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Anclote Missile Tracking Annex

Coordinates: 28°11′19.44″N 82°47′39.00″W / 28.1887333°N 82.7941667°W / 28.1887333; -82.7941667
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The Anclote Missile Tracking Annex was a Cold War radar station of 49.65 acres (20.09 ha) in Pasco County, Florida[1] adjacent to the Alachua Pinellas community[2] at the mouth of the Anclote River near Tampa. The Air Force Systems Command military installation, site D 3 of the Eglin Range Complex, was used for development tests, e.g., 1950s/1960s Regulus II supersonic cruise missile firings from the Venice missile launch complex.

The Anclote site "phased down" May 1-July 1, 1969.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Final environmental impact statement of the proposed coastal management program for the State of Florida".
  2. ^ "Sustainable Fisheries Division - Southeast Social Science Branch | NOAA Fisheries" (PDF). 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19690515&id=E0tSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xnsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6431,3371311 Anclote Tracking Site "phased down" from May 1 to July 1, 1969.

28°11′19.44″N 82°47′39.00″W / 28.1887333°N 82.7941667°W / 28.1887333; -82.7941667