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PROJECT 10093 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 3. CONTENTS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  14 Dec 52 | SOUTHERN JAPAN | ☐ No Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  4. DATE-TIME GROUP | 5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | 6. ASSETS  |
|  Local 14/0355 ☐ Am. Visu ☐ Am. Intercept Radio | ☑ Ground-Radio ☐ Ground-Radio | ☐ Gas Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  7. PHOTOS | 8. SOURCE | 9. ASSETS  |
|  ☐ Yes ☑ No | ☐ No ☐ Other | ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  15 min | One | S  |
|  16. STRICT SUMMARY OF TRADING | 17. COMMENTS |   |
|  Star-like object obser…

UNCLASSIFIED
S.R. 10
Southern Japan 14 December 1952

I. Description of Incident
From 0355Z to 0410Z an object was observed from an AFB in Southern Japan. Object appeared very similar to an evening star, was first yellow in color, but then intermittently turned orange. It was located low on the horizon at a 200° azimuth from the point of observation and appeared to be sinking slowly to the south. However, when it finally disappeared below the horizon, it again assumed the 200° bearing.

Weather in the locality was excellent. Radar attempted to pick the object up, but with no success.

II. Disc…

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1. Atia
2. Atia
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C-1 OPERATIONAL IMM
FM 527 AC AND WGP ITAZUKE AB FUKUOKA JAPAN
TO CS USAF WASHDC /D/I/
CG AMC WP AFB OHIO /CO ATIC ATTN ATIAA-2C/
ENT AFB COLO
JAPAN AIR DEFENSE FORCE
FEAF JAPAN

CITE INT-354-M.
STARLIKE OBJECT WAS SIGHTED FM DET 21 TSUTSU KAKI, GOOREF RPT GOOREF
COORD CM WJKE 1006CM OF SOUTHERN AREA AND AT 140355I, FOR PERIOD OF
15 MINUTES. SIZE OF OBJECT COMPARED WITH THAT OF AN EVENING STAR,
YELLOW IN COLOR INTERMITTENTLY TURNING ORANGE. FIRST OBSRVD 5 MILES
FROM DET 211 AZIMUTH OF 200 DEGREES AT ALT OF 3000 FEET. OBSERVERS
ESTD SPEED TO BE 30…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED: 25-50, 1940
CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1940-009-5181-31

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO | CLASSIFICATION  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Japan | IR-7-52 | UK LANDING  |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: FLYOBRPT
FROM (Agency): Intelligence Officer
AREA REPORTED ON: Tsu Shima
DATE OF REPORT: 18 December 1952
DATE OF INFORMATION: 14 December 1952
EVALUATION: See Comments

PREPARED BY (Agency):
ALONZO N. SLOAN JR. CAPT., USAF
REPRESENCE (Control number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable):
AFL 200-5, 29 April 1952
DATE: D…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) APO 929
REPORT NO. 3
I/O 527th AC&W Group, IR-7-52 PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES

1. Description of Object: A star like bright object that changed from a yellow to an orange color intermittently. Object had no visible propulsion system, trail or exhaust and moved in an erratic manner. Movements took place in what was estimated as a 7 to 10 degree area, first moving vertically, then horizontally, each time returning to its original point of departure. There was no evidence of sound, and speed was est…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | 527th AC&N Group, APO 929 | REPORT NO. | IR-7-52 | PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES  |
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D/I FEAF COMMENT:

Reference IR-6-52, 527th AC & N Cp, dtd 3 Nov 52. This sighting is similar and possible explanations are as follows:

a. Searchlights from surface vessels in the Tsushima Straits or from the islands off the east coast of Kyushu.

b. Refracted images of stars as seen through the surface haze and smoke.

For Norman B. Neher
GEORGE D. HASTINGS
Colonel, USAF
Direc…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) APO 929
REPORT NO. IR-7-52
PAGE OF PAGES
I/O 527th AC&W Group,
STATEMENT

At approximately 0350I on the morning of 14 December 1952 I was asked by A/2C Pentek to observe an area to the SW of our station at about 10 miles on an approximate heading of 200 degrees. I was told that he had made a visual sighting on an unusual airborne object. All that was visible on the radar scope was two (2) locally harbored fishing boats. These craft were observed by this operator heading for the positions…

CONFIDENTIAL
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) APO 929
REPORT NO. IR-7-52
PAGE OF PAGES
I/O 527th AC&W Group,
STATEMENT

On the morning of 14 December 1952 at 0350I I opened one of the windows of operations to get a breath of fresh air. It was at this time that I noticed a brilliantly yellow, glowing object h covering in the sky about 10 miles SW of where I faced, at approximately 200 degrees, and I estimate between 2 and 3 thousand feet. It appeared to be round, but due to its brightness it was hard to be sure. Ther…