USAF record 28988943
28988943
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE: 14 Sep 60 LOCATION: 40 mi SE of Misawa AB, Japan
DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE]
PHOTOS: Y [HW:]
TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual Air-Visual
SOURCE: Military
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 2 sec
NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one
COURSE: descending
CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Meteor Possibly Astronomical
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Greenish white object appeared from above overhead and fell straight down and either faded out or disappeared in overcast below. Object was circular with a faint trail of smoke.
COMMENTS: Description is characteristic of a meteor.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE: 14 Sep 60 LOCATION: 40 mi SE of Misawa AB, Japan DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [ILLEGIBLE] GMT [ILLEGIBLE] PHOTOS: Y [HW:] TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground-Visual Air-Visual…
- Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED MAT I C/N MAC4 HP RJEDSQ DE RJWZKD 60 P 1413382 TH 39 AIRDIV MISAWA AB JAPAN TO RWFALSAIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO RJEDSQ/ATC WPAFBOHIO WHEKO/HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC…
- Page 3 PAGE TWO RJUZKD 6G ABOVE OVERCAST AND FELL STRAIGHT DOWN CMN AND EITHER FADDED OUT OR DISSAPPEARED IN OVERCAST BELOW PD PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS SHOW NO KNOWN BALLOONS OR OTHER OBJECTS IN THE AREA…
- Page 4 PAGE THREE RJWZMD 56 PAREN 2 DASH EIGHT SIX D CMM TAIL NUMBER NIOEIGHT ZEVEN CMM TWO THREE D CMM ZERO ZEWN ZERO DEGREES CMM TWO FIVE ZERO KNOTS CMM MISAWA AB JAPAN PD D PD TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING…
- Page 5 PAGE FOUR RJWZKD 62 FIVE ZERO CMM ZERO ZERO FT CMM TWO EIGHT ZERO DEGREES AT FOUR FIVE KNOTS CMM EIGHT ZERO CMM ZERO ZERO FT ZERO FIVE ZERO DEGREES AT ZERO FOUR KNOTS PD PAREN THREE) PAREN SCATTERED…
- Page 6 UNCLASSIFIED MA T I CIV NOA544 PR RJEDSQ DE RJUZKD 60 R 141332Z TH 39 AIRDIV MISAWA AB JAPAN TO RJWFALSE/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO [REDACTED] WPAFBONIO [REDACTED] HQ USAF WASHINGTON DC…
- Page 7 PAGE TWO RJUZKD 62 ABOVE OVERCAST AND FELL STRAIGHT DOWN CMN AND EITHER FADDED OUT OR DISSAPEARED IN OVERCAST BELOW PD PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS SHOW NO KNOWN BALLOONS OR OTHER OBJECTS IN THE AREA…
- Page 8 PAGE THREE RJWEO 50 PAREN E DASH EIGHT SIX Q CMN TAIL NUMBER NIOEIGHT ZEVEN CMN TWO THREE M CMN ZERO ZEVN ZERO DEGREES CMN TWO FIVE ZERO KNOTS CMN MISANA AB JAPAN PD D PD TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING…
- Page 9 PAGE FOUR RJWED 62 FIVE ZERO CMM ZERO ZERO ZERO FT CMM TWO EIGHT ZERO DEGREES AT FOUR FIVE KNOTS CMM EIGHT ZERO CMM ZERO ZERO FT ZERO FIVE ZERO DEGREES AT ZERO FOUR KNOTS PD PAREN (3) PAREN SCATTERED…
- Page 10 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 14 Sep 60 2. LOCATION 40 mi SE of Misawa AB, Japan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW:…