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Hachijo-Jima Island, August 1960

Date of account
1960-08
Location
Hachijo-Jima Island
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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USN PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 21 Aug 60 口 Wos Balloon Hachijo-Jima Island 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Ground-Rodar 口 Wos Aiicraft Local. GroundVisual 口 Probobly Aireroft 21/12142 Binoculars GMT Air-lntereept Rodor 口 Possibiy Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yo. 口 Probably Astronomicol Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol No 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERYATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE B. Insufficiont Dota for Evgluation 5min 口 Unknown one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS White,oblong object,size of matchhead. Had The flight path of the object,the smooth curved trajectory.Disappeared in description and duration is very similar clouds. to that Maxwell AFB, ATTN: 1 2 irector Aichives Bianch RETURN Studies Alabamd TO: Inst ATIC PORM329(REV 26SEP S2)

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