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Japan, December 1960

Date of account
1960-12
Location
Japan
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 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Wos Bolloon 29 Dec 60 Japan 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 Probobly Aircroft Local 口 29/12372 XAinViual DAir-Intercopt Rodar CMT. 口 Was Astronomical 6.SOURCE PHOTOS 口 Probobly Astronomical Y。. Military 口 Possibly Astronomicol Satellite Rearet aNo Othor. 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS9. COURSE 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation descending 口 Unknown 3min one 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Reentry of Discoverer 17. Indefinite shape, aprox size of basketball at arm's length. Bright light changing from intense white to cherry red to green to blue to white.Appeared 10°elevation bearing 330° from Miho. Disappeared lo° elevation bearing 270° from Miho.Object appeared to change color in a.definite cycle.Faded to rear of a/e.

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