It was August 16, 1968, at 1038z at Craig AFB in Alabama when approximately twenty flight crew saw a white, disc like object in the sky emitting what they described as "blue-green waves." The waves made concentric circles around the object and widened as they moved away from it, just like, said the crew, a rock tossed into a pond.
The occurrence was duly reported to Project Blue Book, not referring to itself as "The Aerial Phenomena Office." Since, even then, there was a strong move to close down the project.
The crew observed this odd sight for 3-5 minutes as it sat above the horizon (est. azimuth 115-125 degrees from true north). It remained - stationary - in that position for about three minutes before it simply "blinked out."
Witness accounts were clear and consistent across the nearly two dozen men. The object was "round", it was the "size of a dime held at arm's length" and it was "white" emitting "blue-green waves."
Project Blue Book's response was clear: 'The sighting undoubtably caused by a rocket launch from Cape Kennedy." The Poseidon launched that date. The "rocket" answer could explain the light emissions, the lack of movement, and there was a a launch but the timing of the report did not jibe perfectly with that. A little tweak and solved! What all of this did not account for was the issue of DISTANCE. Craig AFB was "422 nautical miles" to Cape Kennedy and the weather report had indicated only a "five mile visibility."
Despite this the report includes the bold and confident statement: "Iti is my conclusion light phenomena was in fact the rocket launch at Cape Kennedy."
Below is a film of that first launch of the Poseidon....
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