DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8726508
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1954
REPORTED LOCATIONMachiato Okinawa
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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cal JOR) Bt hae cece J Was Balloon
2 September 1951 Machiato, Okinawa 3 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION of Foal y ealleen
O Wos Aircraft
Lecal 02/02 iz MEX Groun d- Vi sual i) Ground-Radar Qo Probobly Aircraft
GMT 2/02312 0 Air Visuol O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aireroft
5. PHOTOS $. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0 Yes GO Probably Astronomical
No Civilian & Military QO Possibly Astronomical
7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0D Other xa
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
O Unknown
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS
Round. Brilliant Lizht. No sound Drifted

Probably balloon. Rpting officer
states that a weather balloon had been
launched in the area of the sizhting,.

(Note: Extracted from ATIC Doc. #
188349, & Nov 54)

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