PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CONCLUSI0!14$ c Wos Balloon P robobly Balloon c Possi Lly Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP .c. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Wc1s Aircraft c Probably AI reroft 0 Ground Visual 0 Ground-Rodor Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably A:otronomicol Possibly Astronomical t'Lill t.~uy 1. LENGTH OF 035c~VATION I s. NUMBER OF OBJE CTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 0 Un\cnown to. BRIEF SUMMA~'!' OF SIGHTING ::::,:.:l(;. t ;.;:.it C obJ~ in :p~.:; i r, irA! repor' ... L:u. L'or o'bj r.. C ZC SQC 41fJ5 ZCQYB3 41 PP P.JEDSQ ~/ DE RJ .C\PDR 1 SA F N 3RD BOt'lB t~JG YOKOTA AB JAPAN TO RJED~Q/ATIC HPAFB OHIO ,.------ INFO flJAPAZI5AF GUCHU AS JAPAN RJHPl i/PACr~.? HICl<AN AFB HAWQII FOR 5FICO, P?ICO-c. UFO PARA 1 5XP AFR 200-2 REPORT: A. ( 1 ) UNDET:SRt1INED DUE TO St1ALL SIZE ( 2 ) SI z::: ~? A PI NHEAD HZLD AT ARt1S LENGT H . C6 ) NONE PAGE TWO RJAPD~ 19A B. <1 ) ~lOTI ON NOTI CED BY NAV I G AT OR C 4) 3 TRAIGHT T?.I\C1< (5) FI\DED I~! DIST,\:!CE: PAG T~O RJAPDR 19A B C 1 ) NOT I ON NOTICED BY N J\ V I G AT on C3> 12~0 HORIZON (4) STRAIGHT TRACt< (5) FADED IN DISTANCE APPROX SEVEN C7) ~liN. C. C1) AIR-VISUAL C 2) tl OrlE Y Ol\OT 1\ AIR BASE, J APJ\N E. 3525N13927E, 20Nf1 SOUTH OF YOKOTA AIR BASE. F. C2) RONALD C. Sf1ITH, 1ST LT, 13TH TAC BOMB SQ, VERY RELI ABLZ. G Cl) EXCELLE:NT, \~JITH SCATTERED CLOUD COVERAGE T O THE SOUTH. (2) N/ A PILOT REPORTS 50:~ WESTERLY AT 3~, 0~0. PAGE TWO RJAPDR 19A 1 I) SCATTERED BE:LOt~J AT 0cS 00 CC LOCK C6) DIST f,NT THUNDERSTORf1 OVER t10U~lT AIN AREA T 0 T HZ T;JEST. I. NOT TAKEN DUE TO OBJECT GREAT ALT !TUDE AND I. NOT T 1\l<EN DUE TO OBJECT GREAT ALTITUD AND K CHIEF, HING INTELLIGENCE, 3 BO\JB JG TRAC l< AND REGULARITY CF ALTITUDE INDICATE NON-~IETEROLOGICAL ORIGIN AND 1.vOULD PRECLUDE SUCH rl."N-t1ADE OBJECTS AS FLARES, ETC. ALTITUDE AND HIGH SPEED \40ULD SUGGEST !\ SATELLITE T'lPE OBJECT IN ORBIT THIS POSITION IS SUPPORTED BY THE FACT THAT AN HOUR AFTER SUNSET, AN EAST\JARD TP.AVELING OBJECT AT EXTREt~ELY HIGH ALTITUDE HOULD UNDS~GO A CHARACTER! STIC DI~H,lii~G t~HILE ENTERING INT THE SH.;DOvJ OF THE EARTH 02/C045Z AUG RJAPDR .)fdJ DL.J ...;CJ.C~CU Co;r:)onent~ MCZC~QB1862CJYF975 T F. L E r H fJ fl E 0 DE RJAPD11 ~ .. B1 3D BC~1B WG YOKOTA AB JA? A~l TO ATIC w?AFS OHIO U N C L A S ::: F T 0 3B~-J~ S63-30 C-!. FOR ATIC \JPAFB TD-Z OHIO 11ZFZRZNCE Y C :?. NESSAGE TD-3 2-7-46-. OBJECT FIRST 03SZRV!~D DIRZCTLY O'J:!:~::EAD AT QUOTZ :..::YTR.Zf1ZLY HIGH UNQUOTE ALTITUDE A:!D DISAPPZARED :-!ORIZON DIRSCTLY AHEJ\D OY AIRCRArT. J3/~G55 AUG RJAPDR