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PROJECT 10473 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 6 January, 1960 | 2. LOCATION | Winter Haven, Florida  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 07/0145Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 Minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  9. SOURCE | South | 10. OTHER | Missile Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Probably a missile. Missile launched at 0140Z. Trail probably appeared circular through atmospheric distortion.  |   …

INFO RJEDEN/COMDR 1206TH AISS CMM ENT AFB COLO
BT

UNCLASSIFIED FROM AG 4A PD ACTION ENT AFB COLO CMM TYNDALL AFB FLA
CMM WPAFB OHIO CMM COFS USAF WASH DC FOR AFCIN CMM OSAF WASH DC FMR
SAFOI PD INFO COMDR 1206TH AISS CMM ENT AFB COLO UFO PD THE FOLLOWING
REPORT IS SUBMITTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH AFR 220-2 PD

/A/ DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT
/1/ CIRCULAR
/2/ GRAPEFRUIT
/3/ REDDISH
/4/ ONE
/5/ N/A

PAGE TWO RJESDL 10B
/6/ NONE
/7/ NONE
/8/ NONE
/9/ NONE
/B/ DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
/1/ APPEARANCE OF OBJECT IN SKY
/2/ 45 DEGREES UPWARD PD ELEVATION IS UNDETERMINED PD
/3/ 62 DEGREES UPWARD TO S…

IN SOUTHERLY DIRECTION AT FASTER BUT NOT EXCESSIVE RATE OF SPEED PD
/5/ SLOWLY TO THE SOUTH CMM GAINING ALTITUDE PD
/6/ TWO MINUTES
/C/ MANNER OF OBSERVATION
/1/ GROUND VISUAL
/2/ NONE
/3/ N/A
/D/ TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
/1/ 2145Z 7 JANUARY 1962

PAGE THREE RJESPL 12B
/2/ NIGHT
/E/ LOCATION OF OBSERVER
WINTER HAVEN CMM FLORIDA
/F/ IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER
CIVILIAN MRS J ~~CMM~~ CMM ~~CMM~~ CMM WINTER
HAVEN CMM FLORIDA CMM HOUSEWIFE CMM NORMAL RELIABILITY PD
/G/ WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS
/1/ CLEAR
/2/ SURFACE 222 DEGREES -6 KNOTS
6M 232 DEGRE…

PAGE THREE RJESPL 12B

72/ NIGHT

/E/ LOCATION OF OBSERVER
WINTER HAVEN CMM FLORIDA

/F/ IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER
CIVILIAN MRS [redacted] CMM 43 CMM [redacted] CMM WINTER
HAVEN CMM FLORIDA CMM HOUSEWIFE CMM NORMAL RELIABILITY PD

/G/ WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS

/1/ CLEAR
/2/ SURFACE 222 DEGREES -6 KNOTS
6M 232 DEGREES -25 KNOTS
12M R 222 DEGREES - 32 KNOTS
16M 232 DEGREES -4 KNOTS
22M 242 DEGREES -50 KNOTS
5)M 262 DEGREES -70 KNOTS
83M ---/NOT AVAILABLE/

/3/ CEILING- UNLIMITED
/4/ VISIBILITY- TEN PLUS MILES
/5/ SCATTERED AT 3500 LESS THAN 5/10…

/S/ NONE
/H/ LAUNCHING OF ATLAS ICBM AT CAPE CANAVERAL PD

PAGE FOUR RJESPL 18B
/I/ NONE
/J/ NONE OBSERVED PD
/K/ ADJUTANT PD IT IS BELIEVED THIS SIGHTING WAS THE RESULT OF AN ATLAS LAUNCHING AT CAPE CANAVERAL AND THAT THROUGH ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON THE TRAIL APPEARED CIRCULAR PD
/L/ NONE
BT
11/1953Z JAN RJESPL

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