Naha Okinawa reported light formation observation — September 1959

Initial observation in bright light, object disappeared behind cloud formation. DATA RECD BY AFR FOLLOWS: ITEM ALPHA: DESCRIBED AS ROUND, 22 PER SIZE, AT ARM'S LENGTH (3') WHITE TO BURNING RED (4') ONE (5') NONE (6') BRIGHT FLASH WITH FLAMING TAIL (7') TRAIL SIMILAR TO ONE FOLLOWING A METEOR, (8') NONE, (9') BALL OF FIRE, SEEMED TO BE LIGHTING IN AREA PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING THE INITIAL SIGHTING, ITEM BRAVO: DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: (1') FLASH OF LIGHT SEEN BY OBSERVERS. (2') 079 DEGREES AZIMUTH ABOVE 48M FEET ALT, (3') AZIMUTH THE SAME AS ITEM BRAVO (2'), OBJECT SEEN TO BURST APART AND THEN DISAPPEARED FROM SIGHT AS A METEOR WOULD AFTER HITTING THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.(4') INCOMING AD IN : 54036 (24 SEP 59) CAME DOWN AT APPROX GPUP DEGREE ANGLE TO EARTH'S SURFACE(<) TRAIL DISAPPEARED GRADUALLY TO THE SOUTH IN A STRAIGHT LINE: (6) 30 SECONDS. BASED UPON REPORTS OF OB SERVERS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH OBJECT WAS OBSERVED AS INDICATED ABOVE, THIS OFFICE IS CONVINCED THAT OBJECT OBSERVED WAS MSTERE, ITEM LIMA: NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE AVAILABLE.