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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  10 Sep 59 | Camp Kinser, Okinawa | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 1110Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☑ Probably Astronomical Meteor ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 35-40 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 6-8 | 9. COURSE West  |
|  10. BRIEF SU…

RECEIVED
17 Sep 59 13 48
ATIC
UFO
1 - 4E4g
2 - 4x30g
3 - 4x30g
atic
13 0

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DE RJAOKC 29D
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FM 313ADIV KADENA AB OKI
TO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
INFO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB TH
RJAPAA/5AF FUCHU AS JAP
ZEN/1006 AISS FT BELVOIR VA
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/U N C L A S E F T O/3ROC-IU-9-157. UFO. FOR AFCIN AND SAFIS
USAF ALL OTTHER ADDRESSESS FOR INTELLIGENCE. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH
11, AFR 200-2, DATED 5 UEB 58. DATA IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:
ITEM ALPHA: DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS: (1) SHAPE: POINT SOURCE
OF LIGHT-STAR-LIK…

SERVICE NUMBER 637644, ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING CORPORAL R. JOHNSON, USMC, SERVICE NUMBER, 1806051, ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING SGT H. GLISSON, SERVICE NUMBER 1384928, ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING GUNNERY SGT PERRY, SERVICE NUMBER UNKNOWN, ORGANIZATION; BULK FUEL PLATOON, 3RD FORCE SERVICE REGIMENT. RELIABILITY OF OBSERVERS CANNOT BE JUDGED. HOWEVER, INDIVIDUALS APPEARED TO BE SINCERE IN REPORTING OF INFORMATION ON OBJECTS. ITEM GOLF: WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITI…

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APPARENTLY LOW ALTITUDE. (2) AZIMUTH OF OBJECTS WHEN SIGHTED: EAST NORTHEAST, APPROXIMATELY 065 DEGREES TRUE. (3) AZIMUTH OF OBJECTS UPON DISAPPEARANCE: WEST SOUTHWEST, APPROXIMATELY 245 DEGREES TRUE. (4); FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS: OBSERVERS STATED OBJECT APPEARED TO BE MOVING HORIZONTALLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT VERY HIGH SPVEEDS. OBJECTS DESCRIBED BY OBSERVERS AS OSCILLATING, ROLLING, AND DARTING. (5) OBJECTS DISAPPEARED OUT OF SIGHT RAPIDLY ASCENDING IN A WEST SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. ALL OBJECTS BEHAVED IN SIMILAR MANNER. (6) DURATION OF SIGHTING: EACH OBJECT VISIBLE FOR AP…

KEL CEILING 2,000 FEET. (4) VISIBILITY TEN MILES. S(5) CLOUD COVER, SCATTERED. (6) NO THUNDER STORMS IN THE AREA. ITEM HOTEL THROUGHT JULIET: N/A. ITEM KILODC OFFICER PREPARING REPORT: CAPTAIN CHESTER A. BARCHIESI, 24987; POSITION: CHIEF,

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OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, 313TH AIR DIVISION, APO 239. U POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: NO APPARENT EXPLANATION CAN BE STATED, HOWEVER, A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT KADENA AR BASE AT APPROXIMATELY 1100Z 10 SEP 59. BALLOON MAY POSSIBLY HAVE CONTAINED LIGHT SOURCE. LIGHT SOURCE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF ELECTRONIC TRACKINGSEQU…