Anclote Missile Tracking Annex Explained

The Anclote Missile Tracking Annex was a Cold War radar station of 49.65acres 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final environmental impact statement of the proposed coastal management program for the State of Florida.
2. Web site: Sustainable Fisheries Division - Southeast Social Science Branch | NOAA Fisheries. 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.