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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7815059

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960

REPORTED LOCATION2Mi Eof Miho AB Japan

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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE

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2. LOCATION 12.
Miho ©O Wes Ball
2 mi E of AB, Japan Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Possitty Saticen
ae © Ground: Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar = Prcbetly Aiver oft
cut__ 43/1603 @ Ain Visual O Alr-Intereept Rodor |9 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS ay Ct sparta ol Met
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0 ny Military O Possibly hammaaed -
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EEE
; CO Insufficient Date for Evaluction
5-6 sec one S O Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Oblong object, size of dime to 3/4 size of Description and duration are characteristiic
moon, pale yellow, brilliant white to pale of a meteor. (The IR112 was returned to
white, appeared to have a short tail, speed 4Bla--Library )

about 10,000 mph. Descended to an angle of
45° with flight path of aprox 135-145° Object
seemed to be burning as it disappeared.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

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WHO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location__2 miies E, of Miho AB, Japan ( airborne) ,
Date ils Juiy 1960 _ Hour (Z)__0103I_ to O1OuI

WX, Clear, vis 10 mi, winds westerly at 10 to 43 knots

Description size of dime to

size of moon C@iiow = brilliant

wnite to paie white, appeared to be short teil, speed about 19000 Min, first
seen adout 10 deg elev above acft, at about 200 deg az, descended ta onm anzle

of U5 deg, fiiznt path of approx 135 to 145 deg, ( over )
Direction of Motion _ Southeast

Satellite: (AFCIN-\F3, Phone 69219) None reported to be reentering at
this time.

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) ‘rob meteor

Radar Analysis (A:CIN-4E1) None

Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, etc) --"--~

Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. EuLed out

Other

Evaluation of Source Reliability__Frob reiiable

Analysis and Conclusions: There was no satellite reported to be reentering

at tne time of tnis signtinz. Tne reported speed is excessive for an acit.

Tne witnesses do not give axiy indication of tne distance traveied by the object,
but the description and duration of the signting is charactcristic of a meteor.

Tne IR 112 was returned to Sia.

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object seemed to be burning as it disappeared, seen for 5-6 seconds.

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