PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 11
!. DATS 2. LOCATION (HONSHU) 12. CONCLUSIONS
81ay 52 Misawa Air Base, Japan Wos Balloon
D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Loco! ..... round-Visual Ground-Radar D Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ 08//3 Air- Visual Air-Intercept Rodor Possibly Aircralt
5. PHOTOS - 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomica!
DYes 0 Probably Astronomical
No 2 soldiers D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other..
2 minutes each CRO Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
(Three flashes observed by soldiere
"Flash". on cuard flash and flash were
. spaced 20 minutes third flash had arcing
tail. ;
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Unidentified Sighting by:
Hq, 753d AA Batcation Hq, 753d AAA Battalion " Battery
APO 919 .
(Guard) (Guard)
a. First Flash blue color until burst, then fanning out into
a spray and fading
Second Flash
type of flash as first
Third Flash redish color wit th long tall that areed and
faded
b. Sighted on leshes
were approxinately ? mimu'es
c. Visual Oba 7-3912-47
d. Approxinate. position flashes (L0oLA'N 141°43'5). Flashes appeared to be
approximately approximately mile reached altitude
Estimated)-
e. 2 Observers
f. 0 Clear night, clouds, üind a sawa Staticn Southweat
g.I Nogative I
h Negative
i. Negative
j. None
k. Statoments losed
1. Negative
m Negative
n. Negative
2 INCLS. JAMES O. SHEALY
1. Statocent of Captain, USAF dy
2. Statement of Intelligence
BOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR
DECLASSIFIED AFTER INTERVAIS, 1A-2c
DOD DIR 5200.10 12 YEARS.
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
Info. to Deuuti copies)
CG, 39th Air Division (NA),
District Commander, OSI District /7, APO 919
UNCLASSIFIED
NOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 5O U S.C.-
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZLO PERSON IS PRQHIBITED BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. a
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into the air.
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16. May 1952
SIATEMENT
ately 2205 on 8 May 1952
when I
Battery.
and then dropped and and then dronned - faded. lash seemed to last about seemed to last about
2 mirutes. ,
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CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES: 5
GEORGE F. BRAME
USAF DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS:
Captain, DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
Incls #1 and #2
POTE: THIS DXOGUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C-
31ANO2 AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHOHIZED PERSON IS PROHIAITEO BY LAW.
IT MAY NOT UE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, FXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGFNCE, USAF.
INCLASSIFIED
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR
INTERVALS;
! DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
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GOTE: THIS DIOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, SO U. S. C.—
3I AND S2. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW,
IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCEU IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
INTELLIGENCE, USAF.
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