USAF record 28973626 (1957)
28973626
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE November 1957
2. LOCATION Hiroshima, Japan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 08:13:02
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:]
5. PHOTOS Yes [HW:]
6. SOURCE [REDACTED]
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
9. COURSE [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object, size of van, big light, small white, no color, blinking white, flash has momentary effect on object or source at different times, light on light source was colored white, then disappeared after two or three minute chase. Obj was sighted at 15 second intervals from a stop water. Four 15 second flashes were observed before it disappeared for the last time. Radar observation was also made.
11. COMMENTS This appears to be a case of an unknown aircraft rather than UFO. Object suggests an A/C in the vicinity with the radar effects due to an anomaly.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 57)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE November 1957 2. LOCATION Hiroshima, Japan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT: 08:13:02 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW:] 5. PHOTOS Yes [HW:] 6. SOURCE [REDACTED]…
- Page 2 06/11/52 BK 06/11/52 HPC 138PRA 179PSA 373SCU 118 OO RJAPAD RJAPHC RJHPHM RJJKAG RJEDDN DE RJAPSC 1A O 070915Z FM CONDR 68TH FIS TO RJHPHM/CONDR PACAF RJAPAD/CONDR 5TH AF RJKDAG/CONDR ALASKAN AIR…
- Page 3 ) TWO. E) UNABLE TO DETERMINE, HOWEVER TWO RETURNS IN THE SAME VICINITY AS A137H WERE REPORTED BY RADAR SCOPE OPERATOR. ALSO, TWO LIGHTS WERE REPORTED ON EITHER WING BY A137H. F) NEGATIVE. G)…
- Page 4 PAGE TWO RJAPSC 1E 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.…
- Page 5 PAGE THREE RJAPSC 1A C) C-47 AIRCRAFT NBR 08976. ALTITUDE 6,222 TO 522. ORIGINAL HEADING APPROXIMATELY 235 DEG 162 KM FROM KAGASHIMA, TURNED ON 180 DEG FOR FOUR MINUTES, RETURNED TO ORIGINAL. SECOND…
- Page 6 303-262 15,032-270 20,032-268 30,038-268 45,032-278 C) KAGASHIMA - SATTERED MIDDLE DECK & YAKSHIMA - 3,00% SCATTERED WITH MIDDLE DECK AND BROKEN D) AT 18,98%, 6/8 COVERAGE. E) 6/8. F) NONE. B)…
- Page 7 TER, COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES, JAPAN UNABLE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ADV-COPY CADJ-TOR CADJ-NUMBER SUSPENSE INCOMING MESSAGEFORM FET FORM 162 1 January 1957
- Page 8 PAGE FOUR RJAPSC 1A CONCERNING AIR OPS IN KAGASHIMA BAY AREA.R 11) 1/LT DINALD J. LOMAREK, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, 13TH FTR-INTCP SQ, APO 929. IT SEEMS TPAL THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT…