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Tokyo, Japan, May 1955

Date of account
1955-05
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 20May 1955 Tokyo, Japan 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircraft 20/0745Z XXAir-Vi sual Air-Intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronornical Yes 口 Probobly Astronomical XXNo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE Othor aK Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown 14 minutes one unknown 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Swept wing object sighted at approxi- Possibly aircraft. However, mately 60,000 feet.0bject disappeared awaiting additional ifforma- leaving puffs of smoke. tion before further analysis is possible. ATICFORM329(REV 26SEP52)

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