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Naha AB, Okinawa, September 1959

Date of account
1959-09
Location
Naha AB, Okinawa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 5Sep Naha AB.Okinawa 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local XQ Ground-Visual 口 Probably Aircraft GM1440Z DAirVisuol D Air-intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYes x ProbablyAstronomicolMeteOr 口 Possibly Astronomical XQNo Military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientDato forEvaluotion 口 Unknown 20 secs 6 StoN 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Rnd,flare-like objs w/tail similar Witnesses probably saw a large to short contrail.Size of nickel at arm's meteor durigg the last stages. The length. white in color. Two rows of three illusion of climbing was probably abreast, changing to a "v" of five, then due to the illusion created by four & disappearing one at a time un

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