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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 28 Sep 52 | 2. LOCATION Tsu Shima, Japan | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2035 GMT | 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 military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1 hr 34 minutes. | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS several | 9. COURSE ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Eva…

AFH 20112-PART I
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
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AF478062

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

**SUBJECT**
FLYOBRPT

**AREA REPORTED ON**
Tsu-Shima

**DATE OF REPORT**
11 October 1952

**DATE OF INFORMATION**
28 September 1952

**EVALUATION**
See below.

**PREPARED BY (Name)**
Alonzo N. Sloan Jr. Capt, USAF

**SOURCE**
618th AC&W Squadron

**REFERENCES (Control number, air class, previous report, etc., as applicable)**
AFL 200-5 - 29 April 1952

**SUMMARY (Enter concise comments of report. Give significance in final use/convergence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin list of report …

AF E-RM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1940
SECURITY INFORMATION
(CLASSIFICATION)
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# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  From (Agency) | Attention | Report No. | Page 2 of 2 Pages  |
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|  Intelligence Officer 527th AC&W Group, APO 929 | IR-5-52 |  |   |

At 2035I 28 Sep 52 I was scope operator for this detachment. A outbound track from Itazuke AFB on entering the area 050 to 070 had a series of targets appear behind the main target. Another outbound track at 2041I showed this same condition. I called A/2c Grovenstein to the scope and a target at 2052I did the same th…

AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1944
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 2 OF 2 PAGES  |
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|  Intelligence Officer 527th AC&W Group, APO 929 | IR-5-52 |   |

D/I FEAF Comment:

The presentation appears to be due to atmospheric changes caused by passage of the target aircraft through this particular area, resulting in ionisation and extraneous echoes.

<signature> H. S. Allinstant </signature>
CHARLES Y. BANFILL
Brigadier General, USAF
Deputy for Intelligence

TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE - 4796.00 37

SECTION A

1. When did you see the object:
1.1 Date: 29 September 1952
Day Month Year
1.2 Time of Day: 4 00 A.M. or P.M. (Circle One)
Hrs. Min.

1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):
a. Eastern
b. Central
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other

(Circle One):
a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard

1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question 1.2:
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

2. Where were you when you saw the object:
HERCY HOSPITAL GROUNDS CINCINNATI OHIO HAMILTON
Postal Address Ci…

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? Looking skyward to get good glimpse at Jupiter and stars. Sighted object almost instantly.

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
30 Day September 1952 Month Year
Phoned Lunken Airport Control Tower.

SECTION B

6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? Walking downhill from hospital grounds.

6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the object? Try to list the activity or activities and the approximate amount of time spent on each.
5 minutes prior sighting I was outdoors. The …

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12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to Question 12:
a. Certain
b. Fairly sure
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

13. Did the object look: (Circle One) ☑ Solid or ☐ Transparent

14. Did the object at any time: (Circle One for each question)

14.1 Change direction? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.2 Change speed? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.3 Change size? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.4 Change color? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.5 Break up into parts or explode? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.6 Give off smoke? ☑ Yes ☐ No ☐ Don't know
14.7 Change brightness? ☑ Y…

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8.1 What direction were you looking when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): a. North
b. Northeast
c. East
d. Southeast
e. South
f. Southwest
g. West
h. Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answer to the above question and preceding question (8 and 8.1).
a. Certain
b. Fairly certain
c. Not very sure
d. Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle One):
Yes or No

10. How was the object seen?
(Circle One): a. Through window glass
b. Through windshield
c. Through binoculars
d. Through telescope
e. Through t…