Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report 19 September 1965, Yokohama, Japan
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A US Navy witness in Yokohama reported observing two unidentified objects on 19 September 1965. The Fifth Air Force investigated the incident and concluded the objects were likely aircraft or satellites, attributing the report to the witness's active interest in the subject.
This document contains a series of reports and correspondence regarding an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sighting reported by E-6 N. G. Shields of the Yokohama Shore Patrol on 19 September 1965. At approximately 1815 hours, the witness observed two round, white and yellow objects, roughly the size of a golf ball, moving from west to east at an 80-degree elevation. The objects exhibited no tail, exhaust, or sound and were observed for 5 to 10 minutes before fading gradually. The witness, who was deemed highly reliable by his superiors, also reported observing objects on 28 August 1965. The investigation, conducted by Major Andrew H. Heath of the Fifth Air Force, concluded that the objects were likely aircraft or satellites. Major Heath noted that the witness had an active hobby of observing the night sky and suggested that recent media attention regarding UFOs might be influencing observers' perceptions. The report was processed through the Fifth Air Force and forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for review.
It appears with the influx of new sightings being highlighted in the news personnel are allowing their imagination to run rampant.
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Official Assessment
Regarded as A/C by reporting officials. Possible A/C sighting. Possible Satellite observation.
The sighting was evaluated as aircraft or satellites. The observer, N. G. Shields, is noted as having an active hobby of watching for UFOs, and investigators suggested that news coverage of sightings may be causing personnel to allow their imaginations to run rampant.
Witnesses
- N. G. ShieldsE-6 / BM1Yokohama Shore Patrol, US Navy Housing Activity
Key Persons
- MendenhallChief, Naval Security Group Activity
- Robert O. FricksColonel, USAF, Dir of Ops & Tng
- Robert W. BowenLt Colonel, USAF, Asst DCS/Intelligence
- C. R. HippenstielColonel, USAF, Commander
- Arthur I. WalkerLtCol, USAF, Director of Administrative Services
- HawkinsCaptain
- MehalchickSergeant