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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 6 May 52 | 2. LOCATION (HONSHU) Misawa Air Base, Japan | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2200 GMT 08/1300 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE 2 soldiers | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 minutes each | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 3 | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☑ Insuffici…

AF FORM 112—PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
15

|  COUNTRY | REPORT NO | (LEAVE BLANK)  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  JAPAN | IR-2-52 |   |

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED SIGHTING

AREA REPORTED ON: Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan

DATE OF REPORT: 16 May 1952

DATE OF INTELLIGENCE: 8 May 1952

SIGNATURE: C-1

PREPARED BY (Name): JAMES O. SHELLY, Intelligence Officer

REFERENCES (If initial number, describe, previous report, etc., as applicable): None

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

AS FORM 1.2—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
INCLASSIFIED
FROM (Agency) Report No. IR 2-52 Page 2 of 3 Pages
16 May 1952
STATEMENT
On 8 May 1952 at approximately 2200 hours I was walking my guard position around number four gun at "A" Battery. As I looked up in the sky I saw what appeared to be a flare. The light seemed to burst between 150-200 feet approximately one mile north of my position. The light first appeared to be a bluish color until it burst and changed to white and faded. Approximately 20 minutes later I noted another of the same type flash and at t…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
UNCLASSIFIED
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM (Agency) 116th F-B Wing Intelligence
REPORT NO. IR-2-52
PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES

D/I PEAF COMMENT:

This report concerns sighting of an unidentified object by ground observers at approximately the same time and location as another unidentified sighting by airborne observers as reported in 116th F-B Wg IR-2-52.

Col. W. Howard
CHARLES Y. BANFILL
Brigadier General, USAF
Deputy for Intelligence

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

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