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Atlas F Test 103 Nose Cone Anomaly, 1962

Film captures missile breakup with smaller object trailing nose cone on parallel path.

Event

Pending

Location

Pending

Source

National Archives UAP Bulk Downloads

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Reported Object Read

Aerial film shows Atlas F missile (Test 103) breaking up, camera tracking nose cone with smaller object flying above and behind on parallel path. Noted as possible decoy experiment.

Notable Characteristics

  • Color: Black-and-White
  • Duration: 446 feet of film
  • Sound: Silent

Reported Motion

  • parallel path above and behind nose cone

Evidence Notes

  • NARA scope and content note describes object explicitly.
  • Digital MP4 object available.

NARA film of 1962 Atlas F missile test documents smaller object paralleling the nose cone post-breakup, cataloged as UFO sighting despite noted decoy experiment.

Shape read

Unknown

Sensors

optical

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

  • Decoy nose cone from Test 103 experiment
  • Missile debris or stage separation

Anomalous Indicators

  • Parallel flight path distinct from debris
  • Cataloged explicitly as UFO sighting

Evidence Gaps

  • No witness reports or telemetry data
  • Exact launch date unspecified
  • Object size and behavior not quantified
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive
Sensor ContactExact quote
"This film contains aerial coverage of a flight of Atlas F (Test 103) at the Atlantic Missile Range. It shows the missile in flight, then breaking up, with the camera holding on the nose cone, with a smaller object in flight above and behind the nose cone on a parallel path. (Note: one experiment aboard Test 103 was decoy nose cone.)"

Unknown speaker / National Archives

Scope and content note

Source

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Chronology Trace // before & after

First similar traceMar 13, 1997

Phoenix Lights

Phoenix, Arizona

Later relatedMar 13, 1997

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Official Files // source material

1 linked
Json

Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Sighting

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