PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6387568

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1948

REPORTED LOCATIONWakkana Japan

FRAMES16

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Incident 7198
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Schc_ Radar Operatar..
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THALM101157 COEOR
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SUAPE SPID Hoashn
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Normal for a/c AHD Hudra
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UNCLASSIFIED
MCIAXO-3 FROM OFNER
REFER CABLE AT 3827 15 NOV ON A/C SORET
SIGHTING AT WAKKANAI CABLB NR A-1228
A-2 FEAF 20 NOV STATES - EFFORTS ARE 11
BEING MADE TO OBTAIN ANSWERS TO YOUR DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DOD DIR 6200.10
RWARDED
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SUBJ: RFOUEST FOR INVEST: DOD DIR 5200.10
REQUESTED INVO. no YOU CONCURT REVERENCK IS
TO AADAA 3IGHTING, IN REPLY,
UNCL FET-81932
END 7 AT 3837 3262

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TO USA7 GASH 25 D C
CLASSIFICATICN ITEMS
PRESENT HERE
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MR COLEMAN
END OF HEADING DOWNGRADED AT R M AR IN
DECLASSIFIED AFTFR 12 NM.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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OFNER FROM MCIAXO-3
RET CSAF7 48 AND A-3865
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OPS 24 NOV 4 NCERNED
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RECORDS TMIS NO INDICATE AT 3827 WAS
LIST OF QUESTIONS RE UNIDENTIFIED A/C
SIGHTING OVER WAKKANAI, 6 NOV 48, XD-3
FORVARDED TO FEAF AS AFOIN S3A17. DETAILS
( OF REPLY, WHICH WERE INADVERTANTLY
OMITTED ON CSAF-A, 30 DEC, WERE DOWNGRADED AT 3 YCAR INTERY DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEAH Cen
TRANSMITTED IN FULL ON MORNING DOD DLR 5200.10
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NBR 164. 815
YOUR LETTER . RWARDED

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TARGT CONTINUCUSLY CE NGMD W GA AIRCRAFT
DOG-FIGHTI ONAVATABLE
ING VICINIPY N CLN
1512 (25 NOV 48) DIG QUOTE
REQUEST AMC EVAULATION OF THIS MATERIAL BE FORWARDED BY TELECON
TO DAB WHEN AVAILABLE PD DOES AMC CONCUR ON TIE BASIS OF AVAILABLE EVI-
DENCE WITH FTAF THAP AIRCRAFT WAS PROEABLY A SOVIE RIT UIRY.
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(5) UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT CIRCLED VILE RADIUS) CONTINUOUSLY
FOR ONE HOUR AND FIVE MINUTES IMMEDI OND RADAR SITE
INSTALLED AT F WAKKANAL.
REQUEST AMC EVALUATION OF FEAF CONCLUSION THAP A/C WAS A SOVIET
FERRET PD PLEASE SEE CSAF 3 CMA
END CSAF
T-81899-6
SORES 198

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Ba Balloons or ordinary airoraft:
3,11, 22,41 2.113, 114, 115,
156, 157,.159, 160, 161, 163,
169, 171, 173, 178, 180, 182, 188, 190, 194, 195, , 193,.
200, 201, 2 237, 239.
b. Rookets, flares or falling bodies:
14, 5, 6.
108, 109, 1
Misoellansous (reflections, auroral streamers, birds, eto.):

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No. 198, No visual observation; radar blip moving at high speed
and constantly ohanging direction. if radar raport is accurate,

couldn't possibly be a balloon,

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dentified Aorial Cbjeots" changed as follows: Itam l3, "Dirootion
of Flight of Objeot," should bo olarified so tbat rertioal and hori-
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7. at times as 2 aircreft
S. Size of Object(s): normal for aircreft on radarscope
9. Color of Object(s): N/S (Object was not ismally at any time)
10. N/S
11. Nature of Luminosity: N/s
(directed beam of light?)
12. Altitude of Ob.ject: Unknown
(estimated)
13. Estimated Distance of Object from Observer: Could not be estimated
14. Estimated Gpeed of Object:
15. Time in Sight:
76 Tarties: Target at times gsve
22. Monner of Disappcorance: N/S
23. Weather Conditions at Time of Sighting; Low & high cloud fornation
forming very dense overcast of unlmowm height,
24. times gave
25: Summary of Incident: (over)
(See attached page)

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of target
range target lost?
f. Was aircraft observed visually at were
g. Teletype seaience ther and of
radar detection. radar detection.
h, List of known aircraft or
Check
i Any further information that may seem helpful in type of
aircraft, its mission and whether its c oriein foreign or domestic.
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1 Incl TNCLASS GRIFFITY ENS/aw
I, Cy teletype Chief, Cperations Section 6-3310
Tech Intelliger Division Bidg 288
Intelligencs Department
DOWNGRADED ATS VELAR INTERV
CEGLASSIFIED AFTEN 12 YEARS.
DQD DIB 5200.10 UN SIFIED
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T--73874-B 198
WF-L-13 MAR 48 2 Mil SOOM (CONTINUE ON OTHER SIDE)

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forward to this Command the information outlined in Camment #l.
C. O. BROCKE LRC/vrh
Chief, Foreign Liaison Section 65322
Technical Intellieence-Division P-2030
Intelligence Department Eldg 288
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVAT
pPjrerh DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DLR 5200.10
PP JEQAB 1948 NOV 8 19 33
FM UAPLA 16B/CG FEAF
TO QXN UAPBG/CINCFE
INFO JEQTL/CSAF 18:53
JEQAB/CG AMC
AF GRNC
, NINE SIX NS-2 PD
SUBJECT IS UNIDENT SEVEN HRS ON
SIX NOVEMBER AN UI DENTIFIED AIRCRAFT-H AT FOUR FIVE
DEGREES T IO FIVE MINUTES NORTH ONE FO ERO
MINUTES EAST PD-SUBJECT AIRCRAFT CIRCLED KNOPP
ALTITUDE CONTINUOUSLY FOR ONE HOUR FIVE