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Naha AB, Okinawa, August 1961

Date of account
1961-08
Location
Naha AB, Okinawa
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 30 Aug 61 Was Balloon Naha AB,Okinawa Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local-0247 Ground-Yisual Ground-Radar 口 Wos Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft 3011472 GMT- D Ai~Visual D Air-Intorcopt Radar Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical MeTeoe 口Y. Probably Astronomical OCNo Military Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 5min 12 Varied 10. BRIE# UMMARY OF SIGHTINo Aprox 12 objts ea appear-ll. CoMMENTs Description of sighthing has ing separately. Trail aprox 4" long at arms all characteristiacs of a meteor shower.t length. Increasing glow next to star. Appearedis probably August shower which starts on p5t 30° elev,2o0° az.Disappeared(aprox 8 of and ends in Sep.Coordinates of apparent them) at

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