PROJECT BLUE BOOK

MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 Oct 60 E of Misawa AB, Japan Wos Balloon
000 Probobly Belloon
3. DATE-TINE GROUP 4. TYPE OF CASERVATION Possibly Balioon
Local 1830 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar o Was Ancraft
0 Probebly Aireralt
CMT 11/09302 30 Ain Visual Alr-Intereep! Rodar 0 Possibly Aircroft
5. PMOTOS 5. SOURCE Was Astronomical
DYes 000 Probobly Astronomical 4 Meteor
20 No Military Possibly Astronomieni
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other...
see D0D 00 Insufficlent Dota for Insufficlent Dota for Evgluation Evaluation
1 1/2 1 1/2 one Unknown
10. BRIEF SUNMARY BRIEF SUNMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Shape of balf of half moon; size of half baseball. moon; size of half baseball. Possibflities that Possibflities that object was a neteor object was a meteor
Orange Orange flash of explosive type. First and last flash of explosive type. First and last ere ere very great. The radiant of the meteor very great. The radiant of the meteord
cned at en cnel at en angle of angle of ' elev of 93° elev of 93° and the azimuth and the azlmuth was probably quite close to being coin-
wa3 325°. cident with the 1: ? sight of the
witness, therefore the absence of reporte witness, therefore e the absence of reportel
lateral velocity. Duration and general lateral velocity. Duration and general
appearance tends to substantiate the
conclusion. Relative large size is probably conclusion. Relative large size is probally
due to the difficulty (normal) of deter- due to the difficulty (normal) of deter-
mining the size of light sources.
ATIC FORM 329 (PEV 26 SEP 52)

RECEIVE
H0A093 130cr60 08 21
PP RJEDSQ 09 057 12 18
ATIC 2
DE RJWEKD 53
P 1207452
7H SOTH ADIV MISAWA AB JAPAN
TO RJEZNO/SEC OF THE AF WASN DC
4824
RJEZHO/NO USAF WASH D C
RJEDSO/ATIC WPAFD OHIO
RJMFAL/AIR R DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO
3 9 2 2 77 3
wdrectegTHREE EAA THREE E NINE OID RPT NINE OID OID OID ONE ONE TWO TWVO TWO TWO THREE PD
AFCIN RPT AFCIN PD PAREN UFO RPT UFO PAREN PD AFCIN RPT AFCIN PD PAREN UFO RPT UFO PAREN PD ONE ONE OCTOBER
1 8 3 C
Z ONE EIGHT THREE ZERO INDIA INDIA CMM A PILOT
C C DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING DIRECTLY OVER BI SEACH EAST OF OF MISAWA MISAWA
ON NINE ZEKO DEGRSE MAGNETIC DIRECTLY OVER BEACH
ZERO FOUR FIVE 20 20
AIR BASE PACEN GOLF LIME THKEE Z PAREN AT TWENTY PAREN TWENTY
ROUSAND YOUSAND 200 000 OBSERVED FLASH OF EXPLOSIVE TYPE : ON THE ON THE
FAET OBSERVED AN ORANGE FLASH OF EXPLOSIVE TYPE FAET AN ORANGE
ORIZON PD AREA IN WHICH PHENOMENA
ho 0 M
ZERO NOVEMBER MIKE DIRECT LINE NORTHEAST ALOFG
THE SOUTHERN COAST " OF HOKKAIDO AND EXTENDING UP ALONG THE SOUTHER
4.
KURILE ISLANDS PD THE SKY WAS CLEAR CIMI NO CLOUDS CIMN WINDS FOUR
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2
IERO KNOTS AT TWO SIX 1 DEGREES PD HO EXPLANATION FON TIT

