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siege denis, SECRET AF FORM 112—PART | (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1UNE 1948 COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) JAPAN IR-1-52 iG AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of Unidentified Object AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) : Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan DGhF-B Wing Intelligence DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 May 1952-~ 8 May 1952 GH? PREPARED BY (Officer) ae lst 1... Donald F. Chaplin JAMES 0. SHEALY, Intelligence Officer 2nd Lt. William W, Hints REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) None SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. : Giv…

rs Lind i ere = poke Se wed (CLASSIFICATION) REPORT NO. (ERAVH BLAND IR-1-52 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of Unidentified Object “AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) __ Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan D6GhF-B Wing Intelligence DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION S15 May 25a’ 8 May 1952 CH2 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE lst it. Donald #; Chaplin JAMES 0. SHEALY, Intelligence Officer 2nd Lt, William W, Hints "REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) None : SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. : Give significance in final one-sentence par…

CER = ” AF FORM 112—PART Il eae ‘i 1 APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Wing Intelligence TRe1«§2 h, iegative ig No interception made je Sketch attached ky Statements by lst Lt, Chaplin and 2nd Lt, Hi No radar scope presentation Radar functioning normally before and after ined 72h Negative : COMMENT D/I, JAPAN AIR DEFENSE FORCE: The Deputy for Intelligence evaluates this report as C-6 rather than O«2, GEORGE R. KAUFFMAN Lt. Colonel, USAF Deputy for Intelligence NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENS…

AF FORM 112—PART II ; (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 s ) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 116th F-B Wing Intelligence IR=1"52 D/I FEAF COMMENT: 1, A eheck with Japanese observatories has shown no increase in meteorite 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 might account for such reports, Col Peng Lh CHARLES Y, BANFILL G7) Perenener General, USAF Deputy for…

(CLASSIFICATION) ri AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT (\j/ FROM (Agency) REPORT NO, Tai Hoa ” AF FORM 112—PART Il : APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 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 greenishblue 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 mi…

i .« ‘ ° AF FORM 112—PART Il tal APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. TR-i-S2Z 15 May 1952 STATEMENT At 2200 hours on & May 1952 we were flying north along the coast line about a mile south of Misawa Air Base. The pilot, Lt. Chaplin, 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 arc, slightly, toward us, moving in…

i. sf i ‘ AE FORM 412—PART II EZ wy, (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT & FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. iS aa | S52 | PAGE “APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 Sketch by: ist Lt. Donald F, Chaplin Incl #3 NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S. C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. iTS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF T…