1700Mi East Of Trinidad reported light formation observation — November 1959

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Bright red object appeared on horizon and descended to sea air of 2h 5m. Obj disappeared behind cloud formation. This missile was probably the object sighted. REO 42 CZCSGD992ZCJYF215 YY RJED SQ DE RJEZHQ 302 Y 092242Z FH HOUSE TO ATIC BT UNCL FOL FROM SS KIYO QUOTE MERIT 3227N 5315W 042140 OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED BRIGHT FLYING OBJECT STOP OBJECT APPEARED ON HORIZON BEARING 245 DEGREES TRUE AND ASCENDED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 24 DEGREES TRUE OBJECT DISAPPEARED BEHIND CLOUD FORMATION BEARING 130 DEGREES TRUE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 5 DEGREES TRUE AT 042152 MASTER UNQUOTE BT 05/G2252 NOV RJEZHQ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1959 'Big 3' Missiles Do Well In Tests Atlas, Thor, Jupiter Demonstrate U.S. The missile rocketed off its launching pad at full speed, went through a successful program of maneuvers and landed at a pre-determined target area on Ascension Island. The "Snark" flew for over 1,000 miles in its test run. The United States has declared all three operational, and their production is being accelerated to improve their accuracy and reliability. LOCATION: LAT 12-3S NORTH, LONG 33'2 WEST COURSE 312 PORT RIGHT ROCKET ABOUT 15 MINUTES OFF PORT BOW ALTITUDE ABOUT 3000 FEET, COURSE COULD 1'OT BE DETERMINED AS IT DISAPPEARED AT ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 7,000 FT. DESCRIPTION: SINGLE WHITE LIGHT, VERY BRIGHT, MOVED VERY RAPIDLY FROM EAST TO WEST, TYPE UNKNOWN, DURATION 8-10 SECONDS.