PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon Was Balloon —
Novaneer Kagoshima, Jayan K (agoshima, Japad 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
V'Is V'iS. A Was Aircraft
Local Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Visual D Ground-Rodar o Probably Aireraft
GMT ~ 5 AirVisual AirVisua! Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircraft
5. R PHOTOS 6. SOURCE CE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
No MAl.Cary PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE fAboR ¤
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
. ligi. This dipuars to be a cnse of an
uekoowo aieerart" rather chan a
csdoisn huo n or Wure Fplo Uro. Oiioct sugsests an a/o in
wy criters:t sotrcus & ut diiferel.t the vieinitr witn the radar offeed
txies. Light, or liaht souree, vas 1ue to WX anamolios.
rejorted Stuidy, thon disappeared
titer tvo or three miiete chase. Otj
was signtsd at is socond intervals
tiaed by a stoi wateh. Four 15 secold
flashes were ooserved Gefore otj disnp
peared for the Iast tind. Raakr"obsor
vor saw two relarhs in same location. CWO Same 1002 tioi.
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45 v/C
SpAsst
M
BK 084/07 Sect
05
Safety
00 RJAPAD RJAPHC RJHPHM RJEDDN
D/P&A
DE RJAPSC 1A
D/P
00709152
D/A
FM COMDR 68TH FIS
TO RJHPHM/COMDR PACAF CADJ
RJAPAD/COMDR 5th AF IG
RJKDAG/COMDR ALASKAN AIR COMMAND Prot
RJEDON/COMDR ADC OIS
INFO RJAPHC/COMDR BT 4IST
Surg
-
WERE REPORTED ; AND' AT DIFFERENT TIMES. D/C
Stat
+ OSI OK 30650
(/s

Act Into L
Comdr
) TWO. SpAsst
Sect
Safety
REPORTED ON EITHER WING BY A137H.
D/P&A
F) NEGATIVE.
D/P
G) NEGATIVE
D/A
)NEGATIVE
CADJ
IG
Prot
OIS
Surg Surg
Chap
SJA
D/O
D/I
D/M
ACSI
D/C
Stat Stat
OSI OK 30650 OK 30650
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D/P
D/A
TO S BY AI37H. AT THIS TIME IT WAS SEEN IN FIFTEEN SECOND INTERVALS
J
Prot
OF TWO RETARNS ON THEIR SCOPE. FOUR FIFTEEN SECO OF TWO RETARNS ON N THEIR SCOPE. FOUR FIFTEEN SECOND WERE OB- OIS
FOR THE LAST TIME.
Surg
)RAJAR OBSERVER SAW TWO 1D1AD STLIPAS A. SAVE SAME LOCATION AS A137H AND
Chap
REPORTED SAME TO A137H.
SJA
)LIGHTS DISAPP TO 3 MILES NORTH OF KAGASHIMA.
D/O
D)INEGATIVE
E) A CUT OFF OF LIGHT. D/I
- D/M
(3)A) GROUND ELE TRONICS AND AIR VISUAL SEARCH FPS-3A, HEIGHT TPS-1ACSI
NEGATIVE. D/C
Stat
OSI OSI OK 30650 OK 30650
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defmle
4)4)06=11552 /13072. Note.
BNIGHT. D/A
OF KAGASHIMA. ALSO AN AREA SLIGHTLY WEST GREEN IG
5 AIRWAYS IN THE A AREA. Prot
5)A)N/A OIS
LT, AP 3056996, 6170TH AIR BASE SQ, K-8 PILOT. Surg
SOLID UNDERCAST. D/I
C-47 CREW R SPORT NEGATIVE. D/M
w
AWA REPORT - S- 320 6K ACSI
6, DdE-270 21 D/C
Stat
OSI OK 30650
The effect he cs te. cs tea
th th 2 b bn ane ts kmon t cFc tCFo anlyst, -cind -eind sugpold supolid
7 . +
ly
Vight.
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A-Unlo L
Comdr
v/C
000-260 25 SpAsst
15,000-270 36 1, Sect
20,022-260 52 Safoty
30,00-260 70 Jite
D/P&A
45, 002-270 92
D/P
SCATTERED WITH MIDDLE DECK AND BROKEN D/A
AT 10,0, 6/8 COVERAGE. . CADJ
D)
IG
E)6/8. Prot
F)NONE. OIS
)NEGATIVZ. Surg
Chap
- -
SJA
S - D/O
LIGHTS DISAPI IGINAL
HEADING. D/I
12) D/M
NEGATIVE. NAVAL MESSAGE FROM USSIKEARSARGE STATED NO AIR OPS CON- ACSI
DUCTED DURING THE PERIOD CONCERNED. LT COMDR JOHNSON, COVNAV ) OPS D/C
Stat
OSI oK 30650 5OK 30650
C c
E F
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11

[.4c1 Into
Comdr
TER, COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES, JAPAN UNABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION
SpAsst
Sect
Safety
D/P&A
D/P
D/A
CADJ CADJ
IG IG
Prot
OIS
Surg
Chap
SJA
D/O
D/I
D/M
ACSI
D/C
Stat
OSI OSI OK 30650
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et Into
4r
SpAsst
PAGE FOUR RJAPSC 1A Sect
Safoty
11)1/LT DINALD D/P&A
APO929. D/P
IT SEEMS TPAL THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT SOME WHERE
D/A
NEARTHE C-47. LT STEED FURTHER SLATED THAT THE LIGHTS MOVEMENT DID
NOT CORRESPOND TO THE TURNS HE MADE WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THIS PGECLUDES CADJ
THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTROLLER HAVING READ A MALFUNCTIONING IFF RETURN IG
Prot
JECTPRESENT. NEVER THE LESS, NBR 43 WAS UNABLE ARINT ADD OIS
ITIONAL RETU ITIONAL REIU ON THEIR SCOPES. THEIR SCOPES. Surg
12)N/A 12)N/A COUCLUSIN:
Chap
BT T1C
SJA
07/0955Z NOV RJAPSC
7.1 C D/O
T
an D/I
C %
D/M
the
ault ACSI
Bigt sel
I! D/C
Thsont
/ Stat
7 Sfe t d %OK 30650
wit the ad wih the at sf OSI OSI 5 OK 30650
6m '
t it tit
afe ac
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