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Tachikawa AB, Japan, July 1961

Date of account
1961-07
Location
Tachikawa AB, Japan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Balloon 27Ju61 Tachikawa AB,Japan Prcbobly Botloon 口 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOFOSSERVATION Lecal 2255 KGround-Visua! DGround-Rodar 口 Wos Aircraf: 口 ProbablyAircraft GMT 271355Z Ai~Visucl DAir-intercept Rodar 口 Possibly Aireroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astranomical Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicol XINo Military Possibiy Astronomicol 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS 9.COURSE D Other- 口 Insufficient Deta for Evaiuation 口 Unknown 15min 1 N-NE 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round white objt lar [11.COMMENTSLIgOt, not- trt ger than stars in area. Not as bright as Venus knowm to carry small lights.Duration 0 possible for in direction.Faded out after l5 min. balloon to rise out of sight Direetion of drift corresp9nds to directbn of winds aloft at time of sighting. Sigltin at night.while balloon release at basenot verified evidence p

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