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Are you thinking of Juno II AM-16? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIJF26ukQgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIJF26ukQgw

• AnimalMuppet 3y ago
  No. Nice fireball, though. The one I'm thinking of came straight down, still vertical, nose up.
  • mlyle 3y ago
    Maybe Vanguard TV-3? https://youtu.be/ZvnKfgDANKY?si=VeI-FUkLUBirM5ss&t=20 https://youtu.be/ZvnKfgDANKY?si=VeI-FUkLUBirM5ss&t=20 The third Redstone launch was also a lot like what you describe, but I can't find video. There was another of the Vanguard ones where it rose a couple of inches and then shut down and fell... and survived and was launched awhile later.
    • rkagerer 3y ago
      Also known as 'Flopnik'