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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9551554

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONMisawa AFB Japan

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1. DATE· TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 7
10 Feb 53 10/0945ZX Mi sawa AF3. Janan
SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Radar Operators INSUFFIOIENT DATA FCR EVALUAHON
NUMBER OF OBJECTS Additi onal informtion not
received. Inauffid ent data for
Mo evaluation.
5.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Objects were sighted traveling slowly on 2 & l0 mile azimuth
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ridar scope. Ae was scrambled to
thing. iisawa AF3 will analyze this FLroBRrT) when aid-
GRound-Radar itional report report comes in. comes in
7. COURSE
. PHOTOS
Y.s Yes
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE . PHYSICA VIDENCE
Yes Y.s
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) one editieee be used,
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UNCLASSIFIED - Date Initicts
(UNCLASSIFLED) FLYOBRPT
Intelligence Branch, Hq AACS Z AFB
Japan
11 February 1953 10 February 1953 Unevaluated 094)
Capt. Browm Unidentified
MISA0
1. The following information was furnished this headquarters by the Commanding
Officer, 1953d AACS Scuadron, -group 023457
February 1953.
2. Unidentified Radar Targets spotted on CCA azimuth scope at 100945Z. Plotted
in vieinity of Misawa Homer approximately l miles from station. Cbjects seen on
both 2 and 10 aile aziauth scopes. Traffic check revealed no known aircreft in
vicinity. F-94 scrambled at 101013Z. Object not plotted or Seen visually by air-
craft. craft. Aircraft Aircraft reported reported radar radar interference. interference, VHF interference VHF interfe nce noted by noted by GCA, tower
and operators zround radro. Objecta Ob.ecta GCA nd plotted. plotted. Reported Reported
flying at flying at appro dimately 50 knots. Weather solid solid and definite, and definito,
birds or fow discounted. discounted,
Officer:
3. Pending receipt of itten report confirming and elaborating on the tten report confirming and elaborating on the
reported incident, no evaluation is atterpted. attarpted.
APFROVED: APFROVED:
BUGKNE E. BROWE WILLIAM L. TRAVIS
Captain, US.AF Colonel, UAF
Chlef,
so eo ci 37 Division
ATIC