DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8689151
DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1961
REPORTED LOCATIONMiyako Jima Air Station
FRAMES5

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0 Probably Belioon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locol 2217 Binoculars
Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
CMT.02/1317Z Probably Aircraft
AirVisual Air-intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
5No Kllitary and Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF CASERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0
5 minutes 0 Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
ong No-S EX Unknown
10. BRIEFS SUMMARY OF SICHTING [11. COMMENTS
Round object, twice the size of a pinhead at Too slow for meteor and duration is
ar's length, blue-wnite. Appeared to be lighied I excessive. Balloon would have been
Color nnd shape comparable to a star. Appearel moving against the wind at altitudes
at 60 deg elevation to the North with compass above 6,Ooo ft. Speed much too slow
reading 350 deg. Disappeared at 60 deg elevation for a/e. The available evidency is
to the South with a compass reading of -- 190 det. sufficient, however no conclusion can surlicren, however no concluslon I can
Hoved across the sky in an aro.Course and Hoved across he sky in o.Course and spoed speld be reached be reached and the and the kase is listed as zase is listed I as
appeared erratic. No sound. appoared tic. No sound. unidentified.
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HQA019 UNCLASSIFIED 11 39
1961J7 2
PP RJEDSQ 7-4E(4F0)
DE RJWZKD 31
P E50S1E2
FM HQ 51ST EIW NAHA AB OKINAWA
TO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 D C
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH 25 D C
RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO Drsete TDr
ZEN/313AD KADENA AB OKINAWA DS.
HAWAII AFR205yP 2124
INFO RJHPKM/FACAF HICKAM AFB 7Janes
RJAPAZ/SAF FUCHU AS JAPAN
ET
IN ONE TWO PARTS
- RECEIVED FROM MIYAKO JIMA
AIR STATION PD RE O ZERO ZERO
DASH TWO PD PART(A)CLN(QNE) ) ROUND SEMI CLN(TWO) CMM TWICE THE SIZE
OF A PIN CMN BLUE BLUE SLAIT UHITE CLN GOLR)CNM ONE CLN SLANT UHITE CLN OLR)CM ONE CLN
Ive) cmm NOT A APFEARED TO BE
LIGHTED CLN@EVEN)CMM NONE OBSERVED
CLN (NINE)CMM COLOR AND SHAPE COMP PARTBCLNONE)
CMM MOVEMENT ACROSS SKY CLN GWO) CMM SIXTY DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
.
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S
ITEM B PD TWO PD IT AFPEARED AS IF SOME ONE HAD TURNED OFF THE LIGHT
5
CLN(SIX) CMM FIVE MINUTES
ISUAL AID PD BINOCULARS
AILABLE AT THIS TIME
CLN (THREE) CMM NOT 5
2 E THREE
ONE SEVEN ZULU CHM FOUR JUNE ONE NINE SIX ONE CLN TWO CMM NIGHT
FD PART CECHO) CLN MIYAKO JIMA AIR STATION PAREN TWO FOUR FOUR FD PART ECHO/CLN MIYAKO JIMA AIR STATION PAREN TWO FOUR
SEVEN NORTH SLANT ONE TWO FIVE ONE EIGHT EAST PAREN ONE NORTH SLANT ONE TWO FIVE ONE EIGHT EAST PAREN ONE / 9 THREE THREE 5
FIVE
NOVEMBER NOVEMBER MIKE R MIKE SOUTHWEST OF NAHA AB OKINAWA PD PART (FOXTROT)CLN SOUTHWEST OF NAHA AB OKINAWA PD PART (FOXTROT)CLN
ONE CMM DCMM AGE TWO SEVEN CMM TECHNICAL CMM AGE TWO SEVEN CMM TECHNICAL
REPRESENTATIVE FOR HAZELTINE ELECTRIC COMPANY CMM RELIABILITY CHARLIE REPRESENTATIVE FOR HAZELTINE ELECTRIC COMPANY CMM RELIABILITY CHARLIE
DASH THREE CLN TWO CMM FIRST LT ROBERT N MONAHAN CMM AGE TWO SIX DASH THREE CLN TWO CMM FIRST LT ROBERT N MONAHAN CMM AGE TWO SIX
CMM WEAPONS S CONTROLLER CMM DET ONE CMM SIB TWO CONTROLLER CMM DET ONE CMM I SIB TWO THREE THREE E ACWRON ACWRON
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FIVE KNOTS CLN EIGHT ZERO CMM ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET CMM TWO THREE
O 2 0
ZERO AT TWO ZERO
UNLIMITED CLN (FIVE) CMM
OWi ACTIVITY TIVITY OR CONDITION R CONDITION
WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING PD D PART (INDIA) CLN NO INTERCEPT OR I T OR
IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN IDENTIFICATION TRAFFIC
OR BALLOON RELEASES PD D PART KILO) CLN MAJOR CRAWFORD CMM CHIEF CMM
INTELLIGENCE LIVISION CMM FIVE ONE FTR INTCP WG PD EXTENSIVE
RESEARCH CONDUCTED CONCERNING IDENTIFI . OR EXFLANATION OF
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UNLIMITED CLN (FIVE) CMM UNKNOWN CLN@IX) CAM NONE KNOWN CLN@EVEN)CMM
ACTIVITY OR CONDITION
WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTING ART (INDIA) CLN NO INTERCEPT T OR
IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN PI T (JULIET) CLN NO KNOWN TRAFFIC
INTELLIGENCE DIVISION CMM FIVE ONE FTR INTCP WG PD EXTENSIVE
RESEARCH CONDUCTED RESEARCH CONDUCTED CONCERNING CONCERNING IDENTIFI IDENTIFICATION ATION OR EXFLANATION OF EXPLANATION OF
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EVIDENCE OR PHOTOGRAPHS PD THIS MESSAGE CLA
IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH ONE EIGHT HARLIE CMM AFR TWO ZERO
ZERO DASH TWO PD SCP DASH THREE DOWNGRADED AT 12 YEAR
INTERVALS; NOT AUTOMATICALEY DECLASSIFIED. DOD) D.R 520010
BT
65/0830Z JUN RJWZKD