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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  7 Feb 53 7/1222Z | OXINAWA  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  MILITARY | ASTRONOMICAL: VENUS - VISUAL RADAR: FALSE THREATS.  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | Comments: Was probably Venus which at this time of year at time of sighting is 10 deg above the horizon on an of approx 270 deg. Mars within close proximity with Venus also.  |
|  ONE |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  5½ 15 min | Bright orangecolord obj which was observed from F-94 a/c at a lower alt diminished in size and color and changed to …

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OKINAWA

FM CG FEAF TOKYO JAPAN
TO JEPHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC
JEDWP/CG ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/CG ADC ENT AFB COLO
JKDCR/CG AAC ELMENDORF AFB ALASKA
ZEN/CG JAPAIRDEF NAGOYA JAPAN
/X2319 IN-REQ FOR USAF IASS TO DIR OF INT PD FOR ATIC PASS TO ATIAA-2C PD SUBJ CLN FLYOBRPT PD FOLG RECE'D FR OKINAWA ADCC CLN QUOTE UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECT PICKED UP ON RADAR AT POSITION 2627N/13645E PAREN GARBLED PAREN BYCSITE 51 PAREN GCI PAREN OKINAWA PD POSITION OF SITE 262455N/1274719E PD TIME OF FIRST SIGHTING 071222/Z UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPEED OR ALTITUDE PD RECEIVED 3 …

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SEE CRYPIE 1953 FEB 20 14:19
2 ATTA
3. ATI
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C-2 PRIORITU SECRET
FM NAHA AB OKINAWA
TO CG USAF WASHDC FOR DIR OF INTEL
CG ATIC WPAFB OHIO FOR ATIAA-2
CG ENT AFB COLO
CG 295 AF OKINAWA
CO KADENA AB OKINAWA
CG FEAF TOKYO JAPAN

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CO-INT 11649
REF MYMSG DC-INT 1162 ON TDTG 183722Z FEB CRTNS AND ADDS FOL: CHANGE
QUOTE REF URMSG D10500 UNQUOTE TO READ QUOTE THIS MSG IN THREE PARTS:
PART 1. FLY OB RPT UNQUOTE NO CHANGE ITEM ONE THRU TEN. NO
CHANGE PART TWO. ADD: PART THREE THIS MSG REPLY FEAF MSG A2418 AND
20TH MSG D10500. AF FORM 112 WI…

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C. Atta
3. Ate
4.C. files

C-1 PRIORITY SECRET
FM CO 6351 AB WG NAHA AB OKINAWA
TO HQ USAF WASH DC FOR ATIAA-2C
AMC WPAFB OHIO ATTN: DO-INT 11621
CO ENT AFB COLO
FEAF TOKYO JAPAN
20TH AF OKINAWA

1953 FEB 18 14:05
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ATTN DIR INTEL
REF UP-MSG D 10050 FLY OB RPT / (1). AN UNIDENTIFIED FLY OBJ
PICKED UP ON RADAR AT 26 DEGRES 27 MINUTES NORTH 126 DEGREES
45 MINUTES EAST AT 072122 I FEB 53. 2 ADD PLOTS MADE WHILE OBJ
IN ORBIT AT 26 DEGREES 04 MINUTES NORTH 128 DEGREES 57 MINUTES
EAST AT 072135 I AND 072137 I FEB 53 AT WHICH TIME TRACK FADED.
1 F-94 SCRAMBLED AT 072123 I FEB 53. F…

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5d 10
Okinawa 7 February 1953

I. Description of Incident

At 2122 local time radar tracked an unidentified object for 15 minutes and alerted a local interceptor squadron. An F-94 scrambled at 2123 hours, climbed to 15,000 ft., picked up nothing on airborne radar but at 2145 did make visual contact with a bright orange colored object which seemed to change to red and green at a special interval. Object was seen by the pilot and the R.C. for approximately 15 minutes after which it disappeared behind a cloud at an azimuth of 290°, low on the horizon.

II. Discussion of Incident

The…