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Robert Jacobs

Former first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force's 1369th Photographic Squadron at Vandenberg, later a university professor. He says the film of the 15 September 1964 Atlas D test, shot from Big Sur, showed an object fly up to the dummy warhead, fire four beams at it and leave, and that the film was taken away.

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Former Air Force first lieutenant in the 1369th Photographic Squadron who says the film of a September 1964 Atlas test showed an object fire four beams at the warhead. His commander later confirmed seeing the film and said men from Washington took it. He became a university professor.

Describes the witness from the record, their own retellings and how they come across. No score for the person; the factors at the end belong to the cases.

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ServiceUS Air Force first lieutenant, 1369th Photographic Squadron, VandenbergService recorddocumented
LaterUniversity professorUniversity recordsdocumented
CorroborationMaj. Florenz Mansmann, his commander, confirmed seeing the filmMansmann's statementsdocumented

Retellings over time from the transcript library and records

Following: Beams at an Atlas warhead, 15 September 1964

  1. 1982 National Enquirer article · first tellingThe film, the four beams, the film taken away.
  2. 1990s Mansmann confirms · recordhe was finally vindicated and given backup by his major, Floren Mansman, who was also aware of the UFO incident.▶ 1:37:49His commander backs the film's existence.
  3. 2000s-2010s Interviews and documentaries · heldThe same account since 1982.

first tellingheldclarifieddetail addeddetail shiftedrecord

On camera demeanour notes, timestamped

How they look and speak: hesitations, self-corrections, emotion. Dashed slots still need the video.


Documentaries

Video needed.Needs the video on Igor's PC

Feeds case plausibility consistency · restraint · character

Current factor values from the case ratings. The arrow shows which part of this profile backs each one.

Big Sur: a beam at an Atlas warheadplausibility Very high
Consistent over time2The same account since 1982. ← The same account since 1982.Character record2Officers; Jacobs later a professor. ← The record table.

Profile updated 2026-10-23

Claims (1)

The tracking film showed an object fire four beams of light at the Atlas dummy warhead.The Big Sur UFOThe Age of DisclosurefirsthandSourced, unconfirmedRobert Jacobs, The Age of Disclosure (2025)

What Robert Jacobs said (6 claims)

On the record Witness testimony 5Alleged 1Does not hold
“An object fired four beams at an Atlas dummy warhead on film.”Witness testimonyThe Age of Disclosure
Mansmann also described the film; the film was taken away. Decoy explanation proposed, not demonstrated.
“Lt Robert Jacobs commanded a 100-man unit filming every ballistic missile launch from the Western Test Range, with telescopes able to resolve the 'nuts and bolts' of a missile.”Witness testimonyUFOs and Nuclear Weapons - A Fascinating Connection
Named officer.
“On 14 September 1964 his film of a dummy-warhead launch showed a saucer with a dome fly in, fire four beams of light at the warhead and leave, and the warhead fell out of frame.”Witness testimonyUFOs and Nuclear Weapons - A Fascinating Connection
Named officer.
“Maj. Florenz Mansmann screened the film for him with three men in grey suits, told him it never happened, and told him to call it 'laser tracking strikes' if ever asked.”Witness testimonyUFOs and Nuclear Weapons - A Fascinating Connection
Lasers were in their infancy in 1964.
“The men in grey suits cut the UFO section out with scissors and took it in a briefcase.”AllegedUFOs and Nuclear Weapons - A Fascinating Connection
What Mansmann later told Jacobs.
“Jacobs kept quiet for 18 years, went public in 1982 because he had signed no non-disclosure agreement, and was then harassed with calls through the night.”Witness testimonyUFOs and Nuclear Weapons - A Fascinating Connection
Named officer.

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