USAF record 28992046
28992046
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION Yokota Japan, 3410N 13705E
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 09/1007Z Apr '61
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] Ground-Radar [HW:] Air-Visual [HW:] Air-Intercept Radar [HW:]
5. PHOTOS Yes [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] Sec
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE Descending
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Flash of 14cm, brilliant white while descending and turning to burnish red at close range. No tail until sparks formed a short trail. Appears to be falling vertically.
11. COMMENTS Object has all characteristics of a meteor.
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:]
Was Astronomical Meteor[STAMP:] Possibly Astronomical Meteor[STAMP:]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION Yokota Japan, 3410N 13705E 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 09/1007Z Apr '61 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] Ground-Radar [HW:]…
- Page 2 11 APR 31 15 07z PRIORITY [HW: 174E2 (c)] [HW: 44X2 A] STAMP:
- Page 3 From the report of one of our men, [REDACTED] to a point on Netiopite which burned out up- on arrival at the station. The place is close that it has no fall and is not in sight from any other point.…
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