PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. DATE
Wes Bolloon
28 Jul 61 Misawa (FB, Japan Misawa FB, Japan 000 Probably Bolloon
Possibly Bafloon
3. DATE-TIME CROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
0 Ground-Roder 0 Ground-Rader Was Aireraft
Local_2216 XXCXGround-Visual XX.CXGround-Visuel 00D 00D Probobly Aircraft
Air-lntercept Rador Possibly Airtralt Possibly Aireralt
GMT GMT 28/13162 AinVisud
3. SOURCE D Was Astronomical MErcK Wus Astronomical MErcK
5. PHOTOS D0 GX Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
Yos 0 Possibly Astronomicel Possibly Astronomicel
XONNG Mlitory
OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
7. LENGTH 000 Insufficient Data for Evalvatior
Unknown
1. E
lmin n. cOMMENTsObjt of sighting was probably
10. sRiEF sUMMARY oF siGHTINO l white objt appeariNg
point of light equivalent to 2nd mag star, a slow meteor. Absence of a trail can
as probably be attributed to relatively lo
lobserved 70° above horizon at 260 az. In view
min disappeuring behind obstructions at velocity of meteor and fact that due to
1 a full moon this was a bright night. It
20° elev at O8Oaz. Straight flight w/no
is probable that meteor wes in sight for
maneuvers. such a long period of time was due to
some overestimation on part of witness.
TIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) TIC FORM 329 (R2V 26 SEP 52)
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INOLASSIFIED "Dutoe
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00 RJEDSQ 28 JUL 61 21 562 AFR30i,80-20
2Jan6
DE RJWZKD 108 ODERA
0 2817102
1
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/UHQ USAF AFCIN WASHINGTON 25 D C
RJEZHQ/SECRATARY FO THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON 25 D C -x0
RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RJAPAZ/COMDR 5AF FUCHU AIR STAION JAPAN
BT 3 MOID -2724
THREE MINE OID RPT OID ONE BASH TWO SEVEN TWO FOUR PD
UFO RPT UFO CLN REFERENCE RPT AFR TWO ZERO ZERO
COURSE OF OBJECT ALPHA) PD WHAT FIRST CALLED ATTENTION OF OBSERVER TO
S OF OBJECT CLN LOST BEHIND
/ THREE PD MANNEROF
CLN ONE MINUTES ×
(CHARLIE) PD NOVEMBER R SLASH ALPHA  FOUD PD TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING

4 4123-
ECHO CMM MISAWA AIR BASE C ECHO CMM MISAWA AIR BASE
OBSERVERS CLN OSBORN CMM ARTHUR LL MAJOR CMM FOUR FIVE TRS RPT TRS ARTHUR LL MAJOR CMM FOUR FIVE TRS RPT TRS
CMM COMDR CMM DELIIA CMM RALPH CC CAPT CMORFOUR FIVE TRS RPT TRS CXH CMM COMDR CMM RALPH CC CAPT CM FIVE TRS RPT TRS CXH
PILOT WADDLE CMM DANNIE IT JR FOUR FIVE TRS RPT TRS CMN PILOT CMM Tr TIIr
PRN CAPT PRN HUMPHREY CMM JOHN BR FOUR FIVE TRS RPT TRS PILOT PRN
CAPT PRN LEE CMM HOMER RR CAPT CMM FOUR FIVE TRS CPT GS CMM PILOT
MCVAY CMM JULIAN CC ONE LT RPT LT CMM FOUR FIVE TRS RPT TRS CMM PILOT
OSCAR APOS GRADY CMM ROBERT JJ CAPT CMM FOUR FIS RPT FIS CMM
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PACE THREE RJWZKD 108
MAINTENANCE PIERSON CMM LYLE CC CAPT CMM FOUR FIS RPT FIS CMM
DTLOT ADOUT ADA SUDCES Or
ZERO FEET
6 0 35
SIOFZERO DEGREES AT THREE 2 ZERO KTS
2 8
RPT KTS TWO ZERO CMM YERO ZERO ZERO DEGREES AT
3 O 6 26
THREE ZERO KTS TWO SIX
O FIVE I
ZERO KTS
3 0 o
CLN THREE ZERGVZERO DEGREES AT ONE KTS 1 RPT KTS CHARLID)PD CEILING CLN
8. 0
EIGHT CMM ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET CMM BROKEN CMCLNONE EIWE

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URE GRADINET T CLN
PRN DEGREES CENTIGRADE PRN DEGREES DEGREES SIX CMM ZERO
0 1 3
FEET CLN ONE SEVEN FEET CLN ONE SEVEN DEGREES ONE ZERO DEGREES ONE ZERO CMM CMM 2 ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET ZERO FEET
0 8 O
CLN NINE DEGREEF ONE SIX CMM ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET FEET CLN MINUS ONE DEGREE IMINUS ONE DEGREE
A 2 2 3 3
TWO TWO ZERO CMM 2 CMM ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET CLN ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET CLN MINUS MINUS NINE DEGREE DEGREE THREE ZERO CMM
PAGE FOUR RJWZKD 108
B - 2 8 5
ZERO ZERO ZERO FEET CLN MINUS TWO EIGHT DEGREES FIVE ZERO CMM ZERO ZERO
ZERO FEET I MINUS
NONE X ONE ZERO) PD WEATHER NONE X ONE ZERO PD WEATHER BALLOON BALLOON RELEASED MISAWA AIR RELEASED MISAWA AIR BASE CMM BASE CMM
BETWEEN ONE TWOMRMREE ZERO Z 4 5 2
ZULU CMM TWO EIGHT ZULU CMM TWO EIGHT
3 3 5 5 0 O
JULY ONE NINE SIX ONE PD ALTITUDE ZERO TO FIVE FIVE CMM ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO TO FIVE FIVE CMM ZERO ZERO ZERO
a q. O
FEET CMM HEADING APPRX ZERO NINE ZERO DEGREES PD X ONE ONE PD
COMMENTS COMMENTSC CLN IN VIEW OF RECENT MOVEMENT OF SOVIET SIBER CLASS CLN IN VIEW OF RECENT MOVEMENT OF SOVIET SIBER CLASS
RANGE INSTRMENTATION SHIPS AND NATURE OF THIS SIGHTING CMM THIS
REPORT WAS DEEMED NECESSARY PD SPEED AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
OF THIS SIGHTING TEND TO DISCOUNT WEATHER BALLOON RELEASED FROM
MISAWA AIR BASE SLIGHTLY EARLIER IN EVENING CMM NOWEVER THIS MUST REMAIN
ALPHA POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE SICHTING PD POSITION SLASH TITLE OF
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CLN ONE LT RPT LT SAMUEL HH CLARKE JR PD
INTELLIGENCE OFFICER THREE NINT AIR DIVISION PD X ONE TWO PD PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE OF SIGHTING CLN NONE THIS MESCAGE CLASSIFIED SECRET BECAUSE
IT REVEALS ITELLICENCE INVESTIGATIVE METHODS ANB PROCEDURES PD
SCP RPT OCP DASH FOUR PD
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