I witnessed the results of several of those tests over the years when I lived near Eglin. It was cool to see. I don't recall being aware of what kind of rockets were used. It is kind of surprising to me now to realize that I didn't try to find out.

I did get to witness a Bomarc launch from Santa Rosa Island. It must have been one if the last flights of the Bomarc. It was at night and we sat in the car for hours (it seemed) before my dad gave up and started to drive away. Of course, that's when the whole area lit up as the rocket launched.

Later, I worked a few years for the Joint Warfighting Center in a building at Hurlburt Field that used to be the hangar for the Bomarc.

-- Roger