PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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} 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
| 10 Sep 59 Camp Kinser, Okinawa OQ Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION QO Possibly Balloon
“7 ; 0 Was Aircraft
Local 0-Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar O Probably Aircroft
7 TAS ‘
CMT 11194 0 Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical i
D Yes (1X Probably Astronomical io beor
Xt Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE O Other
oO ancient Data for Evaluation
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35-40 sees 6-8 West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Hach opj sighted singly as a point source The observers probably saw meteors
of light, color white & yellow. Objs moved| fm the Piscids shower, which are
at jet-like speeds ub apparently low comparatively slow meteors.
elt. Objs appeared to oscillate, rodl é
dart. Objs disappeared out of sight rapid:
ascending.
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JUNCLAS EFT 0/3ROC-IU-9-157. UFO. FOR AFCIN AND SAFIS
USAF ALL OTTHER ADDRESSESS FOR INTELLIGENCE, REFERENCE PARAGRAPH
11, AFR 200-2, DATED 5 UEB 58. DATA IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:
ITEM ALPHA: DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS: (1) SHAPE: POINT SOURCE

OF LIGHT-STAR-LIKE. €2) SIZE: UNKNOWN, (3) COLORs WHITE AND

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YELLOW. (4) (NOMBER OF OBJECTS: SIX TO EIGHT, (5) FORMATION:
OBJECTS WERE SIGHTED SINGLY EACH TIME. (6) N/A. (7) N/A.

(8) NO SOUND REPORTED. ¢9) N/A. ITEM BRAVO: DESCRIPTION OF
COURSE OF OBJECT: (1) OKSILERS REPORTED SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF
BRIGHT WHITE-YELLOW LIGHTED OBJECT MOVING AT JETJALIKE SPEEDS AT

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SERVICE NUMBER 637644, ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION,
3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING CORPORAL R. JOHNSON, USMC, SERVICE
NUMBER, 1826251, ORGANIZATION; "1" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD
MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING SGT H. GLISSON, SERVICE NUMBER 1384928,
ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT;
ACTING GUNNERY SGT PERRY, SERVICE NUMBR UNKNOWN, ORGANIZATION;
BULK FUEL PLATOON, 3RD FORCE SERVICE REGIMENT. RELIABILITY OF
OBSERVERS CANNOT BE JUDGED.HOWEVER, INDIVIDUALS APPEARED TO

BE SINCERE IN REPORTING OF INFORMATION ON OBJECTS. ITEM GOLF:
WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF
IGHTING: (1) OBSERVERS REPORTSBRIGHT MOONLIGHT NIGHT WITH
SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS. (2) AIR FORCE WEATHER REPORT, 157M

WEATHER SQUADRON, KADENA AIR BASE: SURNACE WINDS, 999 DEG 4 TO 6

KNOTS, 6,823 FT @9% DEG 14 KNOTSV,; 18,229 FT #92 DEG 8 KNOTS, 16,999
FT i143 DEG 5 KNOTS, 29,299 FEET 143 DEG 6 KNOTSBN 39,899 FT 16% DEG
S KNOTS, 53,939 FT 178 DEG 4 KNOTS, 89,999 FT 979 DEG 28° KNOTS.

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APPARENTLY LOW ALTITUDE. (2) AZIMUTH OF OBJECTS WHEN SIGHTED:
EAST NORTHEAST, APPROXIMATELY @65 DEGREES TRUE. (3) AZIMUTH

OF OBJECTS UPON DISAPPEARANCE: WEST SOUTHWEST, APPROXIMATELY
245 DEGREES TRUE. (4)3 FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS: OBSERVERS
STATED OBJECT APPEARED TO BE MOVING HORIZONTALLY IN A STRAIGHT
LINE AT VERY HIGH SPVEEDS. OBJECTS DESCRIBED BY OBSERVERS AS
OSCILLATING, ROLLING, AND DARTING. (5) OBJECTS DISAPPEARED OUT
OF SIGHT RAPIDLY ASCENDING IMA WEST SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. ALL
OBJECTS BEHAVED IN SIMILAR MANNER. (6) DURATION OF SIGHTING:

EACH OBJECT VISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELYE35 TO 4@ SECONDS, ITEM

COCOA: MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND-VISUAL.(2) N/A. ZI
(3) N/A, ITEM DELTA: TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (1) 1119-12592
10 SEP 59, (2) LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT - BRIGHT MOONLIGHT
AVAILABLE. ITEM ECHO: LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: COORDINATES

| 2624N/12748E, CAMP KINSER MARINE BASE LOCATED TWO AND ONE-HALF
NAUTICAL MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF KADENA AIR BASE,3 5(8,-2-.
ITEM NOXTROT: INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: (1) N/A. (2) THE
FCLLOWING MILITARY PERSONNEL OBSERVED OBJECTS: 2LT J. BOWLES,
USMC, SERVICE NUMBER @75991, ORGANEZATION "I" COMPANY, 3RD

BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING SSGT R.G. SAVELL, USMC,

KEL CEILING 2,099 FEET. (4) VISIBILITY TEN MILES.S(5) CLOUD
COVER, SCATTERED. (6) NO THUNDER STORMS IN THE AREA. ITEM

HOTEL THROUGEHT JULIET: N/A. ITEM KILODC OFFICER PREPARING
REPORT: CAPTAIN CHESTER A. BARCHIESI, 24987; POSITION: CHIEF,

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OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, 313TH AIR DIVISION, APO 239.U
POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS NO APPARENT EXPLANATION CAN BE STETED,
HOWEVER, A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT KADENA AR BASE AT
APPROXIMATELY 1190Z 16 SEP 59. BALLOON MAY POSSIBLY HAVE CON-
TAINED LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL
PART OF ELECTRONIC TRACKINGSEQUIPMENT. ITEM LIMA: NO PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE AVAILABLE.

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