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Misawa AFB, Japan, July 1961

Date of account
1961-07
Location
Misawa AFB, Japan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Wos Bolloon 28Ju161 Misawa FB,Japan Possibly Belloon 3.DATE-TIME CROUP 4.YYPEOFOBSERVATION 口 Was Aireraft ol2216 XXxXGround-Visuet Ground-Redor Probosly Airerati 口 GMT.28/13162 OAirVisudl Air-lnterceptRadar 3.SOURCE Wus Astronomieol MeTicR 5.PHOTOS Probably Astronomical Y5 口 Possibly Astronomicol XIONNO Military 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othar.- 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 口 insufficient Deta forEvaivation 口 Unknown 1 E min !1. couuentsObjt of sighting vas probably as point of light equivalent to 2nd mag star, as slow meteor. Absence of a trail can observei 7o° above horizon at 26o az. In view probablg be attributed to relatively lo min disappearing behind obstruetions at velocity of meteor and fact that due to 2o° elev at 08oaz. Straight flight w/no a full moon this was a bright night.It is probable that meteor wes in sight fo

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