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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 7 Feb 53 7/1230Z  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | HOKKAIDO, JAPAN  |
|  3. SOURCE | 5 AF personnel  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 35 mins  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Gd Vis ~~Graving Rame~~ ~~Air~~  |
|  7. COURSE | East  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☐ No  |
|  10. CONCLUSION | VISUAL: ASTRONOMICAL (STAR) Regular: OTHER (WX) Comments: Radar target appeared on the screen as being at 85° 165 nautical miles. It was regarded as being interference.  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANA…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948

UNCLASSIFIED

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | LEAVING (S.L.N.Y.)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  JAPAN | IR 5-53 | AF 546 709  |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: FLYCERPT
FROM (Agency): IO, 511TH AGEW GP, APO 919

AREA REPORTED ON: NORTH EASTERN HOKKAIDO
DATE OF REPORT: 26 February 1953
DATE OF INFORMATION: 7 February 1953
EVALUATION: C-6

PREPARED BY (Officer): FRANCIS S. DOLE, MAJOR, USAF
SOURCE: NEMURO AF DETACHMENT, APO 919-1

REFERENCES (Contrary number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable): AFL 200-5, 29 Apr 52; MSG CITE CO 325, 511T…

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

FROM (Agency)  TO, 511TH ACQU GROUP, APO 919
REPORT NO.  IR 5-53
PAGE 1 OF 5 PAGES

1. Description: At approximately 2130I, 7 February 1953, an unidentified airborne source of light which reportedly changed colors rapidly from red to green to white, was sighted from Nemuro AF Detachment. Some definite movement was reported and the brightness of the light was considerably greater than the evening star. The object was seen by 5 members of the detachment for approximately 35 minutes. Two of…

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

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  IO, 511TH ACRW GROUP, APO 919 | IR 5-53 |   |

# STATEMENTS

At approximately 2130, 7 February, Site 26 personnel got a visual sighting on a very bright object which was airborne in an easterly direction from our position. I was called upon to aid in the identification of the object.

Upon reaching operations I learned that the radar had picked up an object about 165 miles away in the general direction of the object but the targe…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1942
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  IO, 511TH ACQU GROUP, APO 919 | IR 5-53 |   |

On the night of 7 February 1953 between 2230 and 2300 hours, I was on the scene. Noticed nothing unusual except one pip which painted about 65 (Degrees) 165 miles which was not big enough and did not paint long enough to get a reading of it. After sector searching from 010 (Degrees) to 100 (Degrees) regarded the pip as interference.

/s/ H. W. Abhold, A/1c
/t/ H. W. ABHOLD, A/1c
Rada…

UNCLASSIFIED
AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) TO, 513TH AGCU GROUP, APO 923
REPORT NO. IR 5-53
PAGE 4 OF 5 PAGES
145°30' 43°30'
OBSERVER Direction of Sighting
USAF PILOTAGE CHART 292B
SCALE 1:500,000
OVERLAY FLASHING LIGHT VISUAL 7 FEB 1953
ATIC 123859A

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

|  FROM (Agency) | TO, 41121 ACGI GROUP, APO 913 | REPORT NO. | IR 5-53 | PAGE | 4 OF 5 PAGES  |
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145°30' - 43°30'
OBSERVER
145°30' - 43°00'
OBSERVER
Direction of Sighting

USAF PILOTAGE CHART
292 B
SCALE 1:500,000

145°30' - 43°00'
OVERLAY
FLASHING LIGHT VISUAL
7 FEB 1953

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1918
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | TO, 511TH AGAW GROUP, APO 919 | SIGHT NO. | IR 5-53 | PAGE 5 OF 5 PAGES  |
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D/I FEAF COMMENT:

1. The time of the incident corresponds with the time when pibal weather
balloons are launched by all weather stations (approximately 2100 hours local time).

2. In this area the visibility is excellent on clear nights. The description
of the object, together with the time element, strongly indicates a lighted weather
balloon, probably launched…