Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Okinawa, 25 September 1965
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A 1965 sighting report from Okinawa describes nine lights in a V-formation. The Air Force concluded the objects were likely the window lights of a landing DC-3 aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena on 25 September 1965 in Okinawa. The witness, a 19-year-old mail clerk named Michael H. Bartlett, reported seeing nine bluish-white, pin-sized lights in a 'V' formation moving at a 70-degree elevation toward the horizon over a period of 10 to 15 seconds. The sighting occurred on a dark night with cloudy, overcast conditions. The witness reported no sound associated with the objects. The Okinawa Air Defense Control Center (ADCC) was queried and reported no corresponding radar contacts. The investigating officer, Colonel James D. C. Robinson of the 824th Combat Support Group, concluded that the sighting was likely the window lights of a DC-3 aircraft landing at Kadena Air Base. The report notes that the observer and his companion were young soldiers who may have been influenced by their environment and lack of experience with aviation. The investigation also ruled out rocket firings from the nearby range due to the distance of the impact point.
Age of the observer, 19, both soldiers lying on the grass, at night, admittedly both talking themselves into a good case of homesickness, their lack of familiarity with flying objects.
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Official Assessment
Investigating official regards as probable A/C sighting of DC-3 window lights.
The sighting was likely caused by window lights from a DC-3 aircraft landing at Kadena Air Base. The observer's reliability was noted, but the report highlights that the observer and a companion were two 19-year-old soldiers lying on the grass at night, and their lack of familiarity with flying objects was a factor.
Witnesses
- Bartlett, Michael H.Mail ClerkUGA Med Center