Misawa AB, Japan, June 1963June 1963

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On June 13, 1963, at night, an air policeman reported a light near Misawa Air Base, Japan. The witness was Airman Robert J. O'Connor, a military observer with the air police. The case was recorded in Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The object looked like a round aircraft landing light, white changing to a green tint. It was seen about 250 yards south of the base tower. It moved side to side in a small arc for several seconds, then rose suddenly and faded out as it climbed. The whole sighting lasted about 3 to 4 minutes.

The weather was hazy with several temperature inversions, including one near the surface. A green and white beacon flashed over the area. The Air Force concluded the sighting was a balloon. It said the haze, the inversions, and reflections of the beacon light on a balloon likely caused the report. The case was evaluated as a weather balloon.

Reported location

Misawa AB, Japan, June 1963

Date of incident

June 1963

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 48

Original case file scans

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I 2) PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD J. :

8 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

13 June 1963 Misawa AB, Japan BX Probably Belleon

| | 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon

i Lona rain adn PyGround- Visual O Ground-Radar g& Le LVL |

1 GM EET eo] ob Ar A no AirVisuol 0] Aire Intercept Rador o Possibly Aircraft |

: 5. PHOTOS ¢ RC O Was Astronomicol

§ : O Yes O Probably Astronomical

4 <0 Ne {114 ODO Possibly Astronomical

h 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE hae) yp SE LR Ra AR | |

1 33k nin one rising eg ipaviicient Dota for Evaluation

1 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 3 ; 17. COMMENTS A

E Round object like an a/c landing light moving Observation descriptive of Balloon

4 in an arc of about 3 ft for 8-10 movements. launch with haze, inversion and

3 Disappeared suddenly. WX overcase with surface reflection of the beacon light on

i inversions at 1200 ft, 8500 ft, and 21000 ft. the balloon adding to the misinterpre-

¢ | Haze layer at 1200 ft. Object moving side to tation of the object. Case evaluated
§ | side with sudden accelaration upward. Disappea edas a WX balloon.

¢ | inlabout 10 seconds after started rising. ;

& | Observation of object estimated to be about .
i | 250 yds S of Misawa AB. Green tint after objec :

¢ | started to rise. Green and white beacon alter-

§| | nating over area every few seconds.

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