Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 2 September 1954
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A 1954 sighting report from Okinawa describes a round, silent, drifting light. The event was officially concluded to be a weather balloon.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing an unidentified aerial sighting that occurred on September 2, 1954, in Machiato, Okinawa. The observation, recorded at 0231Z, involved a single object described as a round, brilliant light that drifted slowly without making any sound. The observation was made via ground-visual means. The reporting officer noted that a weather balloon had been launched in the vicinity of the sighting, leading to the official conclusion that the object was likely a balloon. The record card references ATIC Document #188349, dated November 8, 1954, as the source of this information.
Probably balloon. Rpting officer states that a weather balloon had been launched in the area of the sighting.
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Official Assessment
Probably balloon.
The sighting was attributed to a weather balloon that had been launched in the area.
Key Persons
- Rpting officerReporting officer