USAF record 28992397

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION Okinawa & Vicinity

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 23:17 GMT 0514:172

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] Yes [ILLEGIBLE] No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 35 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE SS-NW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Size and shape of dime held at arm's length, Greenish white with tail about twice the length of body of subj., No exhaust; no sounds, High speed, high intensity light, Height of deviation approx 20° above horizon arcing upward in SE to NW.

11. COMMENTS Objt moved in wrong direction for it to have been satellite reentry. Objt all characteristics of a very bright type of meteor called a fireball. Duration and apparent long flight path suggests a very high meteoric speed.

CONCLUSIONS: Was Balloon [STAMP:] Probably Balloon [STAMP:] Possibly Balloon [STAMP:] Was Aircraft [STAMP:] Probably Aircraft [STAMP:] Possibly Aircraft [STAMP:] Was Astronomical Meteor[ILLEGIBLE] Meteor[ILLEGIBLE] Probably Astronomical Meteor[ILLEGIBLE] Meteor[ILLEGIBLE] Possibly AstronomicalMeteor[ILLEGIBLE]Meteor[ILLEGIBLE]

Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown