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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24 February 1956 | Taiwan Straits Area (CHINA) | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local between 11:00 & 13:00 GMT 24/1100-1300Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☑ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☑ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Dept of the Navy | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION approx 1 1/2 hr (?) | 8. NUM…

COPY UNCLASSIFIED
CINCPAC FILE
FF1-1
A8
Ser 00241
22 AUG 1956

UNCLAS
-- Downgraded to -- when enclosures removed

From: Commander in Chief Pacific
To: Chief of Naval Operations

Subj: Unidentified radar tracks Taiwan Strait area; forwarding of

Ref: (a) COMTATWANDEFCOM(US) SEC ltr A8-3/5 ser 0083 of 17 Apr 1956

Encl: (1) Tracks flown by AEW aircraft, overlay and negatives (enclosure 8 to reference (a))
(2) Four radar scope photographs, 2 copies each (enclosure 9 to reference (a))
(3) Negatives of radar scope photography taken by AEW aircraft (enclosure 10 to reference (a))

1. Pursuant to th…

UNCLASSIFIED
DISPOSITION FORM
DUPLICATE OF INFORMATION

|  FILE NO. | SUBJECT (U) Interpretation of Radar Scope Photography  |
| --- | --- |
|  TO AFOIN-4E4 Capt Gregory | FROM AFOIN-4E1 DATE 7 Dec 56 COMMENT NO 1 AFOIN-4E1a/Mr.V.D.Bryant/man 72131/Bldg 263/Post D12  |

1. Attached herewith are two cans of radar scope film, and one roll of transparent map overlays.

2. A check of the film indicates the presence of ground and sea targets (ships and sea clutter) and a great deal of interference from other radar equipment. No targets of the type considered as UFOs were present on the film.

3. Th…

UNCLASSIFIED
FILE CLASS: _____________
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
OFFICE OF RECORD
4E4/Capt G.T. Gregory/
ltc/69216
14 DEC 1956
AFOIN-4E
MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE
ATTN: AFOIN-X2b2
SUBJECT: Evaluation of CINCPAC Unidentified Radar Tracks -
Taiwan Strait Area
AFOIN-4X3
1. Attached herewith for subsequent return to the Department
of the Navy are two (2) cans of 35 mm negative-film reel, radar-
scope photographs and plastic overlays on unidentified radar tracks
observed in the Taiwan Strait area.
AFOIN-4A
2. A detailed study of the aforementioned material indicates
that the tracks in questio…