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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7006328

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONJohnson AB Japan

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1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Bolloon
1 Feb 1951 Johnson AB, Japan 2 Probobly Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Was Aircrafv
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0
0 Probably Aircroft
GMT_ 01/1710z CAir-Visuai Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS b. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicqi
Yes 00 Probobly Astronomical
CI No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 5 Other_UNIDENTTFTED
Rising 0 Insufficient Dcta for Evaluation
Not Reported 1 or 2 or more) Stationary 0 Unknown
Maneuvering.
TO.  CRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS
A7C noticed aber light off wing tip. Made 3 Possibility of internal reflections as
360 deg turns and light maintained position, object ramainted off wing tip through 3
then object moved to upper right while a/c 360 deg turns. Balloon in area, Astro
still in tur. A/C then leveled off and light bodies visible could account for I portions
got smaller. Appeared directly ahead of a/c of sighting. l. Balloon (Rising portion)
at this time. Then object headed toward A/c UNIDENTI Object.
rising small to seel.
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mataly five (5) miles Indicated air spe 3.2 knots,
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. 4. Pilot and cadir obserrar 7-82 stated that at all timag the light
appeared of its movement. t no time were able to
939 a silhcuecte.
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7. The pilot
which was ap the light.
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SIGHTLIG) DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR INTERVALS)
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.. .
DOD DIR 5200.10
ORIGINATOR 1. cy 5A7, D/I 3. cy 6162 ABN 3 cy3 C-2, OHC, FTC
7EAX, D/I 1 cy 6163 A3W 1 ey COMNAVPE
1 cy 6160 ABW 1 cy 315th AD.
1 cy 6161 A3W 1 cy D/I USAT -
SOCUMNTCONTAINSINIORMATION AFFECTING THE NAT IONAL DEPENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OFTHE ESPIONNGEACT NIU

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craft sirborne in the area other than the tao pentioned.
14. by Lt.
Colonel I Dowd,Intelligone Icer, 6162nd Air Base Wing. I Lt. Colonel Dowd is an
efficient and well trained intelligonce officer and continually exoreises sound and
mature judgement in matters of this nature.
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
D9D DIR 5200.19.

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