PROJECT 10073 RECORD 1. [ . A ; i. TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION -t. NlH~P.ER OF OBJECTS 10. CONCLUSION Other (HISSIL":. ,\CTIV~1"l) ~. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMM~RY AND ANALYSIS ):) Seconds !J. it'~E OF OBSE~VATION Air-Visual l7. C:OURSE 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Observer noted round ~he.}~ object bright green in color travel.L""lg tcHnrd the 1::ili. Object approached the aircraft in ;; descendi.l'\~ .f'nshion. Obj cct slowed down ard appt.;ared like it was noatint~ wil-~ a !f~.racilute. Object was visible for about 30-4.0 second~ tJt.: ;'o j"'\1 di :;appoarinJ into a cloud bank. The locat,ion of tb.:! r.ijl tin{; coincides with the location of the Soviet Hid-Pacil'ic impact area; however, there were no launcht;s an:1ounced b:' lbf"' Soviets. ; r-TO \FP A1 0-319 (il)E) Prnloue ~HJOft or thle lona ~If be uud. UNCLASSIFIED- DIPAITMINf OF THI All FOICI STAFF MISSAGI INCOMIIII MESSAGE DlFO: XOP-1, XO~X-2, S.AFOS-3, NIN-7; DIA/JCS -1, SMB~l PFTU J.W Rl:EOVXOO 790 272043 7-UUUU--R UEO H~. Zf\R UUUUU UNCLAS SV C ZU I R l0 HQA 3331 2 720 020 ZOK R U~ PP RUED Fl r R l0 HQA fM PA CA F8! S~ CQ,1 BJ 0 I TO RUWf.IFVA/ADC ENI' ArB CQO RUED F I A I A F S C FT 0 WR I G Hr PAT T E R S 0 N A FB 0 H I 0 RUEDK)A/HQ !_ S.~F A ININ WASH 25 DC RUEDHQA/SEC~:7.l~Y OFT~ AIR FffiCE WASH 25 OC U NQ AS P A CA F a\ SE C eM ( BOo-D 14 84 1. UNiotNT I FlED fl Yl ~'G OBCT REPffiT CAFR 20Cf-2) A. OE SCR IPT I ON Of T t OB Cf UNCLASSIFIED (1) St-i.AP~: ROU~ UNCLASSI FlED DIPAITMINr OF THE All FOICI STAFF MISSAGI BlANCH INCOMING MESSAGE <2> SIZE: LIKE A BASKET BALL .-ELO m (}.1 AN ARM LE NGT H. (3) CQ :R: mIGHT mEE N -IN CCMPAR I SON TO GREEN LIGHT RE CE WED F'R0.1 CONrRQ TOllER. (5) FeRMAT I ON: NOr < 6) ANY u IS CER ~ a.E FIAT lRE S: NOt\ C7> TAll TRAILS CR EXH\UST: tDf'E (9) Gr~R ?ERTINENf FEATLR::S: NOr B~ DE SCR i Pi I ON OF" COLR SE Gf 08 CT' < 1) FIR Sf CALLED T t ATTE ~r ION T 0 OBSERVER: ffi I GHT ~EE :J L I GM'T (2) A~Q.:: ? ELEVATION At{} AZ IMll H WI-EN fiRST OBSERv'ED: 3=:: :r:::s TO 4CDEffiEES ANCl.E JUST LEfT BOlE A IRCR.A FT A?PROX IMATEL Y 5 IDE ~EE S. DE SCI t{) I NG RAP I ct. Y THEN SL ctED OQ\' NT 0 ABOUT 2ffiE rnEE S APPEARED LIKE IT VIAS FLOAT lNG WITH A PARACHlJE ( 3) AN (t E ffi EL EV AT I ON A t.fl AZ IW. ur H 0 F' OBJE 0 UPON AFHO Mit.. 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINr OF THE All FOIG nAFf MISSAGI IWKH INCOMING MUSAGI DISAPPEARA ~!C!: 0 ISAPPEARED I 0 Q OlD BANK. C 4) DE S ~ I PT I ON OF It I GHr PAT H A Nl M A ~ W ER S 0 F OBCT: APPROC IMATEL Y 130 OE~EE S.. . .. (5) 08 cr 0 ISAPPEAREO: 0 I SA PPEAREO IN T t E ~ DIRECTION. (6). HC-; LONG WAST t OBCT V ISIElE: APffiOX IMATEL Y < 2) CPT i C! L A I 0 S: NO f\E C 3) S I G:T r r-.;G OCCLREO \'1 H IL E A IR BCR ~ : PACf 3 RUH..;<M 4 UNQAS ALTITUDE: 2?,000 FEET" SPEED: 4~ K7S H~E STAT I (J\J: T 0< YO I ER NAT I ONt\L AIR PORT T O<YO JAPAN D. TIME A NO OAT E OF S I GHr I NG AFHQ Mlt 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DEPAITMINf OF THI All FOICI STAff MISSAGI IIAHCH INCOMINI MESSAGE C2> L 1 Q1T CCNO 1T I ON: OAW N Eo L CCAT tON OF OBSERVER: 340E ~EE S 2 OIV 17aJE CREES E f. 1 OE NT I F'YI NG I NFCRMAT I ON ON OBSERVER: (3) ft A lL I NG ADORE SS: UNKNuV tJ (4) OCC!_'P~.T ION: PILOT (5) EST il\lAT E OF RELlA B IL IT Y: A-2 G. V!E~.T ti:R: THIN LAYER OF a.. OLD S T 0 T Jt NCRT H Ho U US'Jt.