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Naha, Okinawa, September 1959

Date of account
1959-09
Location
Naha, Okinawa
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 10073RECORDCAR.D 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon 口 Probably Balloon 21 Sep.59 Naha,Okinawa 口 Possidiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft QGround-Visual Ground-Radar Local 口 ProbablyAircraft 口 PossiblyAircraft GMT_21/1045Z OAirVi suol Air-Intercopt Radar 6.SOURCE QxWas Astronomical MeteOr 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical Yes 口 Possibly Astronomical O-No Mslitary 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar. 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown South 10 secs one 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Chracteristie bolide observation. Rnd obj white burning & changing to red. Case eisted as a meteor sighting. Initial observation as a bright flash w/ flaning tail.Cbj burst & then disappeared. ATIC FORM329(REY 26SEP52)

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