PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
14 Sep 60 40 mi SE of Misawa AB, Japan Was Balloon
000 Probably Balioon
TYPE OF OBSERYATION Possibly Balioon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aiscraft
00 Probably Aireroft
GMT. 0908z AirVisud Air-intersept Radar Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE Was Astronomical
OY.s 000 Prabobly Astronomical leteor
O.No Military Possibiy Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Other...
Insulficient Dato for Evaluation
2 sec Unknown
one descending
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS TT. COMMENTS
Greenish white object Greenish white object appeared from aopeared above Description is characteristic of a Description is characteristio of a
overcast overcast and fell straight down and and fell straignt down snd elther meteor.
faied out or disappeared in overcast below. faied out or disappeared in overcast below.
Gbject was circular with a fainttrail of Object was circular with a fainttrail of smoke smoke.
ATIC PORW ATIC FORV3 327 (PEV 26 5HP 57) 265HP 57)
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12. CONCLUSIONS
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Was Balloon
Japan 0 Probobly Balioon
14 Sep 60 hO mi SE of Misawa AB, 0 0 Possibly Balioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERYATION a Was Aiscraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor Probobly Aireraft
Local_ Air-intercepl Radar a Possibly Aireralt
GMT 0908z AirVisual Was Astronomicol
5. PHOTOS 3. SOURCE 000 Probubly Astronomical Meteor
OY.s Military Possibly Astronomical
ONo 9. COURSE Insufficient Data for Evaluation Other
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 000
Unknown
2 sec one descending
TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
appeared from appeared from above Description is charaeteristic of a Description is charaeteristie of a
Greenish white object Greenish white ob.ject either meteor.
overcast and fell overcast and fell straignt down and straigat down and elther
faied out or disappeared faled out or dirappeared in overcast in overcast below. below.
Object was circular with a fainttrail of smokel Object was circular with a fainttrail of smokel
ATIC PORM 329 (PEV 26 SEP 57)
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