F 0 1
NONE PAREN (THREE) PAREN FOXTROT DASH OME
7 20,000 00 9 6
SEVEN SIX PAREN TWENTY THOUSAND FEET CMM NINE ZERONDEGREES CHM ZERONDEGREES S CMM
3 00
THREE HUNDRED KNOTS CMM MPSAWA AIR BASE AIR BASE DELTA PAREN 6PARE of dn 6E PAREN of dn
G O 8 8 3 3 0 0 I 3 C
OCT SIX ZERO CMM ONE EIGHT TYREE CMM ONE EIGHT T TYREE ZERO INDIA CMN ZERO ZERO INDIA CMM ZERO NINE THREE ZERO ZERO
M M
ZULU CIM PAREN (TWO) PAREN DARK CHM PAREN (TWO) PAREN DARK CMM NO NOON CHM CLEAR SKY ECHQ PD CMM NO MOON CIM CLEAR SKY ECHO PD
DIRECTLY OVER BEACH I OND MILE EAST GG17M GrG 1M 23 3
EAST OF MISAWA OF MISAWA PAREN GOLE GOLE MIKE T MIKE" THREE
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PACE THREE RJWZKD 53
5 19 6 I
ON NINE ZERO DEGREE HAGNETIC HEADING PANEN
NORZMEAST PAREN FOXTROT PD RUSSELL JJ CHRISTENSON CMM MAJOR CMM
THIREE HINE AIR DIVISION CMN CHIE/ C CMI TACTICAL OPERATIONG CMM
COMPLETELY RELIABLE PD COLE PD PARENONS) PAREN CLEAR SKY CMM NO
4 O 2 6 O
CLOUDS CIM WINDS FOUR ZERO KNOTS AZ TWO SIX ZERO DEGHEES PAREN
GAQ PAREN: FROM MISAWA TO MEURO CM 3
HOMKAIDO CLN CEILING THREE OM
O 1 13

HIGH
7 5 O
HANURO OVER ZERO ZERO OVERCAST CMM
N 2
MILES CHM WINDS NONTH AT T0O zEno KNOTS CMM
SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS CMNI NO THUNDERSTROMS PAREN(COUR) PAREN WINDS
AT VARIOUS DEGREES NOT AVAILABLE PD HOTEL PD NO OTHER CONDITIONS
KNOWN INDIA PD NONE JULIETT PD NONE KNOWN KILO PD THREE MINE AIR
DIVISION INTELLIGENCE OXFICER CIMI CAPTAIN GEORGE LL PD GHIFFITH PD
JINCE THEKE WERE NO AIRPLANES IN THE GENERAL AREA CMM THE
POSSIBILITY OF AN AFTERSURNER SICHTING IS ELIMINATED PD THE
DISTINCTNESS OF THE COMFIGURATION MAKES IT APPSAK TO HAVE BEEN
A MISSILE REENTRY OR HEAVY GUNS FIRING ALTHOUCN THERE IS NO
7 0 E O
RECORD D OF GSDF FIRINGS PD AT TWO ZERO ZERO ZERG ZERO FEET CMM
A.
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FIVE 5
IT IS POSSIDLE TO SEE A BRICHT ODJECT T UP TO AN ESTINATED ONE
0 - 2 D
ZENO DASH TWO ZERO ZERO MILES PD THE OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN OF
CONSIDERADLE SIZEPD THE OBSERVER C COULD HAVE ODSERVED CIN BUT
DID NOT BELIZVE THAT THE PHENONENON MAS LIGHTNING CF NEAT
LIGNTNING DECAUSE OF THE DISTINCTNESS OF THE LIGHT AREA PD
LINA PD NONE PD
BT U
15/1650Z CCT RJWZKD

SECURNTY CLABSIFICATION
JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFI ED
SPACE BELOW KESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
17 20 33
1960,G8T
PRECECENCE TYREMSG (Check) SYMSOL ALCOUNTING CH FFFERSTO CLACSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ACTION RONGHE CUOK RULTI SINGLE
INFO AF OID 1223 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INATRUCTIONS
(G)
ATIC W-P AFB
MISANA AB, JAPAN RTAPA
W/HE2 10-3062-5
239TH ADIV. YOUR MSG OID 1223, DTD 12 0CT 60. NOW DID THE WITTHESS
DETERMINE MHAT THE OBJ SIOHTED WAS AN EXPLOSIVE TYPE PLASH? IT ES
HOGHLY DOUSTFUL THAT SUCH A FLASH WOULD HAVE THE SHAPE AND SHOOTH HIGHLY DOUSTFUL THAT SUCH A FLASH WOULD HAVE THE SHAPE AND SNOOTH
OUTLINES AS REPORTED BY THE WITNESS. HOW WAS THE SIZE OF THB OUTLINES AS REPORTED BY THE WITNESS. HOW WAS THE SIZE OF THE
OBJECT DETERNINED? WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION AND AZDUTH, IN DEORES, OBJECT DETERUINED? WAT WAS THE LEVATION AND AZDUTH, IN DEGREES,
OF THE OBJ MHEN FIRST AND LAST SEEN? WAS THERE ANY NOVENENT OF OF THE OBJ MIEN FIRST AND LAST SEEN? ? WAS THERE ANY NOVEMENT OF
THE OBJ NOTED? IF SO, HOW MUCH AND THE O3J NOTED? I IF SO, HOW MUCH AND IN WHAT DIRECTION? IN WHAT DIRECTION? REO AN REQ AN
ATTEMPT T BE NADE TO DETERMINE IF T BE MADE TO DETERMINE TF THERE WERE ANY THERE WERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES. OTHER WITNESSES.
DATE TIME
14 1255
MONTH YEAR
OCT 1960
SYMEOL SIGNATURE
AFCOI-LE2x Hel
TYHED NAME TYP(OEaPMAMU AND TITLE
Hajor Ro86Fr Frlend
THONK 69216 PRGE HL FAGCH NE. OP 1 PHILIP G. EVAUS
GECURITY CLAFSIFICATION Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components
UNCLASSIFIED
DD FORM 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173. WNICH WILL DE USED LNTIL EXHAUSTED

