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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  8 May 52 | Misawa AB, Japan | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2200 GMT 08/1300E | 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 AF pilot & radar observer | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☑ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-5 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 | 9. COURSE W to E ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for…

AF FORM 112—PART I APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
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|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO. | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  JAPAN | IR-1-52 |   |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
Report of Unidentified Object

**AREA REPORTED BY**
Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan

**DATE OF REPORT**
15 May 1952

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
8 May 1952

**PREPARED BY (Officer)**
JAMES O. SHELLY, Intelligence Officer

**REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)**
None

**SUMMARY:** (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. L…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Wing Intelligence | IR-1-52 |   |

h. Negative
i. No interception made
j. Sketch attached
k. Statements by law, and
l. No radar scope presentation
m. Radar functioning normally before and after incident
n. Negative

James O. Spealy
Captain, USAF
Intelligence Officer

COMMENT D/I, JAPAN AIR DEFENSE FORCE:
The Deputy for Intelligence evaluates this report as C-6 rather than C-2.

GEORGE R. KAUFFMAN
Lt. Colonel, USAF…

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

|  FROM (Agency) | 116th F-B Wing Intelligence | REPORT NO. | IP-1-52 | PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

**D/I FEAF COMMENT:**

1. A check with Japanese observatories has shown no increase in
neteorite activity and no sightings of unusual phenomena in recent months.

2. Air Weather Service normally launches lighted weather balloons at
night. Erratic behavior of a lighted weather balloon, together with physio-
logical limitations of night vision night account for such reports.

Col. M…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Specify) REPORT NO. EN 1122 PAGE OF PAGES
15 May 1952
STATEMENT
At 2200 hours on 8 May 1952 while steering due north to Misawa Air Base, I observed a flash of light at eyelevel. The light lasted for approximately 3-5 seconds starting with a broad greenish-blue streak and ending in a puff of orange-red flame. The light first appeared at approximately 030° to my starboard and moved downward very slightly from my port to starboard.
Previous to this flash of light I had been observing (for approx 2 min.…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFIED)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) Report No. IR-1-52 Page of Pages
15 May 1952
STATEMENT
At 2200 hours on 8 May 1952 we were flying north along the coast line about a mile south of Misawa Air Base. The pilot (redacted), called my attention to a flashing light which was on the surface out at the one o'clock position. I was watching this, trying to see if it had any code sequence when I saw this streak of bright light in the air and at our altitude (7000 ft), which was out at the same angle that I had been looking (1 o'clock).…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 1
REPORT NO. IB-1-52
PAGE OF PAGES
Sketch by:
1st Lt.
North
East
West
Red
South
Incl #3
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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