DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE7814733
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONMisawa Japan
FRAMES7
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MOVING AT’ SLOW KATE OF SPEED NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS MISAWA AB CiiA
JAPAN PD AFTER APPKOXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES THE CLOUD APPEARED TO
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THE SIDES PD ONE WITNESS REPORTS FORMATION OF TWO OF THESE BALLS CHA
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THE CLOUD ASSUMED THE SHAPE OF A DOUGHNUT WITH A DARK CENTER PD
IT REMAINED IN THIS CONFIGURATION FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES
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ALL OF WHOM OBSERVED ALL OR PART OF THE PHENOMENA AT MISAWA AB CMM
JAPAN PD PAKT TWO PD ALFA PAREN SEVEN PAREN ALL WITNESSES AGREE UPON
REINTERVIEWS ONLY ON REDDISH ORANGE BALL APPEARED PD ONE AMERICAN
WITNESS CMM AND AMATEUR ASTRONOMER CMM DID NOT SEE THE OBJECT UNTIL
THE REDDISK CRANGE BALL HAD SUBSIDED AND THE CLOUD HAD ASSUMED A
VOUGHNUT SHAPE PD THIS WITNESS FURTHER STATED THAT THE CLOUD PASSE
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Request for Evalustion of UFO Report
12 July 1960
WULI-LA2C
le “equest a check be made of the following reports, copy to your
office, to determine if a satellite or carrier ws responsisle for the
Sightings. '
te QM message 2160-23591, dsied 6 July 1940.
be QB ress 2160-23728, tated 6 July 1960.
Ce WF 2005226 T60=-23495, and 23496, dated 6 July 1960.
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