USAF record 28962229 (1955)
28962229
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 26 May 1955
2. LOCATION Chitose AB, Japan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 23/0018Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION XXGround-Visual D Ground-Radar D Air-Visual D Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS XXNo
6. SOURCE Military (control tower)
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 or 3 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE N/A
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white object followed by smoke trail with sparks and/or flames, falling from object. No sound. Altitude of 3-4,000 feet. The object seemed like it was trying to make a landing at Chitose AB. Light went on and off like a signal. Descended slowly in level flight. No explosion observed.
11. COMMENTS Report received from two reliable AF tower operators. Rpt states light rain showers. Evaluation that object could have possibly been an a/c and due to cloudy rainy wx condition that existed caused illusion of trailing smoke and sparks. Possibly a jet.
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