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y > pry i AF-FORM P—PART | APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 “SUBJECT UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) ASHTYA AIR BASE, KYUSHU, JAPAN 4834 Troop Carrier wing (M), APO 75 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 14 Mareh 1953 7 March 1953 C=3 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE ROBERT W. MOORE, 2nd Lite» USAr | 1955-1 AACS Detachment “REFERENCES (Control number, directive, asian report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200-5, dated 29 Apr 52, SUBJ: Intelligence-Unidentified Flying Object Reporting. SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. …

nue . > be - AF FORM 112—PART Il ———enssirication APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM Tigi) REPORT NO, 483D T. GC. WING (“), APO ‘75 mR- 3 = 53 | PAGE ft oF 3 PAGES 1. On 8 March 1953 unidentified objects wore sighted on GCA radar scopes of the 1955-1 Detachment AACS, Ashiya Air Base (133° 54' N ~ 130° 398' B) from 2197 I until 2212 I. The first object was observed visually and by radar by GCA operators and visually by control tower operators who were called. It appeared as a definite "blip" on the GCA scope, the same size as a aircraft. It appeared for a period of …

Gn ep en AF FORM 112—PART Il ‘ (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 : AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 4830 T. GC. WING (4), APO 75 TR =< 3 — 53 | PAGE COMMENTS of the Approving Officer: 1. A Japanese fishing fleet of several hundred vessels is normally an- chored from two to six miles off shore of Ashiya Air Base, Occasionally a few vessels operate within a few hundred yards of shore. These vessels carry many lights, mostly those employing carbide as ao source of illumination. Move- ment of these lights as the vessels roll with the swells occasionally causes these…

Pollowlue statement furnished a required uy AFL 20085, dtd 20 Apr 52s Ab approximately 1237 2, 8 Merch 1953, GOA called tower and asked if any aireraft were in the Vicinity. Towor ear « light off the end of Rumeny 12 at approximately 1000 feet. ‘The light stayed in the vicinity for approximately 10 minutes. The light seemed to change color, descend rise rapidly and then disappears Base operations advised no aireraft in the vieinity, Base weather advised no balleons wore loose. Weather at tim of observation: clea” skys visibility 10 wileay winds wost 10 knotee the witersigned hes approximately …

» Following atatemant furnished as required by AFL 20095, dtd 20 apr 88. 3 LZAZ ERE AG gbout 2157 I, 8 March 1953, three min and gyself observed a licht off the end of the rummy. Light appeared too low to be a star. We checked our scopes and had a etationary target at € miles on all indisaters, Yexrret was at an altitude af 1000 feet, Target descended to an altitude of é S09 feet and came back to 1000 feot and disappeared at about 2145 I, Other targets wete tracked but I did not observe these. Lundg [Bln ARNOED BLAIR GC, Vasa Detachnent 1955=] APO 96 Declassification Authority: NND 57565

A Ref APL 20005, dtd 20 Apr 62, per 7 oe (2)s Objects presented target sin- ilex to aiparats: on reader @eopess No definite formation and ac many as two objects were seen at the sam times. Speed of objecte estimated at speeds of 240 MPH and 860 MH. Movement from Northwest to Southeast and from Fast to Hyrtiovest at altitudes ranging from 200 Peet to 1000 feet. Par 7 Ge (2 & S$) Ovjeots were observed on A/T] Ground Contro] Approach Unit (G¢A) #20 on search, asimith and elevation indicnters, Times of sight~ ings were from 2157 to 2212 0 March 1965, Por 7% Ge (4) Objects were observed from the GG…

Pollowing statement furnished as required by AFL, 2005, dta 20 Apr 62, ZAZEMEUT Ref AFL 200~5, did 20 apr 62, par 7. oo (1)a Objects presented target that appeared to be alreraft om rader scopes. fT ere was no formation and as as two objects appeared at the game time, doe definite target appeared at 6 wiles from the station at about 1000 fect stationery. Dropped to about 500 feet, Climbed again to about 800 fect before disappearing. Por Te Ge (2 & 3)s le wore observed on AN/AMWNel Ground Control Approach (GGA) Unit $20 on sdGFch, azimith and elevation indieatorse. Times of eight< ings were fro…

v AG 2200 Ty & Merch 1965, I observed targets on the precision scopes similar tome targets. Northwest of Ashiya at speed eatimted fron 240 WH te S60 WH off the Oneh ond of Bumway 12, Altitudes r ing from 200 to 1000 feet, Pr (Gely from one~quarter to thres quaiter wiles out and 200 feet altitude, targets were observed on AN/MN-] GOA Unit $20 on asimrth, elevation indicators, GGA site logxted at Ashiya Air Bese, APO 75, I had ho visual contact (I did not onter the mit until 2150 5 after visual contacts had been made). Weather; Sky clear, Visibility 10 miles, winds West 10 knots, alt- imeter 30.…