4020N, 14210E Misawa AB, Japan and /, March 1961March 1961

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Summary

On March 15, 1961, an object was reported near Misawa Air Base, Japan, around 8:20 p.m. local time, near 40 degrees 20 minutes north, 142 degrees 10 minutes east. Three witnesses saw a large object fall out of the sky. An airborne pilot was also involved, heading 340 degrees, and suggested the object was high. There was one object.

On Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports, the conclusion was probably astronomical. The comments said there were no known satellites reentering on that date, and the object had the characteristics of a type of meteor.

Reported location

4020N, 14210E Misawa AB, Japan and /, March 1961

Date of incident

March 1961

State / country

? / XX

Page count

4 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 42

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 4

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‘ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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8 L0o20N, 14210E 0 Wos Balloon
¢ 15 Mar 61 M4 sawa AB, Japan and / 0 Probobly Bolloon
=I Possibly Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
2020 ; Ee 0 Was Aircroft
BE BRIE dial 0 Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar O Probobly Aircraft
GMT __ 1511202 8 Air Visual O Air<Intercept Radar DO Possibly Aircraft \
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE O Was Astrenemieel MEO L)
0 Yes AX Probobly Astronomicol
30 Ne Military O Possibly Astronomicel
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BE OE ii iio
0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
0 Unknown
CELL RRR  ETENES SPRIRNRS. TIROTRIR RETR Tela a Ae A RTA R
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Large objt fell our of [!). COMMENTSTMara were no known satellites
sky. 3 witnesses. Airborne pilot was LO20N, l4reentering on this date. Characteristics
2102. Pilot heading 340° and suggested objt of objt were those of a type of meteor
was haadsl 7 NAN© nos . 2 & 5 Eo . Ha Ji :
was IRRGANg. STO 060 . 5,1id objt appeared to|called a bolide exploding during its
come in fm behind him, then traveled in an arddescent through the Earth's atmosphere.
cut fm his right wing. Extremely large objt
with long fiery tail; fiery green according tc
pilot. Mobile control officer - changed fm white
to greenish-blue to orange as it fell. Other wWit-
ness could not distinguish color.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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