Project 10073 Record Card and Message — Okinawa Sighting, 5 May 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated military message (RJAOKH 126) detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) sighting that occurred on May 5, 1961, in the vicinity of Okinawa. The sighting was reported by multiple military personnel, including pilots and ground staff, who were stationed at Naha Air Base and Hamby Army Air Field. The observers, including Captains Dennis M. Boyle and Anthony Carrol, as well as various airmen and soldiers, described a single greenish-white object with a tail, appearing roughly the size of a dime held at arm's length. The object was observed for approximately 3 to 5 seconds, exhibiting high speed and high intensity light, with no accompanying sound. The trajectory was described as an arc from the southeast to the northwest, with an elevation of approximately 20 degrees above the horizon. An airborne observer in an L-23 aircraft (serial number 3459) en route from Taipei to Naha also witnessed the object, noting it arced 2,000 to 3,000 feet above their aircraft before disappearing after reaching apogee. The 51st Fighter Interceptor Wing Intelligence conducted an investigation, checking all possible sources for the object, but yielded negative results. The official conclusion reached by the military evaluators was that the object possessed all the characteristics of a 'fireball,' a type of bright meteor. The report explicitly notes that the observers were considered sincere and reliable. The document also provides detailed weather and wind data for the time of the sighting and confirms that no physical evidence or photographs were obtained, and no interception or identification action was taken.