Camp Kinser, Okinawa, September 1959September 1959

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Summary

On the night of September 18, 1959, six to eight objects were seen from Camp Kinser, a Marine base on Okinawa. The witnesses were Marines on the ground. Each object appeared singly as a point of white and yellow light.

The objects moved at jet-like speeds and seemed to be at low altitude. Witnesses said they appeared to oscillate, roll, and dart. The objects rose out of sight rapidly toward the west-southwest. Each was visible for about 35 to 40 seconds. The night was bright with moonlight and scattered low clouds.

A weather balloon had been released at nearby Kadena Air Base around the same time, and the report noted it may have carried a light source. The Air Force concluded the observers probably saw meteors from a known meteor shower, which are comparatively slow. The card lists the case as probably astronomical. This was part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Camp Kinser, Okinawa, September 1959

Date of incident

September 1959

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 36

Original case file scans

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
O Was Balloon |
HOESen 5% Cann Kinser Okinawa O Probably Balloon |
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3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon |
37 ; 2 O Was Aircraft
RE 8:Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar Q Probably Aircraft
CMT 11197 O AirVisual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical a
O Yes 0X Probably Astronomical licbeor
“¢5 No : Military O Possibly Astronomical |
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE El OY Heys a tlabutnsie ios sini wig hi: |
O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation |
5 0 Unknown
35-40 secs 6-8 West |
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Fach obj sighted singly as a point source The observers probably saw meteors
; of light, color white & yellow. Objs moved | fm the Piscids shower, which are
at Jet-like speeds at apparently low comparatively slow meteors.
alt. Objs appeared to oscillate, rodl &
dart. Objs disappeared out of sight rapidly
ascending.
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