PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
13 June 1963 Qx Was Balloon
Misawa AB, Japan 00 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local. Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT_13/1200Z AinVisual Air-Intercopt Rador Possibly Aircralt
3. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
34 min 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one rising Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round object like an a/c landing light moving Observation descriptive of Balloon
in an arc of about 3 ft for 8-10 movements. launch with haze, inversion and
Disappeared suddenly. WX overcase with surface reflection of the beacon light on
inversions at l200 , and 2l000 ft. the balloon adding to the misinterpre-
Haze layer at 1200 ft Object moving side to tation of the object. Case evaluated
side with sudden accelaration upward. Disappearedas a Wx balloon.
inlabout lo seconds after started rising.
Observation of object estimated to be about
250 yds S of Misawa AB. Green tint after object cso yas S or Misawa Ab. Green clnt alcer ooJecp /
started to rise. Green and white beacon alter- started to rise. Green and white beacon alter-
nating over area every few seconds. nating over ar seconds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 SEP: 52)

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SMB B226
ZCZCHQB173ZCQJD383
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUAUAF 14G
P 131700Z
FM 39 ADIV ADCC MISAWA AB JAPAN
ZNR
TO RUWGAL/ADC ENT AFB COLORADO
RUCDSQ/aIR FORCE SySTEMS cOMmAND fRD WPaFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF (AFCIN) WASHINGTON D C
RUEAHQ/SEC OF AIR FORCE (5AFOI)SWAS RUEAHQ/SEC C OF AIR FORCE D )C
BT
UNCLAS/390ID/39 A0D 6-13-30/UF0 REPORT
THE FOLLOWING REPORT FOLLOWS IN THE FOLLOWING REPORT FOLLOWS IN MAT IN r a
AFR 200-2 AS AFR 200-2 AS I INDICATED: INDICATED:
PARA 14A (1) ROUND-LIKE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT PARA 14A (1) ROUND-LIKE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT
(2) NICKEL
(3) WHITE, CHANGING TO GREEN TINT
(4)ONE(1)
(6) NONE
(7NONE
(8) NONE

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAAF MESSAGE BRANCH
UMLASSIFIO MESSAE
AF IN : 58036 (13 Jun 63) Pg 2,of 4
PAGE TWO RUAUAF 14G
() NONE
PARA 14B (I) CCIDENTAL SIGHTING OF BRIGHT LIGHT
(2) 40/300
(3)90/360
LIGHT SOURCE MOVING IN ARC OF ABOUT
THREE (3) FEET. AT ORIGINAL POINT FOR 8-10
MOVEMENTS. THE OBJECT OR LIGHT SOURCE
THEN TRAVERSED FROM ORIGINAL POINT, THEN TRAVERSED FROM ORIGINAL POINT,
TO POINT OF DISAPPEARANCE WITH SUDDEN TO POINT OF DISAPPEARANCE WITH SUDDEN
APPARENT ACCELERATION, IN ABOUT 10 SEC APPARENT ACCELERATION, IN ABOUT 10 SEC
14B (5) FADED OUT AS APPARENT ELEVATION INCREASED
14B (6) 3-4 MINUTES
14C (1) GROUND-VISUAL
C (2)NONE C2)NONE
1 4D (1) 131200Z
(2) NIGHT
1 4E 250 YDS SOUTH OF MISAWA AB TOWER
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STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFED MESSAGI
INCO
AF IN : 5 58036 (13 Jun 63) Pg 3 of 4
PAGE THREE RUAUAF 14G
SECURITY GUARD
USUALLY RELIABLE
14G2) WINDS: SURFACE 5KTS/SE
10M 270/10
20M 220/10
30M 250/70
(3) 23,000
(4) 4 MI, HAZE
1 4E (5) OVERCAST
(7) SURFACE INVERSION 1200', 85 (7) SURFACE INVERSION 0', 21,000'
14H. TROPOSPHERE 43,000'
04JGM NO REPORTED OR 04JGM NO REPORTED OR OBSERVED OBSERVED TRAFFIC AT
TIME OF SIGHTING. -
GORK 2LT THEODORE W. TOWL GORK 2LT THEODORE W. TOWL
OPERATI ONAL OPERATI ONAL INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE BRANCH :190IGL
DUE TO HAZE DUE TO HAZE LAYER *
T GPWPPJNV AND POSSIBLITY T GPWPP.INV AND POSSIBLITY
ON REFLECTION FROM A SOURCE SUCH AS
AN AIR FACILITY ROTATING BEACON, COLORED
WHITE AND GREEN, IF A DENSE AND VARIAOLE MOISTURE
PATTERN WERE PRESENT, SUCH TINTING
AND MOVMI PEAR. HOWEVER, THE
INTENSITY ON THE REPORTED LIGHT SOURCE

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STAFFMESSAGE BRANCH LNCJAR 0 hislagi
INCOMING
AFIN: 58036 (13 Jun 63) Pg 4 of 4
PAGE FOUR RUAUAF 14G
DOES NO COINCIDE WITH THE ABOVE
CIRCUMSTANCES, NOR DOS THE GREEN TINT
AFTER START OF MOVEMENT ALLOW FOR
BEAM REFLECTION, SINCE GREEN AND WHITE
BEACON ALTERNATES OVER SAME AREA
EVERY FEW SECONDS
BT
13/1739Z JUN RUAUAF
NOTE: ADV CY TOI NIN, DIA/CIIC