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MILITARY AIR PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 29 Nov 60 | 3. LOCATION | S of Kyushu Island, Japan | 12. CONCLUSIONS | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1838 GMT 0018Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Atro-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomi…

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PP RJEDSQ
DE RJADKA 22-10
P 302649Z ZEX

FM ADIV 313 KADENA AB OKINAWA
TO RJWFAL/JDC ENT AFB COLO

RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHO/HG USAF WASH DC

RJEZHO/SECRETARY AF WASH DC

INFO RJHPRM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII

RJAPAZ/AF 5 FUCHU AS JAPAN

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UNCLAS EFT0 3130C-1 U-11-217. UFO. FOR USAF-AFCIN AND SAFE. ALL OTHER ADDRESSEES FOR INTELLIGENCE. REFERENCE PAR 15, AFR 222-2, DATED 14 SEP 59. DATA IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:

ITEM ALPHA: DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: (1) SHAPE: NONE (2) SIZE: EQUIVALENT TO NORTH STAR FROM 21,000 FEET (3) COLOR: WHITE, SIMILAR TO SECOND TO FOURTH…

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WHITE LIGHT AGAINST A STAR BACKGROUND (2) THE ANGLE WAS 45 DEGREES FROM HORIZON TO ZENITH AND THE AZIMUTH WAS FROM 352 DEGREES TO 32 DEGREES. (3) ABOUT 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT TWO O'CLOCK POSITION WITH A SUDDENT DISAPPEARANCE. (4) FLIGHT PATH: 292 DEGREES TO EAST TO START WITH, THEN FOLLOWED A STRAIGHT PATH. NO MANEUVERING BUT APPEARED TO SLOW DOWN ON A PARALLEL COURSE AT 232 DEGREES. APPEARED TO BE IN AN ORBITAL PATH, ALTHOUGH OBSERVERS HAVE NEVER SEEN SATELLITE TRACKS BEFORE. (5) INSTANTANEOUS (7) DURATION OF SIGHTING: TEN MINUTES. ITEM COCOA: MANNER OF OBYPRVATION (1…

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TOPS 14,000 FEET. (2) REPORT FROM NEAREST AWS: SURFACE WINDS SE 8 KNOTS, 138 DEGREES, 6,000 FEET 268 DEGREES 12 KNOTS, 10,000 FEET 298 DEGREES 21 KNOTS, 16,000 FEET 298 DEGREES 48 KNOTS, 20,000 FEET 288 DEGREES 43 KNOTS, 38,000 FEET 278 DUREES 69 KNOTS, 58,000 FEET 268 DEGREES 72 KNOTS, 88,000 FEET 258 DEGREES 89 KNOTS.

(3) CLEAR (4) TEN MILES VISIBILITY (5) CLOUD COVER CUMULUS TO EAST, ALTO CUMULUS TO WEST. (6) NONE (7) TEMPERATURE GRADIENT 58 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT SURFACE, DEW POINT 56 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. ITEM HOTEL AND INDIA: N/A ITEM JULIET: POSSIBILITY OF BALLOON SI…

FEET 258 DEGREES 72 KNOTS, 88,888 FEET 258 DEGREES 89 KNOTS.
(3) CLEAR (4) TEN MILES VISIBILITY (5) CLOUD COVER CUMULUS TO
EAST, ALTO CUMULUS TO WEST. (6) NONE (7) TEMPERATURE GRADIENT
58 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AT SURFACE, BEW POINT 56 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
ITEM HOTEL AND INDIA: N/A ITEM JULIET: POSSIBILITY OF BALLOON
SIGHTING WAS OBVIATED BY DIFFERENCES IN TIME OF REPORT AND ACTUAL
RELEASE. BOLLOON RELEASED AT 1102Z, NIGHTING AT 8938Z. COLONEL
BOWLIN STATED HE CHECKED WITH NAVY, 1
5, AND OTHER UNITS IN AREA
FOR POSSIBILITY OF AIRCRAFT IN AREA AT TIME OF SIGHTING. NEGATIVE
REPORT FROM ALL UNITS. ITE…

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AFCIN-4E2a

Evaluation of UFO Sighting

313th Air Division
ATTN: Chief, Operational Division
APO 239
San Francisco, California

1. Reference your message 3130C-I U-11-217, dated 30 November 1960, reporting the sighting of an UFO, and requesting an evaluation of the same.

2. A check was made with Space Track to determine if the object observed was possibly an earth satellite with negative results. The object reported cannot be correlated with any known object; therefore, the sighting is being carried as "unidentified." In the future if additional information is receive…