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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE TIME GROUP | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Jan. 1900 I | Tsu Shima, Japan | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  GMT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  6. SOURCE | military | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE  |
|  10 minute…

APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
7-3719-47
CHARLES Y. BAKFILL
Brigadier General, UBAF
Deputy for Intelligence
Hq, FBAF

|  COUNTRY | JAPAN | REPORT NO. | IR-4-52 | (LEAVE BLANK) | 23  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

SUBJECT: FLYOSHPT

AREA REPORTED ON: Tsu Shima
FROM (Agency): Intelligence Officer
527TH AC&W Group, APO 929

DATE OF REPORT: 11 October 1952
DATE OF INFORMATION: 28 September 1952
EVALUATION: See below

PREPARED BY (Agency): ALONZO N. SLOAN JR. Capt, USAF
SOURCE: 618th AC&W Squadron

REFERENCES (General number, direction, previous report…

AF FORM 712—PART II
APPROVED 5 JUNE 1948

# AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  Intelligence Officer | 527th AC&W Group, APO 929  |
| --- | --- |
|  REPORT NO. | IR-4-52  |
|  PAGE | 2 OF 2 PAGES  |

At approximately 1900 hours 28 Sep 52 I was returning to the operations building from the latrine when I observed a deep red object in the sky about 25° above the horizon. I estimated it to be about 10 miles from the station at an azimuth of 240°. I at first (thought it was star) so I went into operations building. A/3c Hall looked out the window about 5 minutes later and mentioned a strange o…

AF-FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948
(CLASSIFICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

|  FROM (Agency) | REPORT NO. | PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Intelligence Officer 527th AC&W Group, APO 929 | IE-4-52 |   |

Comments of Approving Officer:

At the time of the incident, the azimuth of the planet "Mars" was about 255° and the elevation at 1900 hours local time was about 10°. The downward movement of the object as described by observers is believed to have been due to slight refraction due to the low angle of elevation. With the sun just below the horizon, conditions wou…