Machiato, Okinawa, September 1954September 1954

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Summary

On September 2, 1954, a bright light was reported over Machinato, Okinawa. The report came from civilian and military sources.

The object was round and gave off a brilliant light. It made no sound and drifted slowly.

The Air Force record listed the conclusion as probably a balloon. The reporting officer noted that a weather balloon had been launched in the area of the sighting. The case was filed as part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Machiato, Okinawa, September 1954

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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J PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
: 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 ; aad Ter Sa Was Balloon |
- 2 September 1954 Machiato, Okinawa s Probably Balloon
. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Flips airy Balinon
i {local HX Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar 3 Wos Aireratt
a. 02/02312 DB Poanibiy Aircraft
: GMT SEE 0 AirVisudl O Air-Intsrcept Radar eb Sly LU
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE O Was Astronomical :
E O Yes O Probably Astronomical
i B No Civilian & Military O Possibly Astronomical

E 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE BiH ee Ra Ss Th

= O Insufficient Dota for Evaluation

0 : 5 QQ Unknown

! 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

. Round, Brilliant Lizht. No sound Drifted Probably balloon. Rpting officer
l slowlg. states that a weather balloon had been |
¢ ; launched in the area of the sizhting, |
g (Note: Extracted from ATIC Doc. #
| 188349, 8 Nov 54)
£ EE
i ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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