PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8602625

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1960

REPORTED LOCATION3350N14220EJapan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
MILITARY MILITARY 12. CONCLUSIONS
2. LOCATION 0 Wes Bolloon
1. DATE 335ON 14220E Japen Probably Bulloon Probably Bulloon
6 Dec 60 00 Possibly Balioon
DATH-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 0 Was Alscraft Was Aiscreft
3. Ground-Visuul Ground-Visuul Ground-Rodur Ground-Rodar 00 00 Probobly Aireroft Probably Aircroft
Locol Locol. Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircroft
06/1118z AlrVisud Air-Intereept Rodur Air-Intereept Rodor Wos Astronomical
GMT. GMT. SOURCE 000 D Probobly Astronomieal meteor nomieal meteor
5. PHOTOS Possibly Astronomieal
CY Mlitary
No 9. COURSE Other. Insufliclant Data for Evoluation
7. LENGTH OF CSSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 000 Unknown
one WSW
2 sec 11. COMAENTS
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Incandesant white with Object viewed by witness possessed all
Ooject size of pinhead. about width of baseball characteristics of meteor. Satellite
White tail. Tail length reentry possibilities were checked and
No sound heard. Attention called by brightness. ruled out dule to absence of an event et
Elevation 30° bearing about 250. Fell to this time and date. There is no evidence
elevation of lo with about 5 of bearing available to indicate that the object was
change to 255. Disappeared by breaking up not meteor.
and extinguishing.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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NAVAL-MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED
NAVY DEPARTIMENT
FSSYORTTY MACTION) DRAFTED DY
PRECEOENCE HINFOD
AP IN : 11915 (6 De0 60) N/W
P061212Z
FM USS GUNSTON HALL
TO CG USAFPAC
HICKAM-AFS
COMNAVFOR JAPAN
COMPHIRGRUVESTPAC
COMNAVPHIL
CNO CNO
CINCPACFLT
ONCLAS X UFO X SIZE HEAD OF PIN X COLOR INCANDESANT UNCLAS X UFO X SIZE HEAD OF PIN X COLOR INCANDESANT WHITE X WHITE X
NUMBER ONE X NUMBER ONE TAIL WHITE LENOTH ABOUT WIDTH OF BASEBALL X NO
SOUND X ATTENTION SOUND X ATTENTION CALLED CALLED BY BY BRIGHTNESS.X ELEVATION 3E DEGREES BRIGHTNESS.X ELEVATION 30 DEGREES
BEARING ABOUT 2S0 FELL TO ELEVATION 10 DEGREES VITH ABOUT
5 DEGREES OF BEARING CHANGE TO 255 X DISAPPEARED BY BREAKING
UP AND. EXTINGUISHING X SEEN ABOUT 2 SECONDS X OBSERVED FROM
SEA LEVEL VISUAL WITH NO OPTICAL AIDS X TIME E 061118Z AT NICHT
Fra
X POSITION 33-5EN 142-20E X SEEN BY J S ECKENROD LIJG USN
ON DUTY AS OFFICER OF THE DECK CONSIDERED EXPERIENCED
WATCH OFFICER RELIABILITY EXCELLENT AND BY FOUR DECK SEAMEN ON
ACCOUNT
OF WEATHER CLEAR WITH 40 PERCENT CLOUD ) COVLR WINDS FR0M 240 ABOU COVER WINDS FROM 240 ABOUT
92 ACT 92 ACT
SECNAV SECNAV UNSECNAV ASTSECNAVRES& DEV 00 09 69B 09M 03 33 34 35 05 06
67 070 70 73 74 67 070 70 73 74 76 S4 IP NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT BFR OMC JCS CSA-SAF CIA 76 S4 (P NAVAIDE FLAGPLOT BFR OMC JCS CSA/SAF CIA
NIG COGARD
DIST: DIST: CIN-14, SAVS-3, 00P-3 CIN-14, SANS-3, 002-3 -21 -21-
AE8GLNO. CIRCUIT NO. OF PAGES Ne O C CATE TINE GROU?
246/DS/RH/2 281 2 1554/06 DEC 061212Z DEC 60
UNCLASSIFIED

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NAVAL MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED NAVY DEPARTMENT
PRECCOENC% (ACTION) RELEASED BV DRAFTED BY EXY. NO.
PRECXDEHCE 6NFO)
35 KTS X CEILING UNLIMITED X SURFACE VISIBILITY 15-20 MILES
CLOUD COVER 40 PERCENT X INDERSTORNS OBSERVED TO THE NORTH
X NO INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TANEN X NO AIRCRAFT
SEEN IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING X COMMANDING OFFICER BELIEVES
OBJECT VAS PROSABLY A METEOR X NO PHYSICAL OBJECT VAS PROBABLY A METEOR X NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE EVIDENCE
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ONTROL NO. CIRCUIT NO. IPAGE oF PAGESTRIHE OF RECEIPY DATE TINE GROUP
246 2 061212Z DEC 5C
UNCLASSIFIED