20 September 1957 20:00
Okinawa, Japan
Kadena AFB, object like a coke bottle without the neck, translucent and fluorescent
Staff Sergeant H. T. O'Connor and Staff Sergeant H. D. Bridgeman saw an object, shaped like a coke bottle without the neck, translucent and fluorescent, make four 5-10 second passes from north to south, with four to five minutes between passes. An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance.One cigar-shaped object was observed by two military witnesses at an airfield for five minutes (Bridgeman,H D; O'Connor, H T).
Hynek rating: NL: Nocturnal Lights
Vallee rating: FB1: A simple sighting of a UFO traveling in a straight line across the sky.
Vallee reliability rating: 342: Reliable source, firsthand; site visit by a skilled analyst; natural explanation requires major alteration of one parameter.
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