USAF record 28939038 (1951)

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 1 Feb 1951

2. LOCATION Johnson Air, Japan

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] 01/17/02

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [ILLEGIBLE] No

6. SOURCE Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1 or (2 or more)

9. COURSE Rising [STAMP: Insufficient Date for Evaluation] Stationary [STAMP: Unknown] Descending [STAMP: Unknown]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: W/V light off wing tip, made 3 360 deg turns and light maintained position, then object moved to upper right while a/c still in turn, A/C then leveled off and light got smaller, Appeared directly ahead of a/c at this time, Then object headed toward a/c rising slowly until it became too small to see. Personnel watching balloon did not observe A/C in Area of Balloon.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

12. CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [REDACTED] Probably Balloon [REDACTED] Possibly Balloon [REDACTED]

Was Aircraft [REDACTED] Probably Aircraft [REDACTED] Possibly Aircraft [REDACTED]

Was Astronomical [REDACTED] Probability Astronomical [REDACTED] Possibly Astronomical