Bright object observed over Mims near Cape Canaveral, Florida (1966)

Project Blue Book Case #10247. On March 20, 1966, a bright object was observed over Mims, Florida — a small community approximately 20 miles north of Cape Canaveral (Cape Kennedy). The Space Coast was in the thick of the Gemini program, with astronauts launching into orbit regularly. Any unknown near the nation's spaceport drew immediate attention. March 1966 was during the spring wave. The case was classified "Unknown."