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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 Jul_59 SE of Cheju Do_Island 00 Probably Balloon
3. 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP
Local not given Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT20/0425Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Military D Possibly Astronomical
9. COURSE ¤ Sonobouys & Other Smokelighta
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
very fust then 00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
not given . 7_ then 10 stationary
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two pilots sighted 7 vessels, line abreaut Smoke from flares prompted rpt. Led to
Laying smoke, These veasels were traveling at location of sonobouy dyemarkers.
high gpeed and appeared to one observer to Sighting clarified by CNo.
be suhmarines. Observer: roturned to area
later, veusels were gone, but spotters obterved
what appeared to be large crunge objs, about o
in nunber under the water, line abreust, evenjy
spaced, about size of previous vessels.
ATIC FORM 329 726 SKP 52)
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PILOTS OF THE 8TH TAC FTR WG. FLYING T-33 AT TEN THOUSAND
FEET IN ME TORI-JIMA BOMBING RANGE AREA (3215N-12807E) POTTED
WHITE SMOKE OUT OVER THE WATER. THEY FLEW TOWARD THE SMOKE
AND THEY SAW WHAT APPERARED TO"BE SEVEN VESSELS, LINE ABREAST, / AND THEY SAW WHAT APPEPARE SEVEN NUESSELSLINE ABREAST
LAYING SMOKE, THESE VESSELS WERE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED AND
THEY APPEARED TO ONE OBSERVER TO BE SUBMARINES/ (200-300 FEET
LONG). HHE OTHER OBSERVER R WOULD NOT STATE WHAT TYPE VESSEL
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Classification Cancelied
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YOUR 2114532 NOTAL. 5AF FUCHU 210721Z PADEP.
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RETURNING SINGLE ENGINE FROM OPERATIONAL MISSION JETTISONED 11
SONOBOUYS AND 15 MARK 7 SMOKELIGHTS 200425Z 31-45 NORTH 127-28 EAST SONOBOUYS AND 15 MARK 7 SMOKELIGHTS 200425Z
1CUS051 SPD 132 ALTITUDE 300 FT. MARK 7 SMOKES NOT EJECTED THROUGH E.3aO ET. MARK 7 SMOKES NOT EJECTED THROUGH
C-2B RÉTRO LAUNCHER. HAND LAUNCH AT LOW ALTITUDE PROBABLY ACCOUNTS
FOR ONLY 7 OF 15 MARK 7 SMOKES ACTIVATING. LARGE ORANGE UNDER
WATER OBJECTS ÉVALUATED AS SONOBOUY DYE MARKERS. P5M POSIT AT TIME
OF JETTISON 15 MILES FROM POSIT REPORTED BY
TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION THIS SIGHTING. Clossification Cancelled
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ICLASSIPIED Dale
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THEY WERE, BUT HE THOUGHT THEY WERE 100 TO 150 FEET LONG. THE
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VESSELS WERE ON A SOUTHERLY HEADING AND THEIR P POSITION AT THE
TIME OF THE SIGHTING WAS APPROXIMATELY 3220N -1273CE. THE
OBSERVERS RETURNED TO TORI-JIMA AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE AREA
IN WHICH THESE VESSELS WERE SIGHTED. THE VESSELS WERE GONE.
HOWEVER, THE OBSERVERS SPOTTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE LARGE ORANGE
ODJECTS, ABOUT TEN IN NUMBER, IN THE WATER BENEATH THE SURFACE. (
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THE OBJECTS APPEARED RED LIKE LARGE "GOLD FISH* THEY WERE LINE
SIZE OF THESE OBJECTS WAS ESTIMATED AS THE SAME AS THE VESSELS
THAT WERE SEEN EARLIER. THE OBSERVERS DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY
100 FEET AND FLEW ALONG THIS LINE OF OBJECTS. THE WEATHER AT THE
TIME OF SIGHTING WAS: VISIBILITY: SLIGHTLY HAZY, CLOUD COVER:
PRESENT BUT IS TAKING FOLLOW-UP ACTION TO INCLUDE COQRD WITH
NAVAL TLO AND ANY WY UIRED ED RECONNAISSANCE. RECONN SSANCE.
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'FRON AFCIN-1A1 53614 FRON AFCIN-1A1 53614
REFERENCE 5AFICO-C 08131. YOUR REFERENCE 5AFICO-C 08131. YOUR
WERE PART OF
U.S. FLEET AND GOLDFISH WEKE DYE HARKERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SONAR
BJOYS. THE ALERTNESS OF YOUR PILOTS IS COMMENDABLE AND ALTHOUGH NO BJOYS. THE -1 ALERTNESS OF YOUR PILOTS IS COMMENDABLE AND ALTHOUGH NO
FOREIGN INCIDENT INVOLVED, REPORTS FOREIGN INCIDENT INVOLVED, REPORTS OF THIS TYPE TEND S OF THIS TYPE TEND TO POINT UP TO POINT UP
MARENESS OF OF TENSION IN YOUR AREA.
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