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Sea of Okhotsk USSR-Japanese Area, January 1958

Date of account
1958-01
Location
Sea of Okhotsk USSR-Japanese Area
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Sea of Okhotsk 口 Was Balloon 22Jan 58 USSR Japanese Area 口 Probably Bailoon 一 口 Possibiy Balloon 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Locai Ground-Visucl 口 Probably Aircraft GMT_22/1045Z AirVisua! D Air-interceptRadar 口 Possibiy Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Meteor Yes 口 Probabiy Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomicai 泊No RB-50Crew (USAF) 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor 口 insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown fes secs one SE tO NW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Brilliant blue-green obj w/trail of Descriptions,characteristics & same color observed by RB-50 crew pattern are those of a typical while at 15,0o0 ft.Appeared to pass bolide(fireball),a number of whid close to a/c in flat descending have been rptd fm that area. trejectory,disappearing

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