{"id":5960,"date":"2025-03-25T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/the-big-sur-what-really-happened-in-september-1964\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T14:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T14:40:46","slug":"the-big-sur-what-really-happened-in-september-1964","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/the-big-sur-what-really-happened-in-september-1964\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Sur – What Really Happened in September 1964?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Big Sur Incident: What Actually Happened in September 1964?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hello everyone,<\/p>\n

I hope this message finds you well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, I want to dive into the mysterious Big Sur incident that allegedly unfolded during an Atlas-D missile test on September 15, 1964. Many of you have likely followed this intriguing case, which is precisely why I\u2019m reaching out. I\u2019ve come across new documentation that sheds light on important aspects of this event. I’m looking to gather insights and additional context from this community, so if you have anything to contribute, I\u2019d love to hear it! The documents in question are the USAF Image Orthicon Report<\/strong> and the US Army Kwajalein Range Nike-X Report from 1965<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For a brief overview of the events, please check out the video below:<\/p>\n

Big Sur Incident Overview Video<\/a><\/p>\n

What follows is a breakdown of the day\u2019s events, along with the claims made by Dr. Bob Jacobs<\/strong>, an officer with the USAF 1369th Photographic Squadron who was present that day.<\/p>\n

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Background and Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Incident Overview:<\/strong>
\nThe Big Sur UFO event centers around an Atlas missile test conducted in September 1964<\/strong> at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The story was first publicly shared by Dr. Robert \u201cBob\u201d Jacobs, a former USAF lieutenant, in 1982. He claims that during a missile launch filmed from Big Sur, California, a UFO appeared and interfered with the test warhead<\/strong>. Jacobs was in charge of an optical instrumentation team responsible for documenting Vandenberg ICBM launches. He alleges that on the day in question, a saucer-shaped object entered the camera\u2019s view, circled the dummy nuclear warhead, and emitted flashes of light that allegedly caused the warhead to malfunction and veer off course<\/strong>. According to Jacobs, this remarkable footage was confiscated by two unknown men from Washington, whom he suspected were CIA agents, and he was instructed never to speak of it. The incident remained under wraps until Jacobs later went public.<\/p>\n

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The Evolution of Jacobs’s Account:<\/strong>
\nInitially, Jacobs misremembered certain details of the incident in a 1982 National Enquirer article, stating that the launch was an Atlas-F missile on January 8, 1965<\/strong>. However, subsequent investigations have firmly established that the actual date was September 15, 1964<\/strong>. Jacobs’s commanding officer at the time, Major Florenz J. Mansmann<\/strong>, corroborated his basic account in the mid-1980s, confirming that something extraordinary was captured on film. In an interview for OMNI magazine in January 1985, Mansmann affirmed that there was indeed something remarkable on the footage and estimated the date to be September 15, 1964<\/strong>. While Vandenberg\u2019s spokesperson acknowledged an Atlas launch on that date, they denied any involvement from a UFO.<\/p>\n

Jacobs later refined his timeline in a 1989 article, suggesting the possible missile type could be Atlas D instead of F, and indicating a preference for September 15 as the likely date. The confusion surrounding the dates has emerged as a key point of debate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cButterfly Net\u201d vs. \u201cBuzzing Bee\u201d Launches:<\/strong>
\nVandenberg had multiple Atlas launches in September 1964, each assigned a code name. The Atlas-D launch on September 15, 1964, was dubbed \u201cButterfly Net,\u201d<\/strong> while another Atlas-D launch on September 22, 1964, was named \u201cBuzzing Bee.\u201d<\/strong> These code names appear in declassified US Army Kwajalein Range records,<\/strong> which inform us about the targets for the program’s missiles directed at the Marshall Islands. Jacobs and Mansmann believed the filmed UFO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nThe Big Sur Incident: What Actually Happened in September 1964? Hello everyone, I hope this message finds you well. Today, I want to dive into the mysterious Big Sur incident that allegedly unfolded during an Atlas-D missile test on September 15, 1964. Many of you have likely followed this intriguing case, which is precisely why…\n<\/div>\n
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