PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340253

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONHonshu Japan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 SWas Balloon Was Balloon
9January l956 9 January l956 Honshu Japan 0 Prebably Bdloon Probably Balloon
2.DATE-TIME-GROUP 2.-DATE-TIME-GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locd Locdl Kfroued-Viend KFroued-Viend Ground-Roder Wes Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT. 09/1235Z (N) XAirViwal XAirViwual Air-intercept Radar o Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
DYes 00 0 Probably Astronomical
XHNo XPNo Military & Civilian 0 Possibly Astronromical Possibly Astrorromical
7. LENGTH OF DBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS.·9. COURSE NUMBER OF OBJECTS ·9. COURSE Other Weather
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 hour 56 minutes 0 Unk no wn
unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS COMMENTS
Brilliant white flashes. A/C Japanese police advise simi-
scrambled to investigate-no lar wx conditions.
explosive sound.
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ATIC FORM 329
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DEGREE 4317.
NEGATIV PORTED INVESTIGATE.'
EVALUATION: EVALUATIC ADVISES CLEAR
TIOIS.
JAPANESE OVISES VISESI ITIONS
Classification Cancelled PARAPURASTTOT PARAPIRAST TOT --- -- FYCEPT PRIOR TO
OR Changed o OR Chaned o CATECO SIEALLY REMOVE
AU:h: 4FR 205-1D2 ALL INTTRNAL L INTERNA ENCES BY DATE-TIME GROUP UE3 BY DATE-TIME GROUP
AU:D: 4FR205-1D2 PRIOR TO DECLASSIFICATTON PRIOR TO DEC ASSIFICATTON
PARA 2-176
ByH Guntonll
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UNDER SIMILAR WX CCCASIONS. THEREFORE FLASHS ALMOST CERTAIMLY
ATTRIBUTABLE TO WEATHER CONDITION."
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11/2143Z JAN RJEPHQ