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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | November 1947  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Kazakhim, Japan  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local OMT 09/1155Z  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 100-110-1  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | World  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | On 10th, with driving up light, a speed valve, two valves, with the other, redden but a orange were rpd to different sources & at different times. Light, or li…

06/1115Z
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OO RJAPAD RJAPHC RJHPHM RJKJAG RJEDDN
DE RJAPSC 1A
O 070915Z
FM COMDR 68TH F13
TO RJHPHM/COMDR PACAF
RJAPAD/COMDR 5TH AF
RJKDAG/COMDR ALASKAN AIR COMMAND
RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
INFO RJAPHC/COMDR 41ST AIR DIV
ZEN/COMDR 6143D ABG
BT
//UNCLAS//FS-68-08 14L.IUFOBZ.
(1) A STEADY LIGHT AND SERIES OF LIGHTSUM
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D) KCR47 PILOT JUDGED ITS SIZE TO BE THAT OF A WING TIP LIGHT.
C) A SINGLE WHITE, TWO WHITES, BLINKING WHITE, REDDISH HUE AND ORANGE WERE REPORTED BY DIFFERENT SOURCES AND AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE DIVORPORATE

|  Rec'd Date | …

) TWO.

E) NUNABLE TO DETERMINE, HOWEVER TWO RETURNS IN THE SAMEIVICINITY AS A137H WERE REPORTED BY RADAR SCOPE OPERATOR, ALSO, TWO LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON EITHER WING BY A137H.

F) NEGATIVE.

G) NEGATIVE.

H) NEGATIVE.

|  Act | Rule | Condr | V/C | SpAcT | SecT | Safety | D/F&A | D/F | D/A | CADJ | IG | Prot | OIS | Surg | Chap | S/A | D/O | D/I | D/M | ACSI | D/C | Stat | OSI  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

INCOMING MESSAGEFORM
FEAF FORM 162 1 January 1937

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1) NEGATIVE.

2) LIGHT OR LIGHT SOURCE WAS REPORTED STEADY AT A 7 O'CLOCK POSITION, THEN DISAPPEARED AFTER A TWO TO THREE MINUTE CHASE BY A137H, WHO MADE A 180 DEG. TURN TO OBJECT. IT DISAPPEARED A SECOND TIME IN OD BANK AS A RESULT OF A SECOND 180 DEG. TURN AND DECENT FROM 9,000' TO 5000' BY A137H. AT THIS TIME IT WAS SEEN IN FIFTEEN SECOND INTERVALS TIMED BY A STOP WATCH. A137P AGAIN CLIMBED TO 9,000' HEADING APPROXIMATELY 220 DEG TO THE WEST OF AND PARALLELING GREEN 6 AIRWAYS. MORE BLINKING WAS SIGHTED OFF EACH WING, CORRESPONDING WITH CONTROLLER'S REPORT OF TWO RETARNS …

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C) C-47. AIRCRAFT NBR 08976. ALTITUDE 6,000' TO 9,000'. ORIGINAL HEADING APPROXIMATELY 235 DEG 160 KM FROM KAGASHIMA. TURNED ON 180 DEG FOR FOUR MINUTES. RETURNED TO ORIGINAL. SECOND 180 DEG RETURNED TO ORIGINAL. SPEED NEGATIVE. HOME STATION - OSAN, KOREA.

4) A) 06-1155Z TO 06/1307Z.
Note: definite maneuver

B) NIGHT.

5) APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES DUE SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA TO 30 MILES DUE NORTH OF KAGASHIMA. ALSO AN AREA SLIGHTLY WEST OF AND PARALLEL TO GREEN 6 AIRWAYS IN THE KAGASHIMA AREA.

6) A) N/A
B) STEED, 11/LT, AP 3056996, 6170TH AIR BASE SQ, K-8 PILOT. RELIABILITY UNK…

000-260 25
15,000-270 36
20,000-260 52
30,000-260 70
45,000-270 92

C) KAGASHIMA-SATTERED MIDDLE DECK
& YAKSHIMA -3,000' SCATTERED WITH MIDDLE DECK AND BROKEN
D) AT 10,000', 6/8 COVERAGE.

E) 6/8.
F) NONE.
8) NEGATIVZ.
9) 2 F-86D SCRAMBLED AT 1235Z ON TRACK A137H. TIME 1250Z. LOCATION LD
3020. ALTITUDE 9,000'. INTERCEPTOR REPORTED NOTHING OBSERVED.
C-47NALTEMPTD TO INTERCEPT THEIOBJECT. AFTER TWO OR THREE MINUTES
LIGHTS DISAPPEARED ONLY TO REAPPEAR AFTER C-47 RESUMED ORIGINAL
HEADING.
10)
NEGATIVE. NAVAL MESSAGE FROM USSIKEARSARGE STATED NO AIR OPS CON-
DUCTED DURING THE PERIOD CONCERNED. …

TER, COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES, JAPAN UNABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION

|  Initials | Code | Comment  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  V/C |  |   |
|  SpAsst |  |   |
|  Sect |  |   |
|  Safety |  |   |
|  D/P&A |  |   |
|  D/P |  |   |
|  D/A |  |   |
|  CADJ |  |   |
|  IG |  |   |
|  Prof |  |   |
|  O/S |  |   |
|  Surg |  |   |
|  Chap |  |   |
|  SJA |  |   |
|  D/O |  |   |
|  D/I |  |   |
|  D/M |  |   |
|  ACSI |  |   |
|  D/C |  |   |
|  Stat |  |   |
|  OSI |  |   |
|  ADV-COPY | CADJ-TOR | CADJ-NUMBER | SUSPENSE  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |   |   |   |

INCOMING MESSAGEFORM
FEAT FORM 162 1 …

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CONCERNING AIR CPS IN KAGASHIMA BAY AREA.R

11) 1/LT DINALD J. LOMAREK, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 8TH FTR-INTCP SQ,
APO 929.

IT SEEMS TPAL THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT SOME WHERE
NEAR THE C-47. LT STEED FURTHER SLATED THAT THE LIGHTS MOVEMENT DID
NOT CORRESPOND TO THE TURNS HE MADE WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THIS PGCELUDES
THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTROLLER HAVING READ A MALFUNCTIONING IFF RETURN
ON THEIR SCOPE. ALSO BOTH CREW MEMBERS FELT SURE THERE WAS AN OB-
JECT PRESENT. NEVER THE LESS, NBR 43 WAS UNABLE TO PARINT ANY ADDITIONAL RETURNS ON THEIR SCOPES.

12) N/A
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