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Misawa AB, Japan, June 1963

Date of account
1963-06
Location
Misawa AB, Japan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS QxWos Balloon 13 June 1963 Misawa AB,Japan 口 Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local xGround.Visual Ground·Rodar 口 Was Aircroft 口 Probobly Aircraft GMT 13/1200z AinVisuol Air-Intercept Rador 口 Possibly Aireraft 3PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicol OYes 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomicai military 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Otho!. rising 3=4min Insufficient Doto for Evaluotion one 口 Unknown 10.BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Observation descriptive of Balloon in an arc of about 3 ft for 8-l0 movements. launch with haze, inversion and Disappeared suddenly. WX overcase with surface reflection of the beacon light on inversions at 1200 ft,85o0 ft,and 21000 ft. the balloon adding to the misinterpre- Haze layer at l2oo ft. Object moving side to tation of the ob

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