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CASE REFERENCE6970023

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1960

REPORTED LOCATION34N1303NEJapan3512N1442SE 35N135E

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COMNAVFON JAPAN PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 3lN 13031E 12. CONCLUSIONS
2 February, 1960 Japan 3512N 14425E, 351 135E D Was Balloon
0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Bolloon
Locol Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar D0 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
GMT 0816Z Air Visual Air-Intorcept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical Meteor
nYes a Probubly Astronomical
X No X6 No Military 0 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER BJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other.
000 000 Insufficiant Data Insufficiont Data for Evaluation
Instant one Not Given Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
UFO sighted from 3 aircraft at locations Object evaluated as prcbnble meteor by Object evaluated as prcbnble meteor by
over Japan. Apparent altitude 5-7,Ooo ft. over Japan. Apparent altitude 5-7,ooo ft. reporting officials. In absence of reporting officials. In absence of
evaluated as probable meteor by reporting any contradictory information, concur any contradictory information, concur
officials. officials. with their evaluation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
CONFIDENTIAL STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
FRIORITY
AF IN : 2 24384 (25 Feb 60) x/j1n 4EZ
INFO : CIN
FROM CONMAVEORJAPAN 9
DIG . 250313Z FEB 60
8 MAR 1960
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Classification Cancelied
Da7L
AR 2057 Po03170
TRGIAD 5 fan s
UIGLASSINED
Ae Mete
AFHQ 22 FORM Jua 0-309a
PREVOUS EQTIONS MAY DEUSLD. REPILACES APHQORN OF THIS FORM
GOCETE 1 4AN 51 WHCH IS ON.
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ORT BECAUSE UFO WAS PROB NATURAL PHENOMENON X -
WEATHER
INQUIRED 5AF MSO AND-MSB X NO NFO NOW AVAILABLE BUT DUIT AMPLIFY IF TT
FURTHER INFO DEVELOPS
Classification Cancelled
mies VAISA
DACt
UNCLASSIFIED
REPRODUCTION OF THIS DOCUWENT IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS PROMIBITEO EXCEPT WOTH PERUISSION OF THE ISSUING OFFICE.
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