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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 1 Aug 52 | 2. LOCATION | YOKOTA AIR BASE, JAPAN | 3. CONCLUSIONS  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Lunch | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Vessel ☐ Ground-Rode ☐ A reintercept vessel | ☐ Gasoline ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  3. SHOOTING | xx | 5. SOURCE | AF Pilots | ☐ Was Aeroplane ☐ Probably Aeroplane ☐ Possibly Aeroplane (PETEOR)  |
|  2. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 sec | 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1 | ☐ Other ☐ Other ☐ Other  |

Two pilots in C-47 a/c saw round…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112 - PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE OF PAGES  |
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## SWORN STATEMENT

I, Laurence R. Leach, Capt. USAF AO 929684
6161A.5.11.0P0328 fully understand my rights under the 31st Article, USNJ, make the following statement:

I was pilot of a C 47 type aircraft on 1 August 1952 at 0710 Zebra when suddenly I saw a round blue-white object off the left wing of the aircraft. The weather was clear and stable and all conditions normal until suddenly the cockpit lit up which alerted myself and…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 142 - PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | INITIAL REFERENCE | REPORT NO. | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES  |
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|  Intell Off, 6161AB Wg | IR-1-52 |  |   |

(1) Description is a round blue-white object with trail traveling at a terrific rate of speed. No size could be determined. No sound was noted. The object remained in vision for approximately two seconds and suddenly disappeared.

(2) Time of sighting was 1 August 1952 at 0710 Zebra for approximately two seconds.

(3) The sighting was visual from a C 47 airc…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF 16.68 (11-7-63) (CLASSIFICATION)
APPROVED: JUNE 1948

|  SUBJECT: | Japan | REPORT NO. | IB-1-52 (LEAVE BLANK)  |
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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM: | FLYONET  |
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|  TO: | Honshu, Japan  |
|  DATE OF REPORT | 4 August 1952  |
|  DATE OF INFORMATION | 4 August 1952  |
|  SIGNATURE | B-3  |

PURPOSE OF REPORT
Intelligence Officer, 6161AB Wg, APO 328

REPORTER (General number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable):
AFL 300-5 dtd 29 Apr 52

OBSERVATION:
Capt. James McKinney (Project). One significance of final non-anno…