PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloo n 0 Probably Balloon Possioly Balloon 3. OATETII.IE GROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION o ;Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft 0 P ro b ably Ai rcrah 0 Ai,.. Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Po ssi bl y Aircraft 0 Was Astronomical O.X P robobl y Astronomical iIe teor ;.~No lli litO.r'J 0 Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other 0 Insufficient Ooto for Evaluation BRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS po:i.nt :..:ource The obse1v e r s probably 3U,T OJ. ::..ight} <.:olor ~r. ycllmr. .3h0\tcr , :hich o.r e :~lll n~.~nt ly c om:,~:cat :i vcly ::.;lnv meteor s . rar:t .... j ATJC FORM 329 (REV 26 !UtP 52) NNNNZCZCSQP027SQW036 DE RJAOKC 29D FM 313ADIV KADENA AB OKI TO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF WASHDC RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO RJWFAL/ADC ~NT AFB COLO INFO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB TH RJAPAA/5AF 'FUCHU AS JAP ZEN/1006 AISS FT BELVOIR VA /U N C L A S E F T 0/3ROC-IU-9-157. UFO. FOR AFCIN AND SAFIS USAF ALL OTTHER ADDRESSESS FOR I NTELLIGENCE. REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 11, AFR 200-2, DATED 5 UEB 58. DATA IS SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS: lTD~ ALPHA: DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS: Cl> SHAPE: POINT SOURCE OF LIGHT-STAR-LIKE. (2) SIZE: UNKNOWN. (3) COLOR: WHITE AND Y:!:LLOW. C4J[N~BErt OF QBJ._E.CJS; _ SIX TO i:IGHT . (5) FORMr\TION: OBJECTS WERE SIGHTED SINGLY EACH TIME. (6) NIA. (7) N/A. ( 8 ) NO SOUND REPORTED. (9) N/A. ITEM BRAVO: DESCRIPTION OF COURS OF 03J ECT: C1l OKS!L S REPORTED SUDDEN APP~ARA~iCZ OF BRIGHT WHITE-YELLOW LIGHTED OBJECT MOVING AT JETJALIKE SPEEDS AT SERVICE NUMBER 637644, ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING CORPORAL R. JOHNSON, USMC, SERVICE NUMBER, 1805~51, ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING SGT H. GLISSON, SERVICE NUMBER 1384928, ORGANIZATION; "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING GUNNERY SGT PERRY, SERVICE NUMBR UNKNOWN, ORGANIZATION; BULK FUEL PLATOON, 3RD FORCE SERVICE REGIMENT. RELIABILITY OF OBSERVERS CANNOT BE JUDGED.HOWEVER, INDIVIDUALS APPEARED TO BE SINCERE IN REPORTING OF INFO ATION ON OBJECTS. ITEM GOLF: WEATHER AND WINDS -ALOFT CONDITIO~IS AT TIME AND PLACE OF IGHTING: (1) OBSERVERS REPORTSBRIGHT MOONLIGHT NIGHT WITH SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS. (2) AIR FORCE WEATHER REPORT, 15TM WEATHER SQUADRON, KADENA AIR BASE: SURNACE WINDS, ~9~ DEG ~ TO ~ KNOTS, _0.!~ FT 090 DEG J.L.! KNOTSV,; 1~ FT l4a DEG 5 KNOTS, 2~,0~0 FEET 14~ DEG 6 KNOTSBN 3~,0~0 FT 150 DEG PAGE TWO RJAOKC 29D APPARENTLY LOW ALTITUDE. (2) AZIMUTH OF OBJECTS WHEN SIGHTED: T NORTHEA~I, APPROXIMATELY 065 DEGREES TRUE. (3) AZIMUTH OF OBJECTS UPON DISAPPEARANCE: W T_S~UTHWEST,APPROXIMATELY 245 DEGREES TRUE. C4>; FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVERS: OB~ERVERS STATED OBJECT APPEARED TO BE MOVING HORIZONTALLY IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT VERY HIGH SPVEEDS. OBJECTS DESCRIBED BY OBSERVERS AS OSCILLATING, ROLLING, AND DARTING. (5) OBJECTS DISAPPEARED OUT OF SIGHT RAPIDLY ASCENDING !~A WEST SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. ALL ODJECTS BEHAVED I N SIMILAR MANNER. (6) DURATION OF SIGHTING: EACH OBJECT VI SI BLE FOR APPROXIMATELYE35 TO 40 SECOND~. ITEM COCOA: MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) GROUND-VISUAL.C2) N/ A. ZI (3) N;A. ITEM DELTA: TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: (1) 111~-120tZ 10 SEP 59. (2) LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT -BRIGHT MOONLIGHT AVAILABLE. ITEM ECHO: LOCATION OF OBSERVERS: COORDINATES 2624N/12748E, CAMP KINSER MARINE BASE LOCATED TWO AND ONE-HALF NAUTICAL MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF KADENA AIR BsE,3 5 C8,-2- ITEM NOXTROT: I NFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: (1) N/A. (2) THE FCLLOWING MILITARY PERSONNEL OBSERVED OBJECTS: 2LT J. BOWLES, USMC, SERVICE NUMBER 075901, ORGANEZATION "I" COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 3RD MARINE REGIMENT; ACTING SSGT R.G. SAVELL, USMC, l<EL CEILING 2, 0 FEET. C4l VISIBILITY TEN MILES. SC5l CLOUD .. .....,..._ COVER, scATTERED. (6) NO.,THUNDER STORMS IN THE AREA. ITEM HOTEL THROUGEHT JULIET: N/A. ITEM KILODC OFFICER PREPARING REPORT: CAPTAIN CHESTER A. BARCHIESI, 24987; POSITION: CHIEF, PAGE FOUR RJAOKC 29D OPERATIONS INTELLIGENCE BRANCH, 313TH AIR DIVISION, APO 239. U POSSIBLE EXPLANATION: NO APPARENT EXPLANATION CAN BE STETED, HOWEVER, A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT KADENA AR BASE AT APPROXIl1ATELY 11002 1~ SEP 59. BALLOON MAY POSSIBLY HAVE CON- TAINED LIGHT SOURCE. LIGHT SOURCE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN I NTEGRAL PART OF ELECTRONIC TRACKINGSEQUIPMENT. ITEM Lir1A: NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AVAILABLE. 17/~7212 SEP RJAOKC