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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 Sep 59 | 2. LOCATION | Naha AB, Okinawa  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GM 05/1440Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 20 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 6  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | S to N  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Rnd, flare-like objs w/tail similar to short contrail. Size of nickel at arm's length. White in color. Two rows of three abreast, changing to a "V" of five…

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ZCZCZPP 2280C398ZCRYAS91
RR RJEDSQ
DS RJACKH 21
B 181317Z
MM FIW 51 NAHA AB OKI
TO RJWFALB/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB AFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HOAGS I USAF WASH DC
RJEZHQ/HQOIS USAF WASH DC
RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB TH
INFO RJACKC/ADIV 313 KABENA AB OKI
RJAPAA/AF 5 FUCHU AS JAP
RUEPBL/AISS 1886 FORT BELVOIR V
AF GRNC
BT
UNCLAS 51NIC 51-2-25. ATTN: PFICO ATTN: 3130C-1 SUBJ IS UFO REPORT.
DATA RESD BY AFR 28 -2 FOLLOWS: ITEM ALPHA: DESCRIPTION: (1) ROUND
GLARE LIKE OBJECTS WITH TRAILING FAIL SIMILAR TO SHORT CONTRAIL: (2) NICKEL SITE AT ARMS LENGTH; (3) COLOR: WHIT…

GRANDING SHIFT GAS LIGHTS IN THE SUN; (2) OBJECTS DUE TO JAGS AT 1200 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH; (3) OBJECTS

PAGE TWO RJACKH 21 NNW DISAPPEARED NNWDF - MAHA A.B. 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.

DELIVERED 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. (ADEVEL COURSE 4) OF 11 OBSERVERS INTERVIEWED. 9 SAW OBJECT MAINTAIN LEVEL COURSE IN LEVEL FLIGHT BUT SHORTLY AFTER PASSING NEARLY OVERHEAD, OBJECTS BECAN RAPID CLIMB NEARLY STRAIGHT UP OUT OF SIGHT. LEAD OBJECT CLIMBED FIVE SECONDS BEFORE NUMBER TWO OBJECT; (5) SEE ITEM ALPHA (5), FINAL OBJECT DISAPPEARED TO NORTH, SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR SUDDENL…

PAGE THREE RJACKKNGS

GOLF: (1) UK CLEAR; 2() AWS REPORTS OF WIND: SURFACE: 14° DEG, 7 KTS; SE 6000 FT: 14° DEG., 23 KNOTS; SE 1500 FT: 15° DEG., 25 KNOTS; SE 16000 FT: 17° DEG., 15 KNOTS; SE 20000 FT: 15° DEG., 15 KNOTS; SE 30000 FT: 25° DEG., 20 KNOTS; SE 5000 FT: 25° DEG., 5 KNOTS; SE 8000 FT: 05° DEG, 15 KNOTS. (3) CEILING: ULIMITED; (4) VISIBILITY: 7 MILS; (5) CLOUDSO 1/10 C., (6) ISOLATED TSTMS EAST OF ISLAND. ITEM HOTEL: NEG. ITEM TEN: NONE. ITEM JULIET: NEG ITEM KILO: REPORT PREPARED BY INTELL STAFF OFFICER AND INTELL SPECL, 51 FIW AFTR INTERVIEW OF ALL AVAILABLE WITNESSES. SPEED OF OB…