PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon 0 Wos Aircrah Probably Aircraft 1;1;: Qround-Visual 0 GraundRodar ,Locol-?.000 0 AI ... Visuol 0 Airlntercepl Rodor 0 Possibly Aircraft Was Astronoml col Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH O~.OBSERVATION I. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE o OtherliNIDF..lTJ'!;'J'F,D 5 to 10 seconds one BRIEF SUMMARY 0~ SIGHTING Oval sl1~p2d object wltirll glow~d li a ft~or:>scent light. Tl!.~ ol1jnct seern~d indente d (like :1 coko bott lcJ wit hr)Lrt a top). The object wa~; o.;lihtl} bigger than n ~rapefrui t . Snnu1<Jd h) ; il::"~rn t e . the imp ression o r l t':lllduco oce. I t m a d e f on r p a s s e s I o n 111 t1 t: o S remaining visible ::tpprux ~ t o 10 sec each tirne. No sottnd. AnC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation Possibility tha t object was a kite or balloon -based on p r evio u s r0,orts -but will carry a s u nkr1owo pendin~ receipt o f f Jrthe:r in fo1~m:, tion. (SBCUR ITY JNPORMA.TION whn fillt~d i n ) COUNTRY OF ORir.LII RUOfiT 110. - RYUKYl5 ISLANDS IR 1 - 57 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION RE?OJlT ARU HEPORT CONCERNS RYUKYUS ISLANDS AGI;)jCY OF OHIIOLII HQ JlJTH Al>IV :tNT!'.LLI APO 239 SOURC OF ;,.FOR~;.;; S/ SGT HUGH T.O'CONNOR -SJSGT BILLI31J.BRIDC~U'l Suppl.Sour~e S/SGT M GILLI PltEPAIU:.IG OI'FoClR 1/LT J AM'I".S W. WALLAC!! DATE Of' Rf!PORT DATE OF IHI'ORioiATIOff EVALUATION IDII[)1:11Tli'I'C'.D FLYING 0-IliiCT !;Uioi:IIAHY ( F tllff c:mu-Lo" .,.,. urr of "J"'' ' ' " '</ll.ijiCiliV lr~ fu.ll ,.,.,..,.tnl ' pllfiJflrJII. J,ur lm)_.,, , , ut lqwcr lef t . Vc!i:w :'%t of rrporl o" .It' For.,. l l!a.1 At 2000 hours , Friday, 20 s~p 57, S/Sgts Hugh T . O' Connor and Hillis D. Bridgman of thrr:o 13th Communication s SqWldron, VPr~ on th~ v~r-anda b atw,.4!1!n the two wings of barrack~ lllOo Both lDf"ll Vflt!r .I uet. 1 around vh n Sgt O' Conno-r.' s att~ntion was CftUght by g.n "oval.-shapflt!<i obJ -ot \Jhich "glow~ likf'J a fluor~sc .. nt ligbtY Th~ obj ~ct indent~-llk ... a cokp bottl"" vi thout a t opJY In siz, th_, obj eet was slightly bigg~r trut..n ~ grs.p~ruit h.,l.d at arm's length. Th~ objP.ct s -med to "vibrate. " It was also llkenP.Ci nnto a j.,u.lyfish as it ga'Tf'! tb,. imprf!sslon of "transluct"'llce." Sgt .BrldgoJMn also saw th,-obj .. ct just bofor.., it disapp-a.r~ aft~r th,-first pa ss; the objoct was at an ~evation anglf'l~5 and azimuth lost from sight on an azimuth of 200 \Jh~r~ it .. nt~ed lrst sighted, Tb_, obj-.ct was obj -.ct mad"' four pa~s~s, r ... rnalning visibl, approximately 5 to 10 s ..cond during ~ach pass. TbPrP was a five minute interval b~tw n Pach pas s eX~pt'for th~ fourth which a.llo"..d an interval of only four minutes. Al four passes were mad~ in a g ,-,nP.ra11y North-South dir~tion. On th first s g, the obj~t trav.,l--d levl'!l in a distinct arc. '-On the seeond and third obs~rvat.ions thl-flight path \laS level but thP coursp was stralght rather than in an arc. On the~th and final pass the object passed direct.ly ovfl"..r- b~d and s.,med to ga1n altitude before disapp,.arine into the cloud cov"'ll'. Throughout the sightings thp object did not chang A s ize or shape and tr.~,.. sp remained constant. No sotmd was heard throughout tht~ s ighting!. 2010I, S/Sgt barracks llO in th company On th-. evening of 20 S"'p 57, at approximat.,J...y tions Sq \las an thA v,.randa of I JUN 4,, IVHII.II /.,.' I' (y j SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 StnfoURI (Cont His impr"aaion or the objf!JC~ after a vary short sight1ng-l-2 seeorub-was that 1 t vas rotll'ldJ very much lik., a shooting st&r in color and aotioo; and that 1 t traveled at erl.rtt"e spflt(IJ(i \11th no sound. anglt of 1. n~soription of obj~ots 1'htt objeo_t-,wae "?ugbl.Y oval-shaped; \lith ind~ntP<l sidAs , giving it a oote botu..,, tn!nus the neok, ap~ance Tbe bba -~-~ th~ sia~ of th"! obj~ot was about that of a grapsfndt h~d at arm' a l~ngth Tb~ object VNa bright whit~ in color; v~ry distinct, likP. a bright 'lbe obj.,.ct s~med o vibrat"' t also was l.t.aen~ unt o a jellyfish, as one obs .. rv~r sta . Lgav"' thq i.mprAssi on of tra.nslu.cPDo~. SightiDgs at. r .. gul.ar 5 minut~ intervals except thA las t wbpn only four m1nutflt8 h.sd elapsed. Description of oours~l a. Obs~rvfllrs were by chance looking skyward at the tim"'c5 b. O~t was first sight.