Project 10073 Record Card: Multiple Sighting, Okinawa, 28-29 September 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding a multiple sighting incident that occurred over Okinawa on September 28 and 29, 1960. The sighting involved a single object observed at dusk on both dates. Witnesses described the object as having the same size and color as a star. On the first day, it was observed at an elevation of 15-20 degrees at an azimuth of 297 degrees. On the second day, it was observed at an elevation of 15-30 degrees at an azimuth of 115 degrees. The object maintained a straight, steady course from WNW to ESE before disappearing behind a cloud bank on both occasions. The duration of the sighting was estimated at 45 seconds for the first day and 60 seconds for the second day. The report was generated by ADIV 313 at Kadena Air Base and distributed to various Air Force commands, including ATIC and the Air Force Research Center's Project Space Track. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the objects were likely meteors. However, the comments section of the record card explicitly acknowledges a discrepancy in this assessment, stating that while the straight path and appearance support the meteor conclusion, the relatively long duration of the sighting is inconsistent with such an explanation.