c TR.!.IL, D!3_'\FF~:ARED IILUMill\Tim CLOUD. RE~E3T Ya.J FOWJ.A.RD DTFO COr-1C:JmNING 'IRE POSSIBILITY OF T!iE A.TJ.AS ".fHICH HAS FIRID ON ABOVE D.\ rr E n~LTING n1 mrs src:rrmc. SPECIFIC I NFO RE~UESTEn I S APPROX TL'~ DLiR.\T!JN .\TL\S \;_.;3 VISIJJLE AND APmOi< 0!3T~\14CES. cootmnIA'l'I or:: AFCDJa4E4- SCCUMITY Ct-~SSIFICATION U:'!CL\.SSIFIED FORM 173 -RIEPLACU DD I'OIIM 173. I OCT 4e, WHICH WILL BE UeKD UNTIL EXHAU.TitD CZCSQD158ZCDXBI11 DE RJEDDX 69A ~ FM COrlDR 34 S. BQMWG TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC RJESDB/COMDR 32 ADIV RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC RJEZHQ/ASST COFS INTEL HO tJSAF RJEZHQ/OFFICE INFO SVC HEDUSAF INFO RJWFAL/COMDR 1~06 AISS ZE /COMDR TAC UNCLAS FROi1 BWDOI 59271. SUBJECT: UFO SIGHTING . FOR -TLLIG~tCE. FOLLOHir!G :~ESS.4~E :RO:t CC~DriVE . ~Ct:IV THIS OFFICE 1830Z 28 JAN 59, CNO I~FO ADDRESSEE. QUOTE. ERINT X RECEIVED FROM FRYI~G PAN SHOALS LIGHTSHIP X POSIT 33 28N 77-33.8W X U~IDE TIFIED FLYING OBJECT OBSERVED SOUTH OF THIS STATIOfl X SMALL RED SSE GAlt!I~G ALTITUDE X OBJECT SEEM TO BE SPIRALLI~G LEAVINGLUMIKOUS EXHAUST X IN SIGHT APPROX 1Z MINUTES X TIME OF SIGHTI~G 27233sz. uNouorE. .1<6 Ys ZCZCSJP~15TCZCSQA7ZlZCJ1C423 ZFD RJEZSU CZCSUB153ZCTJA92 '' '' '".'Y P.JEr.1 ~J~DA RJEDr.~J JF.DS:lRJU?AL F~1 COrl!)R lS~4TH l\IR Bt\SE Ul~G I<I.JDLEY A/S TC :lJ~FAL/CO::DP. AIR DEFENSE C0(1rlAND EtJT AFB ~JED::;cor~D11 AIR TECHNICAL I~TELLITE(JCE CE~ITER tIRIGHT PATTEXEZHQ/ASST C~ ( .~JEZH~IOFFICE OF I~JFORt~ATIOrJ SECVCCAKNMQ U~AF t~ASH DC I NFO RJEDAA/CO~lATS SCOTT AFB I ; JT C T :1 , C ; :I A F 0 F STAFF I NT; 0 I S I fJ F 0 C 0 i1 AT S , EAST A F / o:I~. STATI'O!J.;~y LIGHT TRAVZLI~:G HITH IT. LOiZG TRAIL. '!~t-ST.~ns COULD BE ~EEN THROUGHT IT. TI~lE WAS / HO>lE STATION CHARLE~TON AFB, PLUS FOUR OF CRE~; COt!TROL TOtJR OPERATR, KI~IDLEY A?9; 1/LT F!~l\NCI.S J. f1CCOi1BS, TRAFFIC DUTY OFFICER, KI~lDLEY AFD; D. E. CALBICOTT, FOOD PAGE ~JO RJ~VBU ~ SRVIC SUP:RVISOR, KI~!DL AFB; 1/LT. JOH~ R. LOWRY, :1AI~JTENl\fJCE OFFICER, KIN LEY AFB; PLUS NUt1EROUS OFr-ar,sE PZRSOt:U!:L t!!IO ~iADE CALL TO THE D,,)E. OBJECTNDIS/\?PEARED .STRAIG:iT UP OUT 'OF SIG T. /\IRC!1l\FT COi'1~L~iJDER IRUIIJ'S LOCATIO~J l,J,\S 33-~SN L TITUD[ S/\~5tJ LO:!GITU!JE TRAVELir!G AT 275 DEGflEES ll.fQ6 REPOUI l.'t\:: SF0II TO A:~D~z.rJ; A ICtlYS AT 2339Z 27 .'\N. ~.KEROUS RE!'Orrr: OF OBJECT "PPZ.~RI~:c TO DZ ILL Ufll .JATED CLOUD. NIG!iT ~!." S CLEA?.. t!O AI RCRA ~T !:'-l THE A~!i.'\ t~T THE TI E. CC:'-lr-1EtJTS OF IdTELLIGENCE OFFICER, ~\! DLEY A D: LOCAL RADIO tlEtJS REPOnTS 011 27 JA!'JUARY I:JCUDED ~E?OrtTINGIOF h~J ATLAS BEI~IG FIRED I~l FLORIDA. IT I<.: POSSIBLE T:L'\T THE ~IGHTitJGS REPORTED ABOVE ARE TH~ RESULT .OF THI<; ACTION.