PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon K::\d.cn:l lluh1 Ob rur.lO. 0 P robabl y Balloon DATET IME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Pauibly Balloon Xi] Ground-Visual Grounci-Rodar 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Air-Vi suol 0 A ir-Intercept Radar 0 Po ui bl y Aircraft Was Astronomical M~ TE.::((., Probably Astronomical l.:ilita.ry Possibl y Astronomical LENGTH Of' OISI!RVATIOM HUMBER Of' OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other Insufficient Dota for Eva luation BRIEf' SUMMARY 0 , SIGHTIH01 . ~!hite Floursc:v.:~nt COMMENTS 2 witne;,~en fJcpar ated by 'hite tail t:.tx rnth \,; .> reported objt fl0.shing at::l'O!Jr-; for 2 seconds. clcscription_:; .i-t~h exce1Jtion of cUrcction. Difference in i'light path RounJ ..rhitc 01Jjt splitting into rn:n:t; . due t o optic:.J..l phenomena. No trail or exhaust. Rapid movcm~nt oricn-:ation on part traject01-y r~lation t o !1 Objt paroba.bly a bolide Slrt':!C all characteristics observation are ATIC FORW 329 ( 1UlY 26 8aP U) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR ~ ;e STAFF MfSSAGE oRANCii UNCLASSFitil MfSSAGf '.vC lC Ht-.. S2b2 ZC u J A 97 4 PP RJEZH(. DE i1JA Oi<t1 6 X~. i~ T.4CFTR'.JG ' KADEN AB OKINAvJA TO l{J EZ {~ / .I ASHINGTON DC RJEZH6/SAFIS WASHINGTONDC RJEDSG!/HQ ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJW~AL/H~ AOC ENT AFB COLO RJHPKMXm PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII GJAPAZ/H~ 5AF F UVHU AS JAPAN R~.IAOI\A/H~ 31 SAIRDIV KADENA AB OKINAvJA U N C L A S E F T 0 OC-1 2569o UFO PD FOLLOWING REPORT S B~ITTED 1~1 ACCORDANCE AF R TWO HUNDRED DASH TWOo ALPHAo DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT . PD ONE CMA ROUND PO TWO CNA SMALL PEA ZT ARMS LENGHT PD T d REE CtIA "PUT PD FOUR C~lA INTIAGLY ONE BUT SPLIT !NT TWO DURING :5 IGHTING i)!J FIV E Ct1A NEGATIVE PD S I X Ct1A NEGATIVE PD SEVEN Ci14 NO : .1t--~.:1n l,.f'.i.~... Ct,,A OR EXHAUST PD EIGHT CNA NO SOUND PD NINE CNA ~lLGATlVI PD BRUVO CMA DESCRIPTION OF COURSE PD ONE CMA ~10VEMENT PD T'.JO Ci.A FifTEEN DEGREES ELEVATION IN NORTH NORTHWEST PO THREE C~1AV '.\r'.:. uL Y i' .~ CJ.'l N O~TH N ORTH~/EST TO SOUTHEAST \HTH AN APPARENTLY FLAT DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR F( E STAFF MfSSAGE ~RANCn Page 2 of 3 P G GE T'.v 0 R.JA OKM T -iAJECTORY PD ~JHILE EAST Of OBSERVER OBJECT APPEARED TO SEPARATE INTO TWO PARTS PD LARGER fRONT PART BURNED OUT BUT SMALLER fRONT PART CONTINUED ON COURSE PD FIVE CMA DISAPPEARED TO SOUTHEAST PD SIX C~J.li ESTH1ATED THREE TO FOUR SECONDS PD COCA CMA MANNER OF OBSERVATION PD ONE CMA GROUND VISUAL PD TWO Ct1A NEGATIVE PD THREE Ci1A NOT APPLICABLE PD DELTA CMA Tir1E AND DATE OF SIGHTING PD ONE CMA ONE ZERO TZO ZERO ZUL U TWO NINE OCTOBER PD T~JO CMA NIGHT PD ECHO CMA LOCATION OF OBSERVER PD ON KADENA AS C1A OKINAWA PD FOXTROT CAPTAIN CMA ALPHA OBOE ONE NINE ONE TWO ZERO ONE ONE CME ONE FIVE TACTICAL RECONN SQDN CMA RECONN PILOT CMA MATURE AND HIGHLY RELIABLE PD GOLF CMA \lEATHER PD ONE Ct1A SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH GOOD VISIBILITY PD TWO CMA WIND SURFACE THREE SIX ZERO DEG ONE ZERO KNOTS CMA GUSTS TO ONE EITHT KNOTS CMA SIX THOUSAND THREE TWO ZERO DEG 1IO KNOTS Ct1A TEN THOUSAND THREE THREE ZERO DEG TWO ZERO KNOTS CMA SIXTEEN THOUSAND TWO NINE ZERO DEG TWO FIVE KNOTS CMA TWENTY Trl OLSAND TWO EIGHT ZERO DEG THIRTY KNOTS CMA THIRTY THOUSAND TWO SIX OGEIR~ENTY FlVE KNOTS CMA FIFTY THOUSAND n10 Tt~O ZERO DEG THIRTY F I VE KNOTS PD THREE CMA THREE THOUSAND SCATTERED HD FOUR CMA TEN MILES ::., rlVi:. I_ESS T:iAN FIFTY PERCENT CiiA OJ5C:RVER ESTINATED F'lVE PfRCI:NT F D SIX CMA NEGATIVE