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CASE REFERENCE6958966

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONSeaof Okhotsk USSR Japanese Area

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. DATE | ris ~ 12 LOCATION a i al 12. CONCLUSIONS
Sea of Okhotsk O Was Balloon
22 Jan 58 USSR - Japanese Area G Probably Salloon
a = O Possibly Bolloon
3. DATETIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local 2 Ground- Vi suel G Ground-Rodor = Bune Kibeteh
GMT 22/10452Z Air Visual OD Air-Intercept Radar | 3 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS $- SOURCE GS Was Astronomical SiO tLelIOr
5 Yes o Sih iets Astronomical
: Oo P ibly Ast ical
g No RB-50 sty ( USAP) oss! y stronomica
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE OD Other
C insufficient Deta for Evaluation
J QO Unknown
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10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1}. COMMENTS
Brilliant blue-green obj w/trail of Descriptions, characteristics &
same color observed by RB-50 crew pattern are those of a typical
oe at 15,000 ft. Appeared to pass |bolide Gireball), a number of wh:
close to a/c in flat descending have been rptd fm that area,
trejectory, disappearing w/whitish-

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FILE NO SUBJECT (U) Recuess Review of UFO Renorts from Oknot
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1. Attached reports sre forwarded for your review a:
of foreign missile activities, and therefore of intere:

2. The characteristics, descriptions, and patterns in the report are ee
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of a true bolide or "fireballs", an unusually large nuuber whth
during the last year. However, this does not rule out the possib

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3. The reason for submitting these is that within two montns substantially
the same objects, in the same area and within 30 miles of So: other were reported
by both the Air Force and the Navy. A rough plot of the direction of travel
of one object (assuming the UFO to be a missile) indicates that the point of origir
could ve the northernmost point of the Saknalins. A plot of the other also
indicates that the point of origin could be in the same general area, although

the direction of travel is in another direction, proceeding on the same assumption.

4. Your comment by reply hereon would be appreciated.
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missile activity in the area on the dates of information. No suggestions
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