PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP LOCATION
28 OCT 54
23/0332Z MIHO AB, JAPAN
3. SOURCE . CONCLUSION
MILITARY UNIDENTIFIED
4. NUMBER OF CBJECTS
ONE
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Round to oval. Brilliant white. No sound or trail, initial
45 SECONDS observation at 12-l5 deg elevation in SS observation at 12-l5 deg elevation in SS W with disappearance disappearance
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6TYPE OF OBSERVATION at 20-25 deg elevati at 20-25 deg elevatic
passing in front of cloudnlayer at 2l,O0o ft. Grew larger
GROUND VISUAL and brighter. After 45 second flight obj made right angle
7. COURSE 7. COURSE turn to North. Movement lateral, disappearing behind cloud
at 4,000 ft. Observed through 7X50 BX. Iateral at 4,000 ft. Observed through 7X50 BX. cIateral movement was novement was
N TO S N 5 TO S
8. PHOTOS COMMENTS:
Clouds visible behind obj eliminates star/planet observation. Clouds visible behind obj eliminates star/planet observation.
Yes Motion of moving clouds in frontof obj cauld account for
4 No motion of obj if this were not the case as presented.
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Therefore, UNIDENTIFIED.
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this formn may be used.

2HT1A 6
Metti ACTION 2.T16
-1 N0Y1954 -1 N0Y1954 00 24 00 242 Tof
15026 Hile
0P7941
TA36S THA36S AB. TapA AB. TAPA
EYCIS2 EYCISE
X00027 1D0027 miho miho
0X8286
ADASIIN A
JAP C1IL
JAPI 113
JAPAN 4S
IAPTNO AGG
ER JEDEH JEDUP JEPHQ JAPYC JKDAG JAPHC 666

BS JAPTO 6
a 310280z
FM COMDR 17TH DOMD W3 (L) MINO MD JAPAN
TO JESEI/COMDR NC ADC ENT AFB COLO
JEDUP/COEDR AIR TECH ITELL CE WRIOHY PATTEMSON ATS ORIS
JEPHE/DIR OF IITELL NQ USAT NASH D C -
JYDAS/CONDR ALASKAN AIR COMIAND
SAPYCACOHDR FEAF
IIFO JAPIC/CONDR FIFTH AIR FORCE
0001 26S PD UF03 PD (APDmT OVUL () PD BUN
SIZE OF KEAD OF PIN A AND PEA HELD AT ANMS HENGTH PD(COCO]PD BRILLIANT
MITE PD D (ELTA D ONE PD (ECNO )O NOT APPLICASLE RO COAMOT)PO MES PD NEG PD
(OLA) PD MSS PD (IOTEL) PD NES GOLA) PD USS PD (IOTEL)PD MES
MEME ON MWY CON DTY CIMI WATCHING THE SKY WNEN ODJECT WAS OASAD PD JERE ON RWY CON DTY CIM WATCHING THE SKY WHEN OBJECT WAS OASAD PD
GRAve) PD TWELVE TO FIFTEEN DEOS ABOVE HORIZON AND AZINUTH SOUTH SOUTH
THENTY TO
MEITYI ME.ITY TIVE TIVE DEGS ABOVE HORIZON AND SOUTIWEST OF ABOVE POSIT PD (DELT/ PD DEGS ABOVE HORIZON AND SOUTIWEST OF ABOVE POSIT PD (DELT/ PD
DEJECT D3JECT CLIMBED FROK APEX TUELVE TO TIFTEAN DEGS ABOVE HORIZON TO A CLIMBED FROK APRX TUELVE TO FIFTEEN DEC
POSITION OF POSITION OF APRX THENTY TO THINTY FIVE DESS ABOVE NORIZOL OH THE SAME THEAITY TO

