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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
25 September 65 25/1200z Okinawa
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Mlitary A/C 4
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Investisating official rogards as probable A/c si hting of DO-3
Nine vindow lirhts. FC.ACY .US1
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
10 - 15 Seconds 10 - 15 Seconds Nine lights in shape of round dots. Size of head of pin. Nine lights in shape of round dots. Size of head of pin.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Formation "v" sheped.  Appeared at 7o deg elevation moving Fornation "v" sheped.  Appeared at 70 deg elevation moving to
horizon in lo-l5 seconds. Straight flight. Bluish color.
Ground-Visual Sighting at night. lX dloudy overcast with holes in wercasti Sighting at night. WX dloudy overcast with holes in overcasti
7. COURSE Dark night.
Not Reported Not Reported
8. PHOTOS
Yes
CONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous edltions of this lorm tnay be used.

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B2L 0-00
Unidedtiried Plying Objects (uro)
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ADO, Int AFD, Golorado
Arst, Foret gn'Tochholey Otri, Siright-Petteroorard, Obio
Heedguertoro Oeap (Arnon), Mastdiglon 25, D. 6.
Becre.ary of v.e Air forcs (eakol), Nashingbon 25, D. O.
UFO 2
a. 2. Desoriotion. Deseription. 3
1. Shape - round dota of light. Shape - round dota of lignt.
2. 2. Sise - hond of pin. Sise - hoad of pin.
Color - bluish Mhite. Color - bluish white. in
3.
1. h. Number - nine. nino.
5. Formation - Vee shapod.
6. Mone.
7. None.
B. Gound - noce.
2. 'Deseription of dourse of dbjerns:
1. Hovenent of liihts.
2. engle of olovation.
3. Near Horizon.
4. 4. Straight flight pabh. Straight tlicht path.
5. Vent bohlnd trees.
5. 5. 10-15 covonde. 10-15 0ovonds.
farner of ohsrtabion famner of ohs rtation Hq d2kth Combat Support Group-(82h 0-OB) Hq d2l: th Combat Support Groap-(82h 0-OB)
APO San Francisco 96239 AFO San Francisco 96239
24 jroid-yiswal. ioid-viswal.
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNITED STATES AIE FORCE
2. . OFFICIAL BUSINESS

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1. 25/12003
?. Night
a. Taediately behind Carp Kue Houpital, Okinave. 260 201 doordinatos
1270 50' 5.
2. 1- 1/A.
2. 2. Partlots, Michasl H., RAl9796a8d, UoA Med tenter, Nail Cierk, Partlote, Michaol H., RAl9796a8d, UoA Ned denter, Mai)
appears to be reliable,
2. Cloudy, overpast, holas in bvercast, Cloudy, overpast, holes in overcast, bark.
2. Neather station Kodone Air Dese. Neather station Kodone Air Bece. Mind suriace Oyo/Slcts, Mind surince O90/Slcts,
6000-110/02, 100001-210/02, 160001-260/16, 2 60004-110/02, 100001-210/02, 160001-250/16, E 200001-260/28.
3 3. Moasured 260)' broken. Moasured 2loo' broken.
b. 10 uiles.
5. 6-7/10
5. tone.
7. Attechmont.
2. None.
L. Okinara ADco wns notified and reported no elghtinlg.
j. Local trarfie.
(2) Overfl1ghts: (1) CL-l 25/12305 196001:ynaeod 54 to NE.
C-111 25/10053 37000' p58301 N7 86.S1.
SW at 1 Arrivals: Dd-6 arrived fms Nest at laljn, C-l3o arrived from
SW at 12073, C-130 arrirad fron N8-l2563, C-130 arvived frt4 5w 1229e, rirodfonHEa?
C-l30 arrivod from al 1ll0s, Ko-l35 arrived fion Sd-da524. Heather Cal30 arrivod frow al 1la0s, Ko-l35 arrived fion S-An524. Heather
halloon released frow KAD Wenther station at lllds.  Rotket flrins halloon released frow KAD Wenther gtation at lllds.  Rotket ilrins
from Kaspshine renge with imget-coprdinates 240 3) M 1329 301 , from Kagpshin renge with immget-coprdinates 299 3)' M 1329 301 ,
20907 12 21 5 2021, 3, 121 20 279241N,1334 .C000 W/1103 t25/12006. 6/1103 63-25/12005.
. Cand Opotailane dflider Kaduna Alr tase. Cane Opotaidoe dlicer Kaduna Alr asn.
offloer.
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1. window lights from the Do-ó passen ger plane thnt landed at
Kadena aporoximasely i3 minutes after the óscinated tiite of obseive-
tion. (fine of sighting is estinated as Che observer did not have a
wotch.) The landing runway at Kadene Air Bnse at that tine would have
been O5. If the airoraft landed on Osk and envered on a right base
for Osn he would come ektresely, close to, the obmerved track (north to
nouth). Several cloud layers wbre reported at, the 25/il52k observation.
(7uot seattored 2h00' brokon 5500 broken and 30o0g' ovoresst). ; The
observer indcated that he observed the li rhts tbrough holes in- the
"loiis and also at tires thoy conli ke seem thrunt.hitho olouds.  This
rouli alat lond orobability to the theory that this aight heve beea an
atrerefe overhead. Observer stated holever thet he dodld rene iber no
adroraf't noise. An airornft lettiog down ts the traliid gattern or on
landing spproacn would-not nocessariiy orease much-nolse. 1nz aoproacn vould-not noccssariy-crease muea-nolse.
2. The orobability that 'the rocket flria: could have daused the that 'the rocket firia: could have daused the
sighting is romote due to the distance ot the impact point (epproxinately sighting is romote due to t the distance ot the impact point (epproxinately
250+10) 250+ N0) i from KA3.
3. 3. The presenoe of low oloude (7od') ot tne tise could bave The presenoe of low oloude (7od') ot toe tice could have
caused reflections of lights from the ground.
li. l. When interviowed che observer aooeared to be reliable: When intervlowed che observer aooeared to be reliable.
Howaver, sevoral focts should be brourht out. Age of the observer,
19, both soldiers lying on the grase, at night, adnittedly both
talling themsolves into a good case of horesickmess, their lack of
faniliarity with flying objects.
5. The Okinewa Air Defense Control Center was queried at tho
Line of reporting and indicated io unaeval si htinga of unf-usiliar
tracks.
JANIES D. C. ROBINSON, ColOneL, USAF 1 Atch
Commander Form: DOD WPC 9-16