Okinawa & Vicinity, May 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-05
- Location
- Okinawa & Vicinity
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source text · mention onlyPROJECT10073RECORDCARD 2..LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 WosBalloon 5May Okinawa & Vicinity 口 ProbablyBolloon 61 口 PossiblyBalloon 3.DATE-TIMEGROUP 4.TYPEOFOBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft 2317 xkGround-Visual Ground-Rodor Local 口 ProbablyAircroft 051417Z 口 Possibly Aircraft Ai~Visuol Air-intercept Radar GMT Wos Astronomicol MeTeo 5.'PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 口 ProbablyAstronomical Yes Military 口 PossiblyAstronomical No 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 InsufficientDota forEvaluation 口 Unknowm 1 SE-NW 3-5 sec 11.coMMENTsObjtmoved inwrongdirection 10.BRIEFSUMMARYOFSIGHTINGSiZe andShaPe Of dime held at arm's length.Greenish white with tailfor it to have been a satellite reentry. No Objt has all characteristics of a very abouttwicethelengthofbodyofobjt. exhaust; no sounds.High speed;high intensit bright type of meteor called a fireball light.Angle of elevation aprox2o°above
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