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Kadena AB, Naha Okinawa, October 1961

Date of account
1961-10
Location
Kadena AB, Naha Okinawa
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 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 290ct61 Kadena AB,Naha Okinawa 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local1920 X的Ground-Visual 口Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 29/1020Z DAirViswol DAir-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical MtTec DYes ProbablyAstronomicol ONo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7:LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 1.2 sec2.3-4 sec 1 E SE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGl. White FlOUrSeSCent 11. coMMENTs2 witnesses separated by about bojt with white tail w/straight flight rkk path miles reported objt flashing aeross sky. W to E observed for 2 seconds. Similar descriptions with exception of direction.Difference in flight path 2.Round white objt splitting into parts. probably due

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