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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  18 January 1956 | Itazuke, Japan | ☐ Was Balloon ☑ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 18/0100Z | 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 Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 45 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE southerly ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unk…

UNCLASSIFIED
17
18/0100Z Multi
AC PRIORITY
FROM COMDR 456 TCN SHIROI AB
TO COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS
COMDR ATIC WPAFB OHIO Classification Cancelled
D/INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DCRCR
COMDR FEAF
CITE 456-WIN-1-547 UFOB,
THE FOL WG REPORT WAS RECD FROM C 119 ASSGD DET 1,744 TRP CARRON,
ITAZUKE, JAPAN, 18/0620Z. FIRST PARA IS ERROR. THIS IS NOT
INTERFERENCE REPORT. "BALCON MESSAGE NUMBER 261. ATTN INTELLIGENCE
OFFICERS A. INTERFERENCE REPORT. B. UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OR MOVING
OBJECT. C. 18/0100Z APPROX. D. 41.32 M 139.0 E. E. A MOVING OR
FLYING OBJECT TRAVELING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION, OBSERV…

AIR FORMA-012 - PART I
APPROVED 17 AUG 1948
REPORT NO. 17A6-6-57
(LEAVE BLANK) AF729956

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

REPORTED SIGHTING OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OR MOVING OBJECT

DATE OF REPORT 41.30N - 139.0E
DATE OF INFORMATION 19 Jan. 56
DATE OF INFORMATION 18 Jan. 56
ELEVATION C-2
SUBJECT INTERROGATION OF AIRCREW
EMPLOYEE ID 1

N/A

SUMMARY (Enter source summary of report. Give report over in total the sentence paragraph. List in figures of lower left. Begin text of report on 19 Jan. 56 - Part II.)

1. While flying on a mission on Project 119-E, the crew of aircraft Center 40 sight…

AF FORM 111 - PART II
APPROVED - 1948 1949
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  INTELLIGENCE OFFICER | DET.1-746 T.C.S. APO #994 | 1746-6-57 | Page 2 of 2  |
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1. The aircraft commander and co-pilot of Aircraft Center 40, of Detachment 1-746th Troop Carrier Squadron, based at Iwanoke, Japan reported the sighting of an unidentified flying or moving object. Center 40 was flying a mission on Project 119-L. Capt. Owens, Edward J., AO 818203, the aircraft commander, stated he saw an object, which was not an aircraft, moving directly overhead, about 1,000 feet above his a…