DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8680747
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONAtsugi Japan80mi Wyokota Japan
FRAMES6
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Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical METeoR
Yes 0:00 Probably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
D Unknown
10-12 sec 1 Descending
T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White burning objt with 11. COMMENTS Duration and description confd rn
tail.Burned out. to observation of meteor.
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4DTH 7T INTOP 39 YONOTA AD JAPAN
To RJUFAL433 ENT ArB COLORADO
RJEDSQ/ATIC VPAFE OHIO
RU2ZHO/NO ULAF YASH D O C
RJEZNO/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH D C
INFO RJNPKI PACAF HICKAN AFD MATAII C
HJAPAZ/5A7 TUCHU AS JAPAN C
RJAPAU/AIT AD JOINZON AF JAPAN
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UNCLAS 4300-179025.
ACTION: ADC, ATIC, AFCIN, JAFIC. INFOI PFICO-C, ACTION: ADC, ATIC, AFCIN, JAFIC. INFOI PFICO-C, SAF, 400C-1. .
THIS UFO NEPORT I IN THE THIS UFO MEPORT I IN THE FOMAT OUTLINED IN AFR ITLINED IN AFR 2SD-2. A. 1 222-2. A.
DESCRIPTION OF ODJICT: 1. ELONSATED BLOD DESCRIPTION OF OLJICT: 1. ELCNGATED BLOD COHEMAT : JOHEMAT RECTANOULAR. RECTANOULAR.
2. HALF F SISS OF A DIME. S. WITE. 4. ONE 5. N/A 6. FLANING F SISE OF A DIME. S. MHITE. A. ONE S. N/A 6. FLAMING
7. JUIT FLIMING TMAIL. T• NOHE S. HONE D. DEECRIPTION OF 7. JUIT FLLING TIAIL. t. t NONE S. HONE D. DESCRIPTION OF
COURCE oF GBJEOT , 1. I UAL SIOHTING 2. BEARING 35D DEGRIES,
23 DEGRESS AZOVS THE KORIZOU. 3. BEARING 13S DEGRSET, 1S DIGRESS 23 DEGRESS AZOVS THE HORIZON. 3. ECARING 123 DEGRSET, 1S
ABOVE THE HORIZON. 4. DESCENDING ASOIE ARC. 5. TRACKING NORTH TO SOUTK, C.
DICAPPEAMED ARTEH BUMMING OUT. 6. 13 TO 12 ZOONDE.
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PAGE THO RJAPAN 3C
APPEARZD in THE AREA OF THE OF EAVERS V VIPION. T. ANGLE 43 EZGRIEE,
ALTITUDE 5, 03 FIET (APPRS:), 365 DEOREES FROH TOVER. 3. ANGLE -
ABOUT 1D DIGRIIS, DE3 DEGREDS FROM TOYER. 4. CTRAIGHT LINE FROM
SIGHTING TO HORIZON. DIMINISHING AN IT VENT TOWARD THE H HORIZON. 5.
FADED OUT AT HORIZON. 6. APPROXIMATELY TYENTY SECONDE. C. HAN-
ER OF CESENVATION: 1. GROUND - VISUAL. 2. DIEAPPIARED BCFORE
EINOCULARS C COULD BE USED. 3. N/A. D. TIME AND D DATE OF SIGHTING:
OF OBCERVERS: IN THE CONTROL TOMER AT ATEUSI NAS. 335.27N/139.27E.
F. IDENTIFYING I INFORMATION ON CESERVERS: PRIVATE J.L. WALL,
ATSUSI NAS MARINE BARRACKE. A2C E.V. VOTLUN, CONTHCL TOVER,
ATSUGI NAE. A3C R.A. FORMAN, EASE OPERATIONT, ATSUGI NAC, AIC H. C
C. HANK", -HIFT CUPERVIIOR OF T THE CONTHOL TOWER, ATFUCI NAS. A1C
HANKS SUENITTED THIO REPORT TO DIT NER 2, AIST AIR DIVI ION. THE -
FOURTH MAN IN THE TOVER AT ATSUCI NAS WAS A JMFDF PO3 EVY THE FOURTH MAN I IN THE TOVER AT ATSUCI NAS NAS A JMFDF PO3 BY THE NAME NAME (
OF KUHARA KOPERATING KOPERATING INITIALS "KILO INITIALS "KILO CHARLIE"), THE OBFERVER 7 CHARLIE"). THE OBFERVER ARE ARE
USUALLY RELIANLE. G. VZATHEN AND VINDS: 1. VISTEILITY 6 MILES USUALLY RELIARLE. G. VEATHEN AND VINDS: 1. VISTEILITY 6 MILES
"ITH HAZE AND THOKE, NO CEILING, VIND: AT E K "ITH HAZE AND THOKE, NO CEILING, WIND ATEK KNOT: FROM 175 DEGREES.
