Project 10073 Record — Miami, Florida, February 1963

This document contains a collection of records regarding UFO sightings in Florida, centered around a report from February 1963. The primary record is a Project 10073 sighting report from a civilian in Miami, who described a flashing silver light that traveled east and disappeared within 3 to 4 seconds. The object was estimated to be 100 feet across and pointed at the top. The official conclusion for this specific report was 'INSUFFICIENT DATA.' The file also includes a memorandum dated April 18, 1968, from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of the Aerial Phenomena Office, addressed to the 19th Bomb Wing. Major Quintanilla returned an attached 'Memo for the Record' and an AF Form 117, instructing the organization to investigate and evaluate the reports in accordance with Air Force Regulation (AFR) 80-17. He emphasized the need to check available electronic and visual sensors and to interview witnesses in the immediate area. A separate 'Memo for the Record' dated March 25, 1968, details a more recent sighting reported by an Army Warrant Officer at a missile site in Key Largo, Florida. This witness reported three separate UFOs over a two-hour period. These objects were described as circular at the base, cone-shaped, and featuring red, green, and blue blinking lights with a revolving white light at the center. The objects reportedly circled the missile site, moved at an estimated 200-foot altitude, and emitted a high-frequency humming sound before departing into nearby mangroves. The document includes the witness's contact information and a completed 'Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire' from the Miami observer, which provides sketches and additional details about the sighting, including the observer's background as a former secretary and interpreter in West Germany.