PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
30 Aug 61 Naha AB, Okinawa Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloen
Local_0247 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 301147Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical METER
Yes Prabably Astronomical
No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other.
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
5 min 12 Varied Unknown
10. BRIEr sUMMARY oF SIGHTING Aprox 12 objts ea appear 11. 10. BRier summaRy Of siGhtino AprOx 12 Objts ea Description of sighthing has
ings ing separately. Trail separately. Trail aprox 4" long at aprox 4" long at arms all characteristiacs all characteristiacs of a meteor shower. It a meteor shower. It
length. Increasing glow next to star. glow next to star. Appearedis Appearedis probably August probably August shower which starts on 25t showe which starts on 25t
30°elev, 200 30° elev, 200 az. Disappeared (aprox 8 of and ends in Sep. Coordinates of and ends in Sep. Coordina tes of apparent apparent
them) at 5° elev 135 az. Others 20° elev and them)at 5° elev 135° az. Others 20° elev and origin of shower 355+9 coincides with origin of shower 355+9 coincides with
220° az due to nearby electric 220°az due to nearby electric lights glow. location indicated by witness as origin
Flight paths were long arching curves except curves except of objts. Fact that witness indicated
for several that performed abrupt angular that objts were going away fm him is due that objts were going away fm him is due
changes of direction with no apparent change to an optical illusion. There is no reason to an optical illusion. There is no reason
in speed. Speed was tremendous. to identify these objts as other than toidontit
meteors.
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RR RJEDCO I SEP 61 13 222
DE RJAOKA 174D HEUFO (
P 310915Z
FM 313 AIRDIV KADENA AFE OKINAWA x2A
TO RJEZHO/COFS USAFN
RJEZHG/OSAF WASH DC C
RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFE OHIO C U
INFO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII INFO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFE HAWAII C
RJAPZ/SAF FUCHU AS JAPAN
ET U C
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UFO SIGHTING. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 15 AFR 200-2: A (12 UNKNOWN
(2) HEAD OF PIN_(3) UNKNOWN (4) APPROXIMATELY TWELVE (5) NMNE. EACH
APPEARED SEPARATELY. (6) NONE. (7) TRAIL APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES
LONGAT ARM,S LENGTH. (8) NMNE. (9) NONE. B (12 INCREASING GLOW
NENT TO STAR. (2) 30 DEGREE ELEV, 20D DEGREE AZIMUTH. (3) APPROX (
EIGHT DISAPPEARED FIVE DEGREE ELEV, 135 DEGREES AZIMUTH. OTHERS 20
DEGREES ELEV AND 22D DEGREES AZIMUTH DUE HO NEARBY ELECTRIC LIGHTS
GLOW. (4) FLIGHT PATHS WERE LONG ARCHING CURVES EXCEPT FOR SEVERAL" (
THAT PERFORMED ABRUPT ANGULAR THAT PERFORMED ABRUPT ANGULAR CHANGES OF DIRECTION WITH NO APPARENT CHANGES OF DIRECTION WITH H NO APPARENT
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STELLABOTTE, ARMAND, CAPT USAF, E23 AC&W SGDN OJT OFFICER. RATED
COMMAND PILOT IN RECIPROCATING ENGINE AIRCRAFT. ESTIMATED RELIA-
BILITY F-3. BILITY F-3. G. EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAR. (2) SURFACE: CALM 6OBZFT: EXCEPTIONALLY CLEAR.
101 DEG 12KTS/11,20DFT:
29D DEG 11 KTS/30,330FT 293 FEG 11KTS/52,320FT 11Z DEG 23KTS/E0,300: EST 293 DEG 11 KTS/30,300FT 390 FEG 11KTS/52,020FT 110 DEG 23KTS/83,200: EST
110DEG 25KTS. (3) 2,D0Z BROKEN, VERY LIGHT RAIN. (4) 11 MILES (5)
5/10 CUMULUS AT 2,00D FT: 3/11 ALTICUNULUS AT 11,30OFT. (6) NONE.
(7) NO TEMPERATURE INVERSIONG WERE OESERVED. H. NONE I. NONE.
J. RAWINSONDE ELOON RELEASED FROM KADENA AE AT 1057Z APPROX 11 MIN U
LIGENCE NCOIC 313 AIRDIV. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SIGHT- (
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ING. NO ING. NO CONCLUSION CAN BE CONCLUSION CAN EE DRAWN FROM THE INFORMATION REPORTED. L. (
NONE NONE
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