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RELATING IT TO THE OVERALL DIMENSIONS OF THE FOXTROT DASH ONE
HUNDRED DELT DANOPY PD THE OBJECT OCCUPIED AN AREA OF ONE AND
ONE HALF 18
INCHES WIN THE WITNESS EIGNTEEN INCHES BACK FROM THE
CANOPY PD THE OBJECT WAS FIRST AND LAST SEEN AT AN ANGLE OF
9 3
ELEVATION OF F NINE THREE SEGREES AND THE AZIMUTH-WAS THREE
DEGREES PAREN OR ONE 3 O
DEGREES PAREN OR ONE ZERO THREE ZERO OCLOCK PAREN POSITION WHILE ZERO OCLOCK PAREN POSITION WHILE E ON ON
A A MAGNETIC HEADING O C 9
ZERO NINE ZERO DEGREES PD NO MOVEMENT OF
THE OBJECT WAS NOTED PD THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES PD AT THE THE OBJECT WAS NOTED PD THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES PD AT THE
TIME OF THE INITIAL REPORTING THE FOLLOWING ACENCIES WERE CONTACTED
WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS CLN LOCAL USAF TRAFFIC WITH A NEGATIVE RESULTS CLN LOCAL USAF TRAFFIC CMM CMM JASDF F JASDF I RPT JASDF RPT JASDF
RM GSDF F RIM GSDF RPT GSDF AND ADCC RPT ADCC PD
PN
20/0951Z OCT RJWZKD
UNG
D

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RECEIVED
HQA033KDB027 200cr60 08 32
MN RJEDSQ ATIC (DE0 OCT 20 10 29
DE RJWZKD 36 2
M 200540Z
FM 39TH ADIV MISAWA AB JAPAN 7
TO ATIC WPAFB OHIO WPAFB OHIO 1
BT 3 9 3 9 12 7 7
ETTHREE NINE OID RPT OID ONE TWO THREE NINE PD THREE NINE : PD 362 -3
UZEIO UZ610
REFERENCY YOUR UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE ALFA CHARLIE SLANT FOUR TWO REFERENCY YOUR UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE ALFA CHARLIE SLANT FOUR TWO
ECHO ONE ZERO DASH THREE ZERO SIX TWO DASH ECHO CMM DATED ONE
SEVEN OCTOBER SEHEAL SIX ZERO CMM AND CLASSIFIED SIX ZERO CMM AND CLASSIFIED THREE NINE AIR DIVISION NINE AIR DIVISION
MESSAGE THREE NINE OID RPT OID ONE TWO TWO THREE CHM DATED ONE
TWO OCTOBER SIX ZERO PD THE WITNESS USED THE TERM EXPLOSIVE TYPE
TO DESCRIBE THE SHORT DURATION OF THE SIGHTING PD THE OBJECT DID NOT
HAVE THE INTRINSIC CHARACTERISTICS OF AN EXPLOSION WITHIN ITSELF PD
THE SHAPE AND SMOOTH OUTLINES OF THE OBJECTH AS DESCRIBED REMAIN
AS INITIALLY Y REPORTED PD THE SIZE OF THE OBJECT WAS DETERMINED BY