A.3E TVO JAPUMO 06
AEIAJTA PD DURINS THIS CLID IT PASSED IN FRONT OF A LAVEL OF CIMR'S
LOUDS EST TO AE MT TUENTY ONE THOUSAID FEET PD OBSHS BOT INPRESSION
GOJECT MAS MIVINS TOVAAD THDH PD SEENED TO GRON SLIGHELY LAMOER AND
MISHTER ?D AFTER FORTY FIVE SECONDS GEJEOT MIVED RAPIDLY AT A NINETY
29 ANGLE CMI TAKIAG MONTMAMILY KSADIND PO ANTER ONJSCT HAD TVLD ARX
LVE DEAS AZIMUTI CHM PLACING OSJECT SOLTAMST OF ODSRS CHI IT DISAPPEE
JENIND CLOUD PD CLOUD EST FOUR THOT FT PD OASES SAY C JENIND CLOUD PD CLOUD IST FOUR THOT FT PD OBSES SAY OSJECT DEFINITELY ODJECT DEFINITELY
KOVING LATERALLY RLTV
PASSED DENIED CLOUD AT A RAPID SPEED PD OXSNS EXPECTED IT TO CONTINTE MASSED DENIED CLOUD AT A RAPID SPEED PD OTSNS EXPECTED IT TO CONTINTE
ON BEYOND CLOUD HOUEVER IT DID NOT EMERGE TROM BENLED CLOUD PD OSSRS ON BEYOND CLOUD NOVEVER IT DID NOT EMERGE TROM DENIED CLOUD PD OESRS
WATCHED CLOUD AS IT MOVED FROM A SOUTHERLY HEADING MYTIL DARMNESS SET
IN PD CEJECT WAS NOT IN PD CBJECT WAS NOT ODSRD ODSRD CAIN PD COXTROT) PD FORTY FIVE SECONDS PD
TREE(LPHA)P GND D
W FIFTY TYPE METRO DASH CONE iS SEVEN PR STOOV MR SSVEH T TIVE SEVEL EIGHT
THREE FOUR FOUR USED BY ONE OBSR FOR APAX TIO SECONDS REFORE 3 DISAPPEARAN C
(COOA)RD gOT APPLICABLE PD IE FOURALPHA ? 3
PD ZERO EIGHT TIHEE TWO
TUENTY EIGHT OCTOBER ONE NINE TIVE rOUR PD CMAVd PD D.SK CM
IXSET UAS AT ZERO EIGHT THO THREE ZILY PD ITSI IIE PD ZAST END OF
AST DASH VEST ANY HINO A3 JAPAN PD S(L NOT APPLILE
CIII CO NINE FIVE BOMB SC PD LT JAIES W

PAGE THRSE JAPUMO SS
MROWM JR CHMI MHIREE SEVEH BOND SO PD BOTI CASMS AME PLTS PD BOTH KN
SJMOLD TO BE VMY ASLIALE PD LESE(ALPHAPO TOE TOS
SOATTERED AT THIRTY FIVE NUK FT PD MIGH CLOUDS DROKEN TO OVEICASTIN
ME AREA PD GRAVO PD TIO STVE ZEO DRS CM MIE KTS .E S.RPD
WO SEVEK ZERO DEGS CMM NIRETEEN KTS AT SIX THOI FT PD TYO SIX ZEMO
LAS CM: TMRES ZERO KTS AT TEN THOU FTPD THO EIGHT ZETO DEGS OM
IVS ZERO KTS AT SIXTSEN TNOU FT PD DINDCTION AND VEL AT HIOIER ALT
H.D H.U
ICNT HES PD ITEE NINE PE NEO PA ITENL OND ZERO SHD CON INTERCEPT HES PD ITEH NINE E PD MES PD ITEN OND ZERO GHB CON INTERGEPT
CONTACTED ONTACTED ABOUT ONE HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER SIGHTINS CIM REPORTS ABOUT ONE HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER SIGNTINS CIM REPORTS
IO UNUSUAL BLIPS ON SCREEN SCREEN PD CC WAS UAS NOT OPR AT THIS TIME PD ITEM
GIE ONE PD THREE BRAVO BRAVO DASH TUG ST 13 DASH M n
THO SIX ACFT IN AREA AT TINE OF SIGHTING
PD CREWS QONTACTED PD REPOIT NO UNUSUAL SISHTINGS PD D IEOE TO RD
LT EDHUNID W HUGHES AST GP INT OFF OUE SEVEH BO'D PH PD EOTH OBSES
CONSIDERED BY PREPARING OFF TO BE RELIASLE AND COLSCIENTIOUS PE POTH
LME POSITIVE THAT OBJECT WAS OBSRD AS RECD AND THAT CDJECT DID HOVE
PD MIGH OCST WITH OBJECT APPEARING SELOU CLOUDS S SEEMS TO ELIM
POSSIBILITY OF OBJECT BEING A STAR PD LOCAL UE REPONTS MC PELEARE OF