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Case FileNARA NAID 28983335 · T1206 Roll 36

Project Blue Book Case File

36.00N 141.4SE Japan, May 1959May 1959

Insufficient Data

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 36.00N 141.4SE Japan, May 1959 in May 1959. The full case file (2 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 36.

Reported location

36.00N 141.4SE Japan, May 1959

Date of incident

May 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2
Transcribed text
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
[illegible]

2. LOCATION
[illegible]

12. CONCLUSIONS
□ Was Balloon
□ Probably Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probably Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
□ Was Astronomical
□ Probably Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
□ Other
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
□ Ground-Visual     □ Ground-Radar
□ Air-Visual        □ Air-Intercept Radar

5. SOURCE
[illegible]

6. PHOTOS
○ Yes

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
[illegible]

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
[illegible]

9. COURSE
[illegible]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
[illegible]

11. COMMENTS
[illegible]
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28983335

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