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Case FileNARA NAID 28960159 · T1206 Roll 22

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Okinawa, November 1954November 1954

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Summary

On November 7, 1954, military and civilian witnesses on Okinawa observed three bright objects in the sky. Two of the objects were brilliant blue, and one was bright orange. The witnesses watched the objects for between 20 and 30 minutes. All three objects remained at the same altitude and were evenly spaced about one mile apart. They did not disappear during the observation.

The Air Force Office of Scientific Intelligence (OTIC) considered several explanations. Investigators noted that the objects could have been stars or other heavenly bodies, but this was thought unlikely. The file also notes that Dr. Robinson suggested the objects could have been weather balloons (a balloon used to measure atmospheric conditions). The ATIC record indicates the file's conclusion was "possibly balloon," though the OCR is too garbled in places to confirm every detail of the analysis.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives, spanning 9 pages.

Reported location

Okinawa, November 1954

Date of incident

November 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

9 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 22

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 9
Transcribed text
1
PROJECT 10073 RECORD :
|). DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
. 7 Novamber 195%
: 07/1300% Okinawa
BE |3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Military & Civilian PO35TIBLY BALLOON
4, NUMBER OF OBJECTS
3
: 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ed
Ee Round, 2 were prillient blue, and 1 was bright orange
200 M13 L219 2 =] JP . 2 :
20 «= 30 Min Still in Sight turning to blue, All at same 2lt, evenly spaced at 1
| 5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION mile aparbg The obj did not disappear during observation,
Ground Visual Possibility of objects being stars or other heavenly bodies has
ol He Tera inte Yr > ¥ ‘naon ARS) 3 ya ed eo +ha + he
; 7. COURSE DRS discount eq @) Dr. Robinson AR... It is possible that the i
objects could have been wx balloons,
N Extract from ATIC 207361 (A) IR-7-54, 1€ Nov 54, Cn file in
N PHBTOM ATIC repository. (UNCL)
0 Yes
8 No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yes
8 No .
FORM
FTD sep 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used,
3 2 . - # .
5 :
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28960159

Connected across the archive

People

Robinson

Organizations

Office of Scientific Intelligence

Agencies

Air Technical Intelligence CenterUnited States Air Force

Dates

19541954-11-01

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