PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9614443

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONMotobu Peninsula Island Okinawa

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 1CO73 RECORD
DATE·TIME GROUP LOCATION
27 March 50 27/0130Z Motobu Peninsula, island, Okinawa
B 3. SOURCE 1. CONCLUSION
Military UNIDENTIFIED
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One Track not conoiotant with A/c. Weather and cther causes rot
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRAEPSUARYANDEOCT malfuntóion and Oporator is
10 Min.(Grd-Observed considered roliable.
2 Min.(Grnd-Radar) Gun Radar pickod up object at 13, coo ft tracked in Sw
directien to point over a mountiin. Could not track boyond thi
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION point. Initial pickup obj.ct remained stationary fer 10
Ground-Visual miritos prior to Eoving to Sw. F Rango to initial point of
Groilnd-Radar piclup p was ls miles. Cject moved on heading of 220 deg
7COURSE for 2 minutos cevoring a distanco of 16.9 miles. Additional
Not Reported Radar in arca did not pick up.object. Speed faster than
6. PHOTOS Operator cculd track.
D Yes
ONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes .
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h. Ob ject was
and tracked by radar for utas after t
started to move.
tary service.
on SCR rial
No. 754, and was in good condi
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picked up by radar, at time object was detected.
2. Twentieth Air Force radar station on YOnTa! Mountain was in-
operative at this time and the radar-station on MoroBu Peninsila did
not pick up this object
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED.AFFER-12-YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED