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Hokkaido, Japan, November 1955

Date of account
1955-11
Location
Hokkaido, Japan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 24 Nov 55 口 Was Balloon Hokksido,Japan 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local、 D Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_24/161.3Z AirVisual D Air-lntercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SbURCE gx Was Astronomicol Moon aiYes 口 Probably Astronomicol military (F-86 Pilot) 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9. COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 5 min 1 sta 口 Unknowm 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS On mission at 25,o00 a red glow of high Refraction of setting moon. ineasity was sighted (stationary). See Dr Hymeks evaulation First looked like a/c on fire or after- burner.First spherical shape, then changed to oblong,retaining brightnesa.Glow disappeared gradually wlthin 5 min. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26SEP

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