PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7821551

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONHachijo Jima Island

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE

2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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el Aug Hachijo-Jima Island CG Probably Belleon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION a TeeEny Seren
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T Ne Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTM OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | % COURSE @ 4 el a
O Insufficient Dete for Evaluation

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

White, oblong object. size of matchhead. Had

smoota curved trajectory. Disapreared in
clouds.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $72)

11. COMMENTS

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WOTE: UNCLAS X UFO X CINCPACFLT INST 3€2@.3 X 1. A OBLONG B HEAD 2
9F A MATCH C WHITE D ONE E NOT APPLICASLE F NO G NONE 4 NONE I NONE
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ROUND VISUAL B BINOCULARS C NOT APPLICABLE 4. A 2112142 2 NICHT
js A LAT 32=52N LONG 139-215 ¥. A NONE B LTJG C M HALE USNR

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CAGE TWO RJAPAA 23A

CHIEF QUARTERMASTER RELIABLE 7. A CLEAR ON SURFACE B 249 DEG 12

<NOTS ON SURFACE C UNLIMITED D UNLIMITED E 5 PERCENT F NONE Ss. NONE

9. NONE 19. NONE ON RADAR 14. COMMANDING OFFICER CAPT USN ESTIMATED

CHT BE POSSIBLE AIR MAPS IN TRAINING OFF JAPAN 12. NONE UNOQUOTE

COMMENT: NO REPORT OF UNUSUAL VISUAL SIGHTING OR RADAR OBSERVATIONS
ACA UNITS OF SAPs BELIEVE REORT IS PROBBLY OBSERVATION

“CHO I EXPECTED OVER THIS AREA AT APPROXIMATE TIME OF SIGHTING

ND MEETING DESCRIPTION OF OBSERVATION.

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