PD SEVEN CMA TEMPEGATURE AT SURFACE FEVEN ONE DEPARl'McNT OF THE AIR F( E STAFF MfSSAGc BRANCn Page 3 or 3 PAGE THREE RJAOKM 6 DEGREES CMA FREZING LEVEL FOURTEEN THOUSAND FEET CMA THIRTY THOUSAND FEET MINUS THIRTY ONE DEGREES PO HOTEL CMA NEGATIVE PO ITEM CMA NEGATIVE PO JULIETTE C~1A NEGATIVE PO KILO CMA LT COL _.MA INTELLIGENCE STAFF OFFICER PO OBSERVER IS EXTREMELY ~ ELL ~UALIFIED TO DIFDERENTIATE METEOR AND METEORITE ACTIVITY FROM UNL~UAL SlGiiTlNGS CMA AND STATES EMPHATICALLY THAT IT IS HIS OPINION T~AT OBJECT JIGHTED DEFINITELY NOT METEOR OR METEORITE PD SOME REPORTED METEOR ACTIVITY LOCALLY LEADS TO POSSIBILITY THA THE OBJECT SIGHTED WAS ACTUALLY A METEOR OR METEORITE PD NO OTHER POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS AVAILABLE LOCALLY PO UFO END 2 9/ 1225Z OCT RJAOKM ::. :~ .:HMENT OF THE AIR ~ STAFF M[SSAGc BRANCi-i AF UNCLASSif lfD III(SSAGf OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3~(24) ZCZCHQE279ZCQJA942 DE RJAOKH 10 F'M 51FTR I NTCP TO RJEZHQICOF NAHA ~OKINAWA USAF WASH D C RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH D C RJ~aJZHL/ ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO I NFO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RJAPAZ/5AF FUCHU AS JAPAN RJA0KA/313AD KADENA AB OKINAWA UN C L A S EFT 0 51WOC-I-10-2. UFO SIGHTING. COFS FOR AFCIN. OSAF FOR SAFISo REFERENCE PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 200- 2. ARMS LENGTH TO COLOR OF WHITE FLORESCENT Of lJJHITE APPROXPIATEL Y ONE-JI~Lf LO~G AT .,TMENT OF THE AIR R STAFF M[SSAGE BRANCn US CIJISSifi!D MfSSACif Page 2 of 3 PAGE TWO RJAOKH 10 (8) NEGATIVE SOUND (9) NONE OBSERVED B. < 1) OBSERVER HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AT SKY. <2> ELEVATION 45 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 60 DEGREES TO EAST (4) OBJECT APPEARED TO BE TRAVELING IN STRAIGHT LINE FROM WEST TO EAST. NEGATIVE MANEUVERS NOTED. (5) OBJECT DISINTEGRATED TO EAST OF OBSERVB <6> APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS. C. <1> GROUND -VISUAL <2> NEGATIVE OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS UTILIZED. Q < 2) NIGHT E. NAHA AIR BASE OKINAWA, 2610N/12738E. A/3C, 623ACWRON MOVEMENT AND IDENTIFICATION TECHNICIAN, RELIABILITY B-2. (1) DARK, NO MOON, CLEAR. <2> WEATHER DETACHMENT, NAHA AB, OKINAWA, REPORT: AL T !TUDE TEMPERATURE <C) ::,\ENT OF THE AIR F( E STAFF MfSSAGc BRANCn VNCLASSJJU> MESSAGE Page 3 of 3 PAGE THREE RJAOKH 10TZSURFACE APPROX MINUS 50 THREE -TENTHS (7) SEE G<2) ABOVE H. NEGATIVE UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SIGHT IN Go NEGATIVE INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION ACTION TAKEN. I J. NEGATIVE AIR TRAFFIC OR BALLON RELEASES. K. 51ST FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR UING INTELLIGENCE CHECKED ALL POSSIB!...E SOURCES OF OBJECT WITH NEGATIVE RESULTSo L. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OR PHOTOGRAPHY AVAILABLEo UNCLASSIFIED EFTO 29/ 1400Z OCT R JA OKH ACTION: CIN-17 : OOP-2, OOP-CP-1, KHQB670ZCQJB603 TO RJEZHQ/COFS USAF RJEZHQ/OSAF WASH DC RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEDSQ/ATIC WPAFB OHIO OEPARTN.ENT OF THE AIR ( :E STAFF MfSSAG: ERANCi-i UNCLASSiF:f:> MESSAGE INFO RJHPKM/PACAF HICKAM AFB HAWAII RJAPAZ/5AF FUCHU AS JAPAN RJAOKA/313AD KADENJ MB OKINAWA U ~ C LASE F T 0/51WOC-I-10-3o UFO SIGHTING At1ENDMENTo COFS FOR AFC!No OSAF FOR SAF!So 313AD FOR OC-lo REFERENCE 51FIW MESSAGE 51WOC-I-10-2, DATED 29 OCTOBER 196lo PARAGRAPH ELEVATION 45 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 60 DEGREES TO EASTo PARAGRAPH D < 1) SHOULD READ: 29/1020 ZULU; OCTOBER 196lo UNCLASSIF lED 30/0120Z OCT RJAOKH