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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  25 September 45 25/12 | DOZ Okinawa  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  Military | A/C ☑  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Investigating official regards as probable A/C sighting of DC-3 window lights.  |
|  Nine |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  10 - 15 Seconds | Nine lights in shape of round dots. Size of head of pin. Formation "V" shaped. Appeared at 70 deg elevation moving to horizon in 10-15 seconds. Straight flight. Bluish color. Sighting at night. MK cloudy overcast with holes in overcast. Dar
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25 Sept
OKINOWA

QEL O-GO

Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO)

AEC, 2nd APO, Colorado
APEC, Foreign Technology Div., Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Headquarters USAF (AFNEN), Washington 25, D. C.
Secretary of the Air Force (SAFOX), Washington 25, D. C.

UFO

a. Description.
1. Shape - round dots of light.
2. Size - head of pin.
3. Color - bluish white.
4. Number - nine.
5. Formation - was shaped.
6. None.
7. None.
8. Round - none.

b. Description of course of objects:
1. Movement of lights.
2. 75 or 80 angle of elevation.
3. Near Horizon.
4. Straight flight path.
5. Went behind trees.
6. 10-15 seco
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3. N/A.

b. 1. 25/1200W

2. Night

a. Immediately behind Camp Ave Hospital, Okinawa. Coordinates 26° 20' N 127° 50' E.

f. 1. N/A.

2. Bartlett, Michael N., RA19796248, USA Med Center, Mail Clerk, appears to be reliable.

c. 1. Cloudy, overcast, holes in overcast, dark.

2. Weather station Kadena Air Base. Wind surface 090/5kts, 6000'-110/02, 10000'-210/02, 16000'-260/16, 20000'-260/26.

3. Measured 2400' broken.

4. 10 miles.

5. 6-9/10

6. None.

7. Attachment.

b. None.

i. Okinawa ACOC was notified and reported no sighting.

j. Local traffic.

Overflights: (1) CL-44 25/1230W 19000' passed 
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1. Window lights from the DD-6 passenger plane that landed at Kadena approximately 13 minutes after the estimated time of observation. (Time of sighting is estimated as the observer did not have a watch.) The landing running at Kadena Air Base at that time would have been 05. If the aircraft landed on 05R and entered on a right base for 05R he would come extremely close to the observed track (north to south). Several cloud layers were reported at the 75/1150W observation. (700' scattered 2400' broken 5500 broken and 3000' overcast). The observer indicated that he observed the lights through ho

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