E of Kyushu Island, Japan, August 1960August 1960

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On August 11, 1960, two crew members of a military KB-50 aircraft saw an object east of Kyushu Island, Japan, at about 11:30 a.m. local time. The sighting lasted about 3 to 4 seconds. The object appeared as an orange ball of light with a slight fluorescent trail that followed the curve of the earth. It was estimated to be about 50 miles in front of the aircraft. One observer estimated its speed at several thousand miles per hour. The co-pilot watched it move across the horizon from left to right in a slight arc. Visibility was unlimited. The Air Force concluded the sighting was astronomical. The card said the high speed and description were characteristic of a meteor.

Reported location

E of Kyushu Island, Japan, August 1960

Date of incident

August 1960

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 39

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i Military aie PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | |
g 1. DATE : 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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] 11 sugast, 1760 of Kyushu Island, Japsn  |3 Rental
i 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION TREY ——
i 0 Was Aiicroft
1 NPE weno —— " S— sual O Ground-Rodar Q Probably Aireroft
k REL Redd AN 1/11032 S— O*Al~ Visvol O Air-Intercept Rador yl Possibly Aireroft
d 5. PHOTOS « SOURC ‘0 Was Astronomicol at 20r
3 0 Yes O Probably Astrenomicel
3 Ne Jilitary : O Possibly Astronomicel
; 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CER TEE VEINS
1 O Insufficient Dote for Eveluation
jeiy Seconds a [1% 0 Unknown
E | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
3 prance Gril of 1iz th glieht Tidaopescaent the dag~rintion and riratt phels:
3 Follows . RAY Ah parvatars chapracterictig of a meteor,
: pr oaapLh and Taued out, ope save ral
1 - » R ~ ] . yo ge i
1 ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28988152