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Camp Kinser, Okinawa, September 1959

Date of account
1959-09
Location
Camp Kinser, 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 10 Sep 59 Camp Kinser,Okinawa 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local 口 Probably Aircraft 11102 D AirVisual D Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yes X Probably Astronomical Meteor XONo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 InsufficientData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 35-40 secs 6-8 West 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Each obj sighted singly as a point source The observers probably saw meteors of light, color white & yellow. Objs moved fm the Piscids shower, which are at jet-like speeds at apparently low comparatively slow meteors. alt. Objs appeared to oscillate, roal & dart. Objs disappeared out of sight rapidly ascendi

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