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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 December 1956 | 2. LOCATION | Itazuke AB, Japan  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local GMT 17/0620Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☑ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military Air  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | Visual 3-4 minutes Radar 7-8 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | --- | 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | UFO observed as blip on radar of lead plane not visible on radar or visually by trailing plane 6 miles behind. Plane under GCA contro…

UNCLASSIFIED 0620Z to 0630Z
Matti
23
4E4
19 Dec 56 0740
-4X2a
R
PP RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPHQ RJEPYB
DE RJAPAD 11B
FM COMDR FEAF FUCHU AIR STA JAPAN
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/D/I HQ USAF WASHDC
INFO RJEPYB/COMDR AIR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMAND BALTIMORE MD
BT
11/FFIRQ-A 9605 THE FOLLOWING INITIAL
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT FROM THE COMDR 43RD AIR
DIVISION, ITAZUKE AIR BASE JAPAN, IS FORWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
AFR 200-2: QUOTE. CONF/43 DOC-IC 5828M. "UFOR".
1. A. SUPERICAL, ROUND ON TOP, FLAT ON BOT…

B. DAY.
5. 3400N 13100E. AIRCRAFT POSITION - VIA L - ISHINS
6. A. NEGATIVE.
B. , AO 3034816, 1ST LT, 68TH FILM TR INTERCEPTOR
SQUADRON, ALERT PILOT, VERY RELIABLE.
7. A. BROKEN OVERCAST, CEILING 4,000 - 5,500 FEET, THIN SCATTERED
STRATUS LAYER 15,000 FEET. VISIBILITY UNLIMITED.
B. DURING PERIOD 0620Z - 0640Z 17 DECEMBER 1956.
SURFACE 290 - 310 DEGREES 14 - 22 KNOTS
6,000 FEET 260 DEGREES 45 KNOTS
10,000 FEET 290 DEGREES 50 KNOTS
16,000 FEET 280 DEGREES 90 KNOTS
20,000 FEET 280 DEGREES 90 KNOTS
25,000 FEET 270 DEGREES 130 KNOTS
30,000 FEET 270 DEGREES 150 KNOTS
80,000 FEET NEGATIVE INFORMATION …

UNCLASSIFIED
AF OIN-4
DF, Comment Nr. 1, dated 20 Dec. 1956 to AFOIN-4E1
FILE CLASS: OFFICIAL FILE COPY
OFFICE OF RECORD

5. Attempt by the reporting officer to correlate this sighting and the current Vladivostok incident is not considered valid.

6. In view of the probability that Hqs USAF will undoubtedly follow up on this incident, your critical review is requested.

Henry A. Miley
HENRY A. MILEY
AFOIN-4E4

AFOIN-4X2c
1 Inst
TT -ng T56-29475-1

AFOIN-4X3

AFOIN-4X4

AFOIN-4A

AFOIN-4B

AFOIN-4C

AFOIN-4D

AFOIN-4E
1 FEF 6.7
14.84 Hq

Aug 21 Dec 56
Miley 21 Dec 56

AFOIN-4F

OTHER

FORM 144 …

UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
AFOIN-4
AFOIN-4X2b
AFOIN-4X1
AFOIN-4E4
20 Dec 56
4E4/Capt G.T. Gregory/ltc/
69216

1. In accordance with existing policies for the study and analysis of UFO reports, request that the attached official UFO report submitted by the Far East Air Forces be reviewed for a possible explanation from the electronic and related view-

2. While not intended to influence your particular phase of the evaluation, a preliminary analysis by this office, based on the information given, is outlined below for consideration:

a. Two aircraft. First aircraft reports both radar and visual …

UNCLASSIFIED

SUBJECT: Radar and Visual UFO Reported by FEAF

TO: AFOIN-4E4
FROM: AFOIN-4E1
DATE: Comment Nr 2
AFOIN-4E1a/V. D. BRYANT/jc
72131/Bldg 263-D/Rm 8

1. The following comments are made with reference to the radar portion of this UFO sighting:

a. The size of the "blip" on the scope is much larger than a normal return for a single target.

b. Assuming a large target (from the large "blip" observed), the wing man and the GCI station should also have had radar contact. This they did not have.

c. The speed the target left the scope eliminates returns from aircraft, including the B-57.
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THE U.F.O. Investigator
1956

FACTS ABOUT FLYING SAUCERS (UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS)
- Published by the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena -

Vol.1. No.2
Washington, D.C.
August-September,1957

# JET CHASE OF LARGE CIRCULAR OBJECT INVESTIGATED BY FAR EAST AIR FORCE

For eight months the Far East Air Force has been in possession of an Intelligence Report describing the jet chase of a strange round object larger than a B-29 bomber. According to this report, the UFO accelerated to a speed of about 2000 miles per hour when the jet tried to close in.

## Intelligence Report Det…

Part I - Weather Balloons

1. In the analysis of Flyobrpts prior to 1 Jul 52 approximately 15% were classified as "possibly" or "probably" balloon. The basis for decision was generally little more than a form of guesswork; if the Flyobrpt did not do anything, and much leeway was allowed for observer's fallibility, that a balloon could not do in maneuvers, speed, etc., and if the description corresponded even roughly to that of a balloon, it was so classified. If there was no particular reason to believe a balloon was in the area, the report became a "possible". If the sighting occurred near a …