MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 6 Dec 60 2. LOCATION 3350N 14220E Japan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local ___________________ GMT 06/1113Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar 5. PHOTOS Yes No 6. SOURCE Military 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 sec 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one 9. COURSE WSW 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object size of pinhead. Incandesant white with white tail. Tail length about width of baseball No sound heard. Attention called by brightness. Elevation 30° bearing about 250°. Fell to elevation of 10° with about 5° of bearing change to 255°. Disappeared by breaking up and extinguishing. 11. COMMENTS Object viewed by witness possessed all characteristics of meteor. Satellite reentry possibilities were checked and ruled out due to absence of an event at this time and date. There is no evidence available to indicate that the object was not meteor. 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical meteor Possibly Astronomical Other Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)