Eof Misawa AB Japan reported light formation observation — October 1960

On or during October 1960, at or near Eof Misawa AB Japan, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: WASH DC 3 INFORMATION USAF WASH DC ADMINISTRATIVE UPHQ OHIQ INTELLIGENCE DEFENCE COMMAND THFAFT COi.D THESE HERE OKD APT OHD OW'i 2C TO 30 FT IN DIAM PTR AGAIN FLY PAST 1150 FT WOVE AT VERY HIGH SPEED TEN SEC TIME THREE ZONE INDIA CANT A PILOT TAKE INFO DEG1ECE MAGNETIC HEADING DIRECTLY OVER REACH EAST Of MISAWA AIR PHASE MADE GOLF LINE THREE ZERO FOUR FIVE PASS AT TWENTY Ti'iOUSAND FEET OBSERVED AN ORANGE FLASH OF EXPLOSIVE TYPE ON THE OBJECT AND AGAIN IN WHICH PENETRATED COULD BE OBSERVED IN A CYST PURPLE FLASH THE DASH TO 3ERC ZERO NORTHWEST ALONG DIRECT LINE NORTHEAST ALONG SOUTHERN COAST OF H0KKAIDO AND EXTENDING UP ALONG THE SOUTHERN KURTLE ISLANDS THE SKI' WAS CLEAR BUT NO CLOUDS OUT WINDS FOUR. Text extracted from the document: LAB VAR ASC REPT ASC TAG HQTR PIJCOD TECH UAT DGR SEPTEMBER FIVE LINE ONE PARAGRAPH ONE FIVE FLAG ALCA PAREN (CO) PAREN HALF HOCR PAREN (4TO) PAREN HALF BASEBALL PAREN (THREE) PAREN CHANGE FLASH OF EXPLOSIVE TYPE PAREN (FOUR) PAREN ONE PAREN (FIVE) PAREN NOT APPLICABLE PAREN (1-2) PAREN GROWTH OUTLINED PAREN (SEVEN) PAREN NOISE PAREN (EIGHT) PAREN ROSE HEARD PAREN (NINE) PAREN APPENDEED AND DISAPPEARED IN DARKNESS CO. OF HORIZON PAREN (TO) PAREN HALO REDISH FLASH PAREN (TWELVE) PAREN THREE DEGREES PAREN (FOUR) PAREN ROSE NO FLASH OCCURRED ALONG SOUTHERN COAST OF HOKKAIDO OR ALONG SOUTHERN COAST OF KUSHIRO PAREN (FIVE) PAREN FADED-LIKE A FLASH PAREN (SIX) PAREN ONE AND SIX HALF-SECONDS PD CHARLIE PAREN (SEVEN) PAREN AIR UNUSUAL PAREN (EIGHT) PAREN OVER NAGANO PAREN (NINE) PAREN PASSED TO EAST DELTA PAREN (ELEVEN) PAREN SEEN EARTH FADING SOUTH TRAVEL NORTH DIRECTLY OVER SENDAI, DELTA PAREN (TWELVE) PAREN THREE HUNDRED KNOTS CALM PASSING AIR EAST DELTA PAREN (SIX) PAREN ONE OCT 5 2300 GMT ONE FLIGHT THREE ZERO INDIA OVER THREE ZERO ONE ZERO... WLU GMT PAREN (TWO) PAREN DARK GMT NO HOOT GMT CLEAR GMT ZERO PD DIRECTLY OVER BEACH ONE MILE EAST OF MISAWA PAREN (FIVE) PAREN THREE The image shows a hand-drawn sketch that appears to depict a flying object. TEXT FROM THE DOCUMENT: IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE A BRIGHT OBJECT UP TO AN ESTIMATED ONE FIVE ZERO DARK IN THE AERO MILES PE THE OBJECT COULD HAVE BEEN OF CONSIDERABLE SIZE THE OBSERVER COULD HAVE OBSERVED ORB OUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT DISTINCTLY ITS APPEARANCE WAS LIGHTNING OF THE DISTANT AREA PER LIMA PERHORTON JOINT MESSAGEFORM 12-8-61 17 20 53 TO: AFSC HQ ADC FROM: ATIC YHP ADC ATTN: MISAWA AB, JAPAN 39TH ADIV. TO IS HIGHLY DOUBTFUL THAT SUCH A FLASH COULD HAVE BEEN SEEN AND ENOUGH DETAILS AS REPORTED BY THE WITNESS.