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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9544587

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONHonshu Japan

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3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION

Actro (Ueteor)

4. NUMBER OF OAJECTS
One

5. LENGTH OF OBSZRVATION [11. GRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

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6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
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time of observation was 1745 hours, 23 January 1953. The sky to t!
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meter th length and followed the same color sequence as the object.
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rater was 1/19 the length of the treil, or approximately 26) Taet. Since these
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