~ ACT IV IT Y: NOt' I o t Nr EP. C~ PT I ON CR t DE NT I F l CAT I 0 N ACT I 0 N: NO tf: PACE 4 RUHLKM 4 U NQAS K. JERRY~' V.ILLS rAPTAINUSAF 0 I RE CT m cr I ~r ~ l t CI NCE COAMEt.Jf OFT- ?~EPARING OFFICER: LOCAl t'ON COl NCIDES WITH LOCAl ION OF SOl lET M 10-PACI FIC IMPACT AREA. HO.\'EVER T 1- TIME OFT t- SIGHr lr..'G IS OlJ SlOE Of T l T IME S A NNOUNCEO fOR T t SO/ lET T E 5T S. F.r NOTE: CORRECTED COPY OF AF IN 50387 (28 Sep 66) AFHQ ,... .. 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAIYMIIIr OP IHI All ACTION: RDC-4 INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2, SAFUS-.3, NIN-7, DIA-1 (19) ADV CY DIA . PFTU JAW RUEDVXG 0127 2712216-UUUU--RUEOHQA. . z r-.R uuuuu FM PACAF'B ~ SE COM BOO I TO RUVMFV A/ AOC ENT AFB COLO RUEDFIA/Af3C FTD WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO kUEDHQA/HQ USAF AININ WASH 25 DC RUE:DHQA/ ET ARY OF' THE A fR F'ORCE WASH 25 DC U'JCl.AS PA ~ArBASE COM <BOO-I> 1484 1. UNIDENi !FlED FlYING OBJECT REPORT <AFR 20~-2> A. OESCR I PT 10~ OF THE OBJECT SHA=>~: R OUtil SIZE: L IKE A BASKET BALL HELD FROM AN ARM LENGTH. COL9?: 3=<1GiiT GREEN- I N COMPARISON TO GREEN LIGHT RECEIVED fROM CONTROL TOWER. (4) NtJABER: ONE (5) FORMATION: NONE UNCLASSI FlED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMINr OF THI All FOIG STAFP IWICII (6) ANY D I SCER NABLE FEATURES: OONE (7) TAIL TRAILS OR EXHAUST: NONE CB> SO UN~: NONE (9) OTHE:R PERTINENT FEATLRES: NONE PAGE 2 RU!-Jl ~ 4 UNQ AS 8. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT. (1) FIRST CALLED THE ATTENTION TO OBSERVER: r1< tGifi ~R N LIGHT <2) A.N~L: OR ELEVATION A~!: AZIMUTH WHEN FIRST CBSERVED: :!3DEGREES TO 40D EGR~ES ANGLE JUST LEfT ABOVE AIRffiArT APPROXIMATELY 5 0DEGREES. DESCE~ING RAPIDLY TH: N SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 20DEGREES APPEARED LIKE IT WAS FlOATING WITH A PARACHUTE. (3) A~GLE OR ELEVATION At-.D AZIMUTH OF OBJECT UPON 0 ISAPPEARA"-i~: 0 I SAPPEARED INTO CLOUD BANK. (4) OESeR: =T! C~ OF FL IGHi PAT~ At{) MA~lNER S OF CBJECT: APPROXIMATELY 13 9 DEGREES. <5> OBJECT DISAPPEARED: DISAPPEARED IN THE ENE DIRECT I ON. (6) HOW LO~ WAS THE OBJECT VISIBLE: APPROXIMATELY AFHQ Mlfll 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAIYMINJ Of 1HI All FOICI SYAPF lUNCH INCOMINI MISSAGI JB T 0 4 ~ SECO~S. C. MAN~ER OBSERVATIONt C 1 > A 1 q -V I S UAL (2) 0~ JCAL A IDS: NONE C3) SIGHTING OCCUREO WHILE AIRBORNE: PAGE 3 R U~L ~ 4 UNQ. AS AIRC F'T '\0 8901-FLT 62 Jt.':J. AIR LINES Al T I T tJJ: : 2 9 , e B 0 FE ET ~A8 I NG: 298DEGREES SPEED: 495 ~ S t-OAE STAT 10'-f: TOKYO INTER~JATIONAL AIR .PORT TOKYO JAPAN O. T IMt A~[) DATE OF SIGHT I \G E. LOCAT I::~ Or OBSERVER: 34DEGREES 20' N/170DEGREES E F. I DENT I F'Y I NG INFORM AT 10 N 0 N OBSERVER: (2) AGE: UNK~OW UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED DIPAITMIJIJ Of 1111 All stAFf MISSAGI IUNCII INCOMUII MUSAII CJ> ~AIL lNG ADDRESS: UNKNOWN (4) OCCUPATIONI PILOT (5) ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY: A-2 G. WE A i !--:'E R 1 T H I N L AYE R 0 F Q 0 LD S T 0 T HE NOR T H H. UNUS~' . .\L ACT IV IT Y: NO~E I I NT E i CE PT I 0 N OR I D E NT I F' I CAT I 0 N ACT I 0 N: NONE J.; , 9 ,~VXVXMMMPMXMXXVMVXVV T ITiTTZ~OTNZARRRRRRRRRUii.. ~.1 4 UNa.. AS K. JERRY M MILLS CAPTAIN USAF 0 IRE CT OR C F' I NT ELL I G EN CE CCJA~ENT Or THE PREPARING OFFICER: LOCAT 10~ CD INCIOES YIITH LOCATION OF SOV lET M 10-PACIFI C IMPACT AREA. HOWEVER THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING IS OUTSIDE rF THE T iM::-S NOUNCED F'OR THE SOVIET TESTS. r;QTE: MESSAGE HAS BEEN SERVICED. UNCLASSIFIED