PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9552669

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONMisawa AB Japan

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1. DATE · TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
12 Feb 53 12/11302 Misawn 43, Japan
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Unkno'n Astro (VENUS)
4. NUMBER OF OBJECT3
Venus setting. Climb attribututed to illuslon or refraction.
One
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.
15.in. Cbject, flashin: and 2r wen wiite, dmilar to havi tta lih
5. TYPE OF OBSERVATION wis flrst observed aLove horison, dLubed to 15
Chan dlsappuhred ly falling beldw horlzon.
Grould-Visual
7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS
Y.s Yos
O No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 63 0-329
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FRAME 002 / 002paddle-gpu-200dpi

AC&W K.
CITE: WI
REF AFL 200-5, PAR 7C. 1. 1 UNIDENT OBJE RED GREEN
WHITE, SIMILAR TO NAVIGATE LIGHT. 953.
DURATIO DURAT 15 MIN. 3. VI LOC NEMURO
AF AF ,43 NORTH. RTH. 145-36 -36 EAS: IRST ABOVE ABOVE
HORIZON. HORIZON. BEARI DEGREE FROM MINUTE PERIOD UTE : PERIOD
CLIMBED TO 1 2 AEO AB EGREE ABOVE REE ABOVE
HORIZON THEN DIS THEN UNAVAIL-
ABLE AT PRESENT IINKNOAN GATT GATTV CONTACTED NTACTED
KENEBET KENEBI WHICH OBJECT BJECT SEEMED TC SEEMED.TO ISHAI LIGHT
REPORT REPOR SERVATION SERVATION FROM NEMURO FROM 1 NEMURO A ETACHMENT.
10. N REPORT WILL REPORT WILL FOLLOW. FOLLOW.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. DECLASSIFIED
AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
MSG RELEASED SUBJECT TO CORRECT
UNCLASSIFIED T53-18437
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