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Kadena, Okinawa 26.21N 128.12E, April 1962

Date of account
1962-04
Location
Kadena, Okinawa 26.21N 128.12E
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Kadena,Okinawa 23 Apr 62 口 Was Bolloon 26.21N 128.12E 口 Probably Balloon 3.DATE-TIME SROUP 口 Possibiy Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Locol DGroundVisual Ground-Rador 口 Was Aicrat? 口 Probably Aireraft GMT. 23/1100Z Ai~Visual Air-lntorcapt Rador D Possibiy Aireroit 5.PHOTOS 3.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicoi aYs Military ProboblyAstronomicol ONo D Posaibiy Axironomicoi 7.LENGTH OF OSSERYATION 3.NUMBEROFO3JECTS 9.COURSE OthorSatellite RchoI 口 InsufiiciontDotaforEvqiuation 10min one NE 口 Unknowm 10.BRIE SUMMARY OF SICHTING 11.COMMENTS Starlike object size of north star,white At 1055Z Echo was at 26°N 121.37E. color,observed moving across sky to NE. Visible from the location of the observer Initial observation on horizon at 225°azimuth The duration of the sighting and orbital disappearing at O45°azimuth. In sight for 10 characteristics conform

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