nine o'clock
-LSB- Illustration -RSB- On every ship and plane in the task force , eyes were glued to the radar screens . Two small blips were visible -- one the Jupiter probe missile , the other the recovery missile -- moving on courses that would soon intersect . Just as Bud returned to the compartment , several of the watchers gave startled gasps . `` Another blip -- coming in from nine o'clock ! '' Admiral Walter exclaimed . `` What 's that ? '' Tom stared at the new blip .