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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION  |
| --- | --- |
|  9 Jan 53 9/0950Z | Misawa AFB, Japan  |
|  3. SOURCE | 10. CONCLUSION  |
|  AF Pilot & Radar Obs. | POSSIBLY BALLOON  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | One  |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 Min.  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Air-Visual  |
|  7. COURSE | Reported Stationary  |
|  8. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |   |
|  Visual: Stationary light which continuously changed color from red to white to green. No aerodynamic features were observed. Observed by AF pilot of F-94 a/
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CASE #21 (conted - page 3)
9 Jan 53 Misawa AFB, Japna

Object was light that continually changed color from red to white to green. No aerodynamic features or means of propulsion or exhaust or trail noted. No movement, shape or size ascertainable. Radar contact gave weak fuzzy return. Object sighted at 1850X 9 Jan 53 with radar contact approximately 2 minutes, visual contact approximately 1 minute. Sighted visually without optical aids and by radar from an F-94 a/c at 35,000' speed 220 knots heading 360 degrees made radar contact with object at range of 24,000 yards, 20 deg port azimuth, 10 deg
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Multiple
09/1850
MISAKA AFB
TAPAA
7
1. Atia
2. Atia
3. Ati
4. C. Jeles

NO UNCL REPLY OR REF IF THE DTG IS QUOTED
C-1 PRIORITY
FM CG 6316 ABW MISAKA AFB JAPAN
TO HQ USAF WASH DC ATTN D/I
CG ATIC WRIGHT PAT AFB OHIO ATTN ARIAA-2C
INFO CG ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
CG JADF JAPAN ATTN D/I
CG 39 AIR DIV ATTN D/I 13

CITE WBA936 OPR-INT
FLYODRPT. OBJ WAS LIGHT THAT CONTINUALLY CHANGED COLOR FROM RED TO WHITE TO GREEN. NO AERODYNAMIC FEATURES, MEANS OF PROPULSION OR EXHAUST TRAIL NOTED, NO MOVEMENT, SHAPE OR SIZE ASCERTAINABLE. RADAR CONTACT GAVE WEAK FUZZY RETURN, OBJ SIGHTED 1850I, 9 JAN CURR W

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