Yokohama Japan reported light formation observation — August 23, 1965

Golf ball flying East at 1315. REPLY TO ATTN OF: DOT SUBJECT: Reported Unidentified Flying Object TO: DI (Col Hammer) 1. Since the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Hq USAF has direct responsibility to the Chief of Staff for reported UFOs, and since the Air Force Regulation was published by Intelligence, I am forwarding these reports to you for any additional action that may be necessary. /s/ PETER H KINNE COLONEL, USAF DIR OF OPS & TRAG TO: PTD (Dept 4) APO 925 FORCES 96328 Forwarded for your review and appropriate action. /s/ ROBERT KULLA Lt Colonel, USAF Asst Dir/Intelligence Lat Ind (TDZE) Det 4 Hq PTD (Pacific Office), APO San Francisco 96594 TO: PTD (TEDE), Wright-Patterson AFB, OHIO 45433 Forwarded for your information and appropriate action. /s/ R. He stated the following: Spotted unidentified object about size of a golf ball flying west to east at 1815 hours." ARTHUR L. Description of course of object(s): (1) Observed sudden movement in ship (2) No estimate (3) Moved to east (4) Gradually out of sight (5) 5 to 10 minutes c. Weather and winds: clear conditions at time and place of sighting: (1) Observer stated weather was clear in area of sighting, however, object disappeared in clouds on the horizon. (2) Wind short: 850 MB (5,000 feet) 260/30 700 MB (10,000 ft) 270/30 500 MB (18,000 ft) 280/30 400 MB (22,000 ft) 290/30 300 MB (30,000 ft) 270/10 (3) 10 - 0 40 - 0/0 thin scattered 10 - 0 40 - 0/0 (4) Visibility 14 (5) 1/10 (6) Negative (7) 0 - 10,000 feet - 20°C 10,000ft - 15,000ft = -4°C 15,000ft - 20,000ft = -14°C 20,000ft - 25,000ft = -20°C h. This suggests that the observed sighting was in the vicinity of two large operating airfields, which could potentially be a high-flying aircraft. As an OCR system, I will output the text found in the document: In talking to the individual making the report, this is presently an active military case discussed by an attached copy of another report made by the same individual on 23 August 1965 (which questioned the individual in question as why this fight between two high school students for "Unidentified Objects" would be reported to Headquarters Fifth Air Force). My findings: object a natural phenomenon (weather balloon) as reported by the officer.