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313 Air Div PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5-7 Sep 60 | 2. LOCATION | Kadena Air Base, Okinawa  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 05/1105Z 08/1040 & 1300Z CMT 07/1080 & 1340Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 10-20 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. SOURCE | AE | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Bright object, reddish to white to reddish, shape of star. Seemed to follow curvature of earth. Disappeared behind cloud…

RECEIVED
CZCSCA800-CGYC431
PP FJEDSG
1959 SEP 9 11 08
DE RJAOKA 140
ATIC WED SEP 9 11 08
P 990728Z ZEX
FM 313 AIRDIV KADENA AB OKI
TO RJEZHG/USAF WASHDC
RJEDSG/AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZBF/AF COMBRIDGE RESEARCH CEN HANSCOM FLD MASS
RJHPXM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII
RJAPAA/ATIC DET 4 TOKYO JAPAN
RJAPAA/3AF FUCHU AS JAPAN
BT
UNCLAS E F TO 3130C-I U-9-67
ACTION USAF FOR AFCIN-1, AEROSPACE TEC INTEL CEN, AF CAMBRIDGE
RESEARCH CEN FOR PROJ SPACE TRACK, PACAF FOR PFICO-0, ATIC DET 4,
CAF FOR 3FICO. SUBJECT SPACE TRACK.
A. OBJECT SHAPE OF A STAR
(2) A STAR OF R3 .-NITUDE
(3)…

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(2) 23 DEGREES TO 43 ELEVATION 363 DEGREES AZIMUTH
(3) SEEMED TO FOLLOW CURVATURE OF EARTH, NO CHANGE IN COURSE
(4) BEHID E CLOUDS ON HORIZON
(5) 13 - 23 MINS ESTIMATED.

C. (1) 1135Z 5 SEPTEMBER 63
(2) NIGHT - WITH FULL MOON

REMARKS: SIGHTED AGAINST 2 HOURS AND 8 MINUTES LATER. OBJECT SIGNED 1343Z AND 1333Z ON 6 SEP 63. OBJECT SIGHTED AGAIN AT 1323Z AND 1243Z ON 7 SEP 63. OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE ECHO I.

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19/3853Z SEP RJACKA

UNCLASSIFIED

UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location Kadena AB, Okinawa
Date 5 Sep 1960 Hour (Z) 1105Z
WX Partly cloudy, full moon

Description Shape of star, bright, reddish to white to reddish, first seen 30 deg elev at 340 deg, last seen 20-40 deg elev at 060 deg, seemed to follow curvature of earth, no change in course, disapp behind clouds xxxxxx on horizon, seen for 10-20 minutes. Seen again 1040Z & 1300Z 6 Sep, 1020Z & 1240Z 7 Sep

Direction of Motion Southeast
Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Echo I

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Ruled out

Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4E1) None

Nat…