34N 1303NE Japan 3512N 1442SE, 35N 135E, February 1960February 1960

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 25, 1960, a UFO was sighted from three aircraft over Japan at coordinates 34N 1130-30E, 35N 1149E, and 35-12N 1144-25E. The object appeared at an altitude of 5,700 feet. Two aircraft observers reported the sighting to military officials. The Air Force evaluation noted that the object was evaluated as a probable meteor by reporting officials. The Japanese Weather Bureau evaluated the sighting as a meteor. A Japanese pilot thought the object was a missile. No further action or formal report was issued because the UFO was determined to be a probable natural phenomenon.

Reported location

34N 1303NE Japan 3512N 1442SE, 35N 135E, February 1960

Date of incident

February 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 37

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: 24 February, 1960

2. LOCATION: Japan 35N 1303NE

3. DATE-TIME GROUP: Local [illegible]
GMT: 0512Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS: No

6. SOURCE: Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: Instant

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: one

9. COURSE: Not Given

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: UFO sighted from 3 aircraft at locations over Japan. Apparent altitude 5-7,000 Ft. evaluated as probable meteor by reporting officials.

11. COMMENTS: Object evaluated as probable meteor by reporting officials. In absence of any contradictory information, concur with their evaluation.

12. CONCLUSIONS: Probably Balloon, Possibly Balloon, Was Aircraft, Probably Aircraft, Possibly Aircraft, Was Astronomical Meteor, Probably Astronomical, Possibly Astronomical, Other-, Insufficient Data for Evaluation, Unknown

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28985979