USAF record 28977049 (1958)
28977049
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 19 February 1958
2. LOCATION Hokkaido, Japan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 19/0059Z
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar]
5. PHOTOS GY** Sketch [HW: Military]
6. SOURCE Military
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 hours
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
9. COURSE stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Radar report from Sea of Japan area. Return developed rapidly to a dense cloud that expanded to cover an area approximately 55 miles long and rose from an altitude of 3,000 ft to 48, 000ft. Return similar to weather return except for speedof development. Five aircraft in area all turned toward the return and proceeded to the general area. Return resembled explosion of large munitions ship exploding.
11. COMMENTS Rapid development and a/c reaction rule out weather phenomena and equipment malfunction. Explosion possible cause correlated with IR 1886-58 as explosion. Observed by fishermen. Also seismic detection of nuclear explosion reported from Matsushiro.
ATIC FORM 379 (REV ZA SEP 52)
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 19 February 1958 2. LOCATION Hokkaido, Japan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT 19/0059Z 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] 5. PHOTOS…
- Page 2 Set 1/1, Card 3/3 USSR Hpt #: IR-10C-58 UNCLASSIFIED 3 Incls 1. Overlay 2. Scope presentation 3. Source's original report, 2 cys with incl 1 & 2, 1 cy each [HW: Annotation: 3 Incls Received] May 26,…
- Page 3 Country: USSR UNCLASSIFIED Subject: Unusual Radar Sighting Associated With Russian Aircraft Activity Source: Det #45, 613th AC&W Sqdn APO 181, San Francisco, California Preparing Officer: ROBERT C.…
- Page 4 Set 1/1, Card 2/3 UNCLASSIFIED Rpt #: 23469 Rpt #: 1R-100-58 [HW:4] [HW:14H] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE 65 miles long from 44°10 min north 137°10 min east to 45°30 min north 137°40 min east and approximately…
- Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED MG #: None AF #: 1175906 Rec #: LR-1236-53 Agency: 604th Air Intel Sv Sq D.R.: April 2, 1958 D.I.: March 8, 1958 Eval: B-3 Country: Japan/USSR Subject: Luminous Sightings off the…
- Page 6 Set 1/1, Card 2/3 Japan/USSR MG #: None Rpt #: IR-1836-58 6004th AISS, visited Noboru ITO, Chief of the Aviation Administration Section and Toru SAHARA, Chief of the No. 2 Security Section, MARITIME…
- Page 7 Sat 1/1, Card 3/3 Japan/USSR MC #: None Rpt #: M-1886-58 COMMENTS OF THE PREPARING OFFICER: [HW:5] At approximately 0959 hours (JST) on 19 February 1958 an unknown phenomenon believed to have been an…