PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Wes Balloon
a1 San 59 Maha, Oxinawe Probably Balloon

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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Local OQ: Ground- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rador
a) /IO“LS7, .
GMT L/10454 O2Air Vi suol 0 Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
0 Yes
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

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8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

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Possioly Balloon

Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Ox Was Astronomicol (125 20r

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Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

11. COMMENTS

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

STAFF MESSAGE DIVISID
| INCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

NCQOMING

INFO! 3 oop, “Sars?
DE RJAOKH 4 ©

P 2426302 ZEX znd

FM FIW 51° /NAHA <1 :

TO RJWFAL -E-T- AFB COLO

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RJEZHQ/ACS I HQUSAF WASH DC

RJEZHO/OIS. HQUSAF WASH DC

RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB TH

INFO RJAOKC/ADIV OEQE KADENA AB OKI

RJAPAA/AF’ 5 FUCHU AS JAP

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UNCLAS/E FT 0/51 WIC 51-9-51, SUBJ IS UFO REPORT. DATA REQD BY AFR
200-2 FOLLOWS: ITEM ALPHA: DESCRIPTIONs:,¢€$> ROUND (2) PEA SIZE-AT
ARM'S LENGTHC3) WHITE TO BURNING RED €4> ONE (5) NONE (6) BRIGHT

FLASH WITH FLAMING TAIL; (7) TRAIL SIMILAR TO ONE FOLLOWING A
METEOR}, (8). NONE# (9) BALL OF FIRE; THERE WAS LIGHTNING IN AREA

PRIOR To- AND FOLLOWING THE INITIAL SIGHTING, ITEM BRAVO: DESCRIPTION

OF COURSE OF OBJECT: €1) FLASH OF LIGHT SEEN BY OBSERVERS. (2)

972 DEGREES AZIMUTH; ABOVE 4Q@M FEET ALT. (3) AZIMUTH THE SAME AS ITEM

BRAVOC2), OBJECT SEEM TO BURST APART AND THEM DISAPPEARED FROM.

SIGHT AS A METEOR WOULD AFTER HITTING. THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE3(4)

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
( {TAF MESSAGE DIVISIG

ANCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING 4

Ay IM : 54036 (24 Sep 59)

CAME DOWN AT APPROX GPUP DEGREE ANGLE TO EARTH’S SURFACE$(€5) TRAIL

DISAPPEARED GRADUALLY JQ THE, SOUTH“IN A STRAEGHD-L.INE;(6> “42° SECONDS.

ITEM CHARLIE: MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND-VISUAL AND
AIR-VISUAL}(2) 1-T33 AND 1-F102, NO. 3379; 35,000 FT; 092 DEGREES;
IAS-275 KNOTS; HOME STATION: NAHA AB OKI. ITEM DELTA: TIME AND DATE
OF SIGHTINGS: ¢1) 21/1045Z SEPT 59; (2) NIGHT. ITEM ECHO: LOCATION
OF OBSERVERS: AIRBORNE OBSERVERS WERE 35NM SW OF NAHA AB OKI.
GROUND OBSERVERS APPROX; 261159N-1273830E IN CONTROL TOWER AT NAHA
AB OKI, ITEM FOXTROT: IDENTIFYING INFO ON OBSERVERS: (1) NONE (2)
KELLY, JOHN P, CAPT., 16FIS, NAHA AB OKI3PILOT; RELIABILITY
ESTIMATED GOOD; MARTIN, HUBERT, CAPT., !6FIS, NAHA AB OKI.,PILOT,
WELIABILITY ESTIMATED GOOD; SMITH, JAMES,1/LT, 16 FIS, NAH AB OKI.,
PILOT, RELIABILITY ESTIMATED GOOD; NIXON, JAMES W, TSGT,1252D AACS,
AHA AB OKI., CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR, RELIABILITY ESTIMATED GOOD;
AMRON, BOBBY G, TSGT,,1252D AACS, NAHA AB OKTy, CONTROL TOWER

S&S

OPERATOR, RELIABILITY ESTIMATED GOOD. ITEM GOLF: WEATHER AND WINDS
AT TIME “AND: PLACE OF SIGHTING:(1) SCATTERED Bah IRE VISIBILITY 7 7
MILES; THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EAST WITH LIGHTNING IN. EASTH THRU
SOUTH, (2) 15AWS, NAHA AB OKI wx RPT AS FOLLOWS: SURF ACE$-950

S9EGREES .AT 6-12 KNOTS$ 6090 FT 979 DEGREES AT 15 <NOTS: 1S, 220 -

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> Gael CLASSIFIED MESSAGE *
INCOMING.

AS IN 54036 (24 Sep 59)

EFT: 089 DEGREES AT 1@ KNOTS; 16, Bee FTs 352 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS;
220,080 FIs oe DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS; 30, 080 FT: @18 DEGREES AT 10

. KNOTS; 50, 200 OLY 010. DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS; 80, O20 FT: O08 |

DEGREES AT 10 ‘NOTS. (D> 15,2900 SCATTERED, .302083. CATTERED, AND

32, B20 SCATTERED(4) 7-10 MILES (5) 1 359 4/8 (6) NONE, BUT aoe eE NS
CUMULUS EAST THRU SOUTH WHICH PROBABLY ACCOUNTED FOR. OBSRVERS

; REPORTS OF LIGHTNING IN EAST THRU, THE SOUTH. ITEM HOTEL:- NO

. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OF: ANY TYPE ITEM INDIA: NO INTERCEPTION

ATTEMPED. ITE(M JULIET: SEE ITEM CHARLIEC3). NO OTHER ACFT IN AREA.
ITEM KILO INTELL OFFICER, 51 FIW, THIS STA. BASED UPON REPORTS OF
OB ERVERS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH OBJECT WAS OBSERVED: AS
INDICATED ABOVE, THIS OFFICE IS CONVINCED THAF OBJECT OBSERVED WAS A
METEOR. ee LIMA: NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AV ATLABCE THIS STATION.

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