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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  1 Feb 1951 | Johnson AB, Japan | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 01/1710Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar |   |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Reported | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 or (2 or more) | 9. COURSE Ris…

JAPAN
REPORT NO. INT-01-U/A0-1-51
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AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Report of Unidentified Aerial Object
AREA REPORTED ON JAPAN
FROM (Agency) D/INT 314TH AIR DIVISION
DATE OF REPORT 21 February 1951
DATE OF INFORMATION 1 February 1951
EVALUATION B-4
(EXPLAIN) A. W. BROOK, Captain, USAF
SOURCE Lt. (2), Pilot) 339th Ftr
Lt. (2), Observer) AW Sq
(SUPERCEDES) (Charged number, direction, previous report, etc., as applicable)
SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on A &…

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

|  Headquarters 314th Air Division | INT-OI-U/AO-1-51 | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES  |
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8. The Tactical Control Center had good contact with the F-82 but at no time did another blip appear on the scope.

**COMMENT**

9. The time of release of the weather balloon suggests that it was a "PIBALL" type balloon which is equipped with a candle or sometimes an electric light that can be seen at an altitude of 30,000' by an observer on the ground using a theodolite.

10. The sudden change of position of the light f…

UNCLASSIFIED
FIRST CONTACT

AMBER LIGHT --- E
5,500'
F-82 ---

6,000'
F-82 ---

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PROFILE
THRU THREE OR FOUR 360 DEGREE TURNS
WE GAINED 2000' TO ALTITUDE OF 8000'

LIGHT

SUDDENLY -- MATTER OF SECONDS

LIGHT

AS LIGHT WENT FROM 9 O'CLOCK POSITION
TO 2 O'CLOCK HIGH POSITION WE ROLLED
OUT OF TURN HEADING 180° LIGHT BECAME
SMALLER AT 12 O'CLOCK HIGH POSITION
AND SEEMED TO BE DISAPPEARING AHEAD
OF US.
IN A FEW SECONDS AS IT GAINED ALTITUDE
WE CAME UNDERNEATH THE LIGHT AGAIN,
BUT IT WAS VERY SMALL AND SOON BECAME
LOST IN THE DISTANCE DIRECTLY ABOVE US.

TOP VIEW

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