-d at an ,..l~vation angl~ of 45 . (]50) .from S Uh n f1r3t ::Jight-d b:r S~t ooJ eat was on a 45 elfltva tion an~e and a zi:nu tb o . ....._.,A if > o sighting of obj ,.,ct by both observf";rs vas o.t th saz~--;: / (45) with an a?dmuth of 10. Third obS8l:"Va dfltt1n1te but again thP. pass was basic~l~(j L---t--t-------t:1plevation angl,., of 45. Tn fourth and nal sighting found the obj~ot at an P.l~vation angl~ o~ 60 and passing dir"!otly ov~rh~ad. Th c,!?i ... ct. u~ tirl.::~ tim-V.l\3 1 t ~h \.,pod on .n .!l-:.brut!1 or' J~ qntl Ja m....,J to !.iE._ .:llmbi.n...3. V c . Tb,. oodfitdt \las lost from sight on nn azimuth of 200"" on the first and fourth sightings. On th~nd observation it was lost in thf" ovr-cast at an azimuth of 95 "!a..,vation aDgl~s were constant at 45 except for the final ov~h.:aad pass when th,. obj "!Ct vas at 60- eleT&tion angl-.s, disapp~g at th_. lattt r a."'lgle on a 200 de 0n the first Biibtillg tbe Obj eot f'lt~tV l~'Y-"1 in a distinct arOe On tbt~t seecmd and third obs~t1ema tht~t tllgbt path w1s still l~Y..J. but the course was straight rather than in an arc. '!be object seemed to gain al.tit~ OD the .fourth and tioal pa s so No speed va~ determin~ for arrr ot the sigbtings. Ao Obj ect disapp~ared ~ch ti2~ into th ov~rcast. f. Si gbtings ranged betWef!!n 4-10 seeonds.-.. J. r or observationJ a. Ground visuel T1ae and date of sighting& Obs&rY..rs ..,,.rf'l standing on a Vranda bfttw n th_. t\lo wings of barracks 1~0, Xad411D& Air Base, Okinawa,.. Geographic) c oordinates of Kaden llr Bas., .26 21 'N/12747'~. J.Oba~vers W~!re located a pproximat.-ly J~ yards 165 a:&1.rmtll rrom 'th~ Base Op~at10ils "Taver Id..nt1!ioat1ol\ on obaeZ"TersJ a . VS/Sgt ~on, KadfllllA Air Baae, 1 Jth Conntmications Sq, Comrmmications S..,o- s,.c Kadtl'lla Air Bas, 1 3th Comraunications Sq, Commtmication~ lJth CoDIDl,micatJ.CI1s Sq, Coommnicationa app,ared t o hfl! quite sincere and !Ositiv.,. as to information Yl!ll. Further information not ava1:-labl ~ inforuation submittfll(l b7 S/Sgt nsidered unuse-able d~ lind ted tim, of s i ghting. w~ tber and Willda aloft: OTerca.st, w1 th s omf'l lov clouda,. ICad&n& &stt W...ather Station rported th~ following a Surt'a.cflt 'lind.s I'rOJl tb4 v l! a t. 5 '!cnota.@ I. I..,_J -c; ) ool' J,j- ~ .~AHV/;\'C Th e!oeum,-nt t un.ft.tntt inlornr~t,..,n .111~1. ttn,l til , ... ,~.on,l/ J.,J,..,,,. u l th~ t/n.t.rl St.lte~ wtlu n th~ m ntnJf o f th un.tuthu r ut"./ per.,un ,, ptuhlf,trod by /._tw It m.1y lint br: ''"fUutlu t-tl' " ''flu/,. vr rn p ell hy U/1,-r th'' " Untt""d Sr.tre.t A1r F orce .SECURIT Y INFOR.\1ATION .... ~.n !illrtln) UT'C::> A.;lfl"nci'" CH',.IH bt~ P""tffH'HifJ o f th, D irt!.._ tor of ln:riJ.Ji.,.nr-f" (J,S,_I F CI.A5oiii'ICATIO.. (SECURITY INFORMATION w h en filled t n } SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 OIIIGINATING AGENCY RI:POIIT NO. HQ Jl3TH ADIV, INT1P.LLIG~C~ IR 1-57 8. A rotating local beacon swe,..pa approxhtely in thecppoaite direction ~ clotld .drit't at the t1 me of sighting. Both obaerrers wta..re def'1 ni te in thftir aaaertions tbat thf, obj eat was not r~a~ in arq 'WfA1 to this beacon. 10. Looat.ioa ot air trattio in the ar-at. t.iae of aigbt:l nga liane Poa1 Uan, t.1 u-. and COJ111111)Dt8 of Preparing Officer I a. Jam~s W. Wallac~, 1/Lt, US~ AO 2224028, Hq 313th Air Division, I APO 2 t,lllg'!lllce or ricer. b. co-'ntar Du~ to tb~ tmUSUJtl numb~ or eigbt!ngs (four)' & the r.,gul..ari ty in th~ tim t ,..,l~m,.n t, I am unabl,., to dfttermine a:rrr knovn <;4lus t or .. xplana t.1 on tb,.,rP.Of. /\I W. WAU,AC~ ADIV, Op.rational