2. FROM AT:UGI NAS WS: KREPORTING ALTITUDE, DEGREE AND KNOTE).
CURFACE 213/7; 6,038 24215, 13,300 258/20, 1 CURFACE 213/7; 6,033 123, 16,039 262/55, 20,220 16,839 262/35, 20,230
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663/51, 13,189 273/55, 53,310 263/54, AND 57,333 273/59. 3. NO
CEILING.4 4 MILES, H & K. 5. 3/1S. 6. NONE. 7. TEMP. 6G (
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TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO
RJEDSO/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER VRIGHT DASH PATTERSON AFE OHIO
RJEZHOANOS USAF A AFCIN NACH D C
RJEZNC/EECERTARY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIE "ASH D C
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UNCLAS/4100-1 61-3024. UNCLAS/410C-1 61-3024.
DIVISION KADCO), APO DIVISION KADCO), APC THIS REPORT IS IN THE FORNAT OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT IS IN THE FORNAT OUTLINED IN
AFR AB3-2. A. DESGRIPTION CF OEJECT. 1. BALL. 2. ABOUT THE AFR A32-2. A. DESCRIPTION CF OEJECT. 1. BALL. 2. ABOUT THE
SIZE OF A NICKEL, HELD AT ARMC LENGTH. 3. YELLON - WNITE. 4. SIZE OF A NICKEL, HE ARMS LENGTH. 3. YELLON - UHITE. 4.
ONE. 5. N/A. 6. FLAMING EALL. BALL EALL. BALL KOR H KOR HEAD) VERY BRIGHT. 7. HEAD) VERY ERIGHT. 7.
DIMINISHING TAIL, AEOUT A FOOT IN LENGTH IN RELATION TO 2 ABOVE,
AND NOT NEARLY AS ERIGHT AS THE BALL. S. NO SOUND. 9. A VERY
HIGH VELOCITY KIPEEDY AND KOVINS IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE IN RELATION
TO T THE GROUND. E. DECCRIPTION CF COURLE OF CBJECT: 1. ORJECT
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152 0542, 25,213, 120 4- •I LAOH, YOXOTA AL, 312M 2
3ILS "ET. 5. TIME AD EXTS C7 12x1o: 1. 1742563 MM 9 2.
DUX 3. LOONTION OF O1:ENVERT 1. 35AMH 137IER 7. 1DLNTIFYLG
ATHFI, COMEAT PILOT, 3 SEIMALLY MELIAILE. G. WEATHIA AND TITE
AFOFT CONDITION: AT TINE AND PLACE OF :IONTINGS: 1. PARTIAL (
ODCURATION, 75 HUEMED TOATTEREL, H1C MOKEN, 4 MILE, HOKE AND
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HAZE. 2. EACT -3 KTS,, 24D I DEGREEC 17 KT" AT 6,93D, 255 DIGECSS
21 KTS AT 18,333, 259 DIGREES 4D KTS AT 16,850, 260 DICRES 49 KTS (
AT 23,992, 270 DIGRBES 49 KTS AT 30,029, 260 DEGREES 54 KTS AT
52,335. 3. 25,339 FT VI51EILITY 4 MIL25. 4. 25,808 FT
VILIBILITY A MILE . 5. E'1S KY SEVIRACE AT 25,323 FT ERTHMATED.
s. NONE 7 7. NOTHING AT THAT TIE. S. IONE M. M/A I. N/A.O
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LATOHELDER,19, 4, A03366511, 0B:ENVER DECLARED THAT OLJECT FURNED
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