Sasebo, Japan, August 1961
- Date of account
- 1961-08
- Location
- Sasebo, Japan
- 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 onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Sasebo,Jepan 口 Was Balloon 3Aug61 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Possibly Balloon Local X Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aireraft GMT- 0314152 DAirVisuol Air-Intarcopt Radar 口 Posaibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomlcal OYes 口 Probably Astronomicol XONo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. Insufficient Data for Evaluation 10-12 sec 口 Unlenowm 1 S 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I ObJt ObSOrVed aS m.coMMeNTsWould appear to be meteor exceot red orange exhaust trail great speed disappeared for interval of disappearance.Insueicie and reappeared with no obstruction to account Data.. for disappearance. Sighted 25° elev 175° az. Disappeared after horizontal flight in clouds. ATICFORM329(REV26SEP52)
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