PROJECT 10073 RECORD r:-~"i TE:TI'M~ GROUP . 2. LOCATION Ryukyuan Islands 'l-tul ti ple 3. SOIJI!CE 10. CONCLUSION Possible -Other (SATELLITE DECAY) . ./_ . ~ NUMBER OF OBJECTS There was a satellite dcc~,Objcct No. 1966-59H (2302) on the h ~ever j no deCBIY locati onx is availa bla,. ~. L.ENGTH OF OBURVATION 11a BAI&JI 11;111\MAA'r AND A~AL.'fEtS 12 -15 Secnnda t.. TYPE .OF OBSERVATION 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observers noted bluish gr e en object that rapidly change to a more orange color. Tha shape was round, arxi ap~ared larger then an aircraft.. The r e was no radar pickup of all.e ged uro. The extreDB briU.:tanco was sai.d tc be the cauf!e for the aie;hting FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Pt .. loua edition o f 0\h form ma1 be u oed, 51\.r. fl . G ' riS (~, !J::.JE.:CT c LUC:l Srl t.;R~i:':r .. L:J COLOR RAPIDLY CHANGI NG P~GE 2 RU~6GK 1 5 U;~CLAS S T,.,Tl v THC: SI&IiT:l.1.G lliLES. l~EGATIVE R R AT 10/11~2Z. ALTlTUJ E P ~.AS ESTH1/\TED BY THE '06SERVERS TU t~ 1 0 r000 TO 20000 FEET. O~JECT WAS MOVING FROM T~E 1 TH TO ThE SvJT~ SOUTn-~AST. lHE SPEED OF THE OBJECT WAS REPORT ;E .. ,~.;-u,s: E..<TR1-.:::: 51Lllf,:"CE hAS SAI D TO 5E ThE CP.USE FOR ~IG~li .G T~E OEJECT. OBJECT S VISI8LE FOR 12 TO 1 5 SECONDS. ,O St.U .. D k . ..;O Ct<Tl-Jvi::u 11-J /.. STR/~IGhT LINE OF FLIGHTr lv1ADE NO 'SIG~i1l,!G CO-.SvSTCJ 0 F \IER'I' FS v RY LIGHT CLOvOS. XXX OFTU J~ P0~J~X~0232 !911303-UUJU--~UEOFIA. 5 F G ) T- C , 4 1 CCCI A, 3 .!.3CC- I . U'J10C::i'ITIFIEO F L Y!NG 623 f..C&.I 5~01\J PERSONNEL L OCATED ON 1 August 66 Contact was made with SPADATS concerning the possibilities ef a sateJOte decay on the date of the sighting. Object 2302 decayed n the date of the sighting but SPADATS did not have any recel!d ef the exact location &f the decay. UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMfNT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BUNCH INCOMING MSSlGE /?yvi<Yt./ luL_j.ICKI!VrL-../-+" I ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1~ XOPX-2~ , .DIA-l~ NIN-7 (19) ADV CY DIA ~TE JAW RUEDQXC0873 ~ 51FIW NAHA AB OKINAWA T 0 R U\'/MFVA/ AD C E NT AFB COLO RUEBBAA/AFSC<FTD> WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEDHQA/HO USAF<AFCIN) WASH 25 DC RUEOHQA/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE<SAFOI) VIASH 25 DC INFO ZEN 313AIR DIV KADENA AS OKINAWA Lf 0 T H I S M E S SA-bE I ~f E L E V E N P A R T S. P A R T I 0 E S C R I P T I 0 N 0 F T HE OBJECT: <1> ROUND-TUBULAR SIMILAR TO A MISSILE. (1) QUARTER. (3) BLUEISH GREEN!RAPIDLY CHANGING TO ORANGE. <4> ONE. (5) N/A ( 6> NONE. <7> NONE. (8) NONE (9) OBJECT APPEARED TO BREAK OFF OR SEPARATE AT TAIL. PART II. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: ( 1) JUST HAPPENED TO BE LOOKING OUT AND THE MOVEMENT IN THE SKY ATTRACTED THEIR ATTENTION. <2> 240 D'EGREES, 20- 25 MI LES 10 ,000- UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DlPARTMlHT OF THf AIR FORCE STAFF MfSSAGf BRANCH INCOMING MUSAGI 20,000 FEET. C:D ALMOST THE SAME: SLIGHTLY SOUTH. (4) NORTH TO SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST STRAIGHT LINE PARALLEL TO EARTH'S SURFACE PAGE 2 RUABGK 86 UNCLES E F T 0 ~EEO 300 KNOTS UP TO VERY HIGH SPEED. (5) VISIBLE 12-15 SECONDS. PART IV. TIME AND DATE OF SI GHTING: (1) 10/1102Z JULY )966. (2) DUSK. PART V. LOCATI ON OF OBSERVER($): 2445N 12445E. PART VI. IDENTIFYJNG INFORMATION ON OBSERVERCS): CAIN, JACKO, MSGT, OET 1 623ACVIRON, MIYAKO JIMA AS RYUKYU I SLS, FIRST SGT HIGHLY RELIABLE. CONROY, ROBERT J, A1C, DET 1 623ACVJRON, MIYAKO JIMA AS RYUKYU I SLS, AIR POLICEMAN- HIGHLY RELIAB LE. ESTEEP, TIMOTHY C, SSGT,NOET 1 623ACYIRON, MIYAKO JIMA AS RUUKYIJ I SLS, GROUND POWER SPECIALIST-HIGHLY RELIABLE. GOFF, WILLIAM L, TSGY, DET 1 623ACWRON, MIYAKO JIMA AS RYUKYU ISLS, ACW RADAR TECH N I C t A N H I G H L Y R E L I A B L E K I N G , W I L L I AM M , T SG Y , D E T 1 6 2 3 A C W R 0 N, M I Y A K 0 J I M A A-S R Y U K Y U I S L S , A C W T E C H N I C I A N-H I G H L Y R E L I A B L E P A R T V I I M THER AND WINOS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE Of SIGHTING: (6) NONE. (7) COOLING RATE ONE AND A HALF DEGREES CENTIGRADE PER 1,000 FEET. PART VIII. ANY OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OR CONDITION: NONE. J Ail I I UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH INCOMING MESSAGE PAR T I X. I NT E R C E P T I 0 N 0 R I D E NT I F I C AT I 0 N A C T I 0 N T A K E : N 0 N E P A R T X LOCATION, APPROXIMATE ALTpUDE, AND GENERAL DIRECTION: NONE.PARTXI LOCATION, APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE; AND GENERAL DIRECTION: NONE PART XI RJSITION, TITLE AND COMMENTS OF PREPARTING OFFICER: CHIEF, INTELLI- GE N C E D I V I S I 0 N, 5 1 S T F I G H T E R I NT E R C E P T 0 R VJ I NG , N A H A A B , 0 K I N A W A THE OBJECT I S NOT CONSIDERED TO BE AN AIRCRAFT OR BALLON. DUE TO THE INITIAL BRILTANCE OF THE OBJECT AND THE SHORT PERIOD Of THE ACTUAL SIGHTING, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE OBJECT WAS A METEOR. UNCLASSIFIED