DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6958658
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONKisarazu Japan
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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 4.
#1 APPL L 1955 fe j1_Kisaragu, Japan
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Local cA xo& Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar
OMT 21/41902... QO Air- Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
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19, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Egg shaped w/tail. Two feet in
diameter, 3 to 4 feet in length,
Blue white, red at aft area, Red to
red-yellow exhaust, Object appeared |
to be on fire. Faded away,straight
and level flight.
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Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
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Possibly Aircraft
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0 Was Astronomical Meteor
% Probably Astronomical
0 Possibly Astronomical
, Other...
ae Insufficient Data for Evaluation
QO Unknown
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