PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8235208

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONEof Formosa

FRAMES3

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US ARIC MAIL SHEP PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
21 Oct 60 E or Formosa 0 Was Bolloon
0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OSSERVATION D Possibly Bolloon
Lo cal CI Ground-Vi sual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aleralt
Probobly Aireralt
GUT 21/14402 0 AfnVisuol Alr-Intereapt Rador 0 Possilly Aircroht
5. PHOTOS B. "SOURCE 0 Was Astronomient
aYes Mlitary 0 Prabubly Astronomical ateos
O No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH CF OASERVATION B. NUMBER OF ODJECTS 9. COURSE D Othe
8 min 00 Insulliclent Dotd lor Evaluation
one ESE Unknown
10. BRISF SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11. COMAENTS
Large white flane leaving prominent vapor Large white flame leaving prominent vapor trail trail Very little information; hovever desurip Very little information; however desurip
lasting 8 min - unlike meteor. Terrific apeed. apeed. tion is characteristic of a meteor.
Object disappeered ond the trafl persistdi Object disappeared ond the trafl pornistdi
for 8 min. Object asoumed to have been for 8 min. Object asoumed to have been
in sight for relatively ohort duration in sight for relatively uhort duration
due to mantion of terrific speed.
ATIC FORM 329 (RRV 26 SEP 52)

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RECEIVED
NNN 240cr60 0825
ATIC 22
V
RBA64 C
J
BZCSOA836ZCQYD651
PP RJEDSQ
ZDK
KHA955 KHA955 10
PP RJAOKA RJAPAA RJHPKM RJEDSO RJEZHO RJHPKM RJEDSO RJEZHQ RJWFAL
DE RJAOKH 123
PR 212204Z
FM OKINAWA ADCC NANA AB OKI FM OKINAWA ADCC NAHA AB OKI
TO RJNFAL/AIR TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND COMMAND ENT AFB COLO ENT AFB COLO
5 ODO
RJEDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHONQ USAF WASH DC
RJEZNQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC
INFO RJNPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RJAOKA/COMDR 313 AD KADENA AB OKINAWA
RJAPAA/SAF FUCHU AS JAPAN

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BT
UNCLAS/CITE ADCC -10-J420. ATTN: NO USAF AFCIN WASH DC,SECRETARY
OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS ARMY
SYIP TO SHORE NAHA AND TRANSNITTED THIS CONTROL CENTER AT 21/2045Z
QUOTE: FROM MASTER, OCEAN MAIL KECJ O8JECT SICHTED AT 21/1444Z
POSIT 24.19N 1 123.26E LOW ALT. TRAVELIGN 115 DEG TRUE SPD.
TERRIFIC LARGE WHITE FLANE LEAVING PROMINENT VAPOR TRAIL
LASTINS S MIN. UNLIKE METEOR--T* SIGNED MASTER SHIP PATTUOTE
THIS INFO PASSED TO LOCAL NAVAL ORGN. NO ADDITIONAL
INFO AVAILABLE
BT BT
21/2218Z 21/22187 OCT OCT RJAOKH
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