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de Description: At asprox: an voly 20251, 1 March 1953 an unidentified airborne |
source Of Ligh’ which reportealy caanged colors from yellowish green to orange to |
pink was sighted t7 two meabera of tumoi AP Detachment on a bearing of approximately |
270 degrees from station and °5 degrees above ths horizon. I% appesred to fade and
reappear several tines within 35 minutes during which time it progressed to a bearing |
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o? 230 degrees and 10 degress above the horizon wheres it disapoeared comletely.

2. Tine of sighting: 20251 =< 21011, 1 March 1953.

: Visual from the -round without optical aids.

Location of obsarvars: Rumoi AF Detachment, Northwest Hokkaido, Japan,
(43-574, Liens iS) «

§. Information on obsarvess:
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| a, 3/Sgs Gordon ©. Vvard, AF 13 345 8353, Radar Operator, 33 months axperienca,!

| 3 months site Juty.

b, A/le Joan H. Hushes, AP 16 327 124, Radar Mechanis, 17 moaths experience,
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6, jsather: Generally sar with a few scattered clouds,
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i COMMENTS OF PREFARING O.5°°HR: This appears to be another incident of a sir:hting
of the same object which was reported on 25 and 26 Pabrnuary as well as on several other

occasions during the past monta, and which is believed to be a star. As mentioned in

_ the flash report reference this incident a pkotograph of the object was attemmted and
apparently met with some measures of success. However, subjeet print will -ot be
avallable for at least another week due to transportation and courier schedules from
the detachment and report is submitted withont it toe prevent further delay. Fhoto
will be forwarded at earliast oossible date.

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On 1 Maresh 1953 I sicnted a starlike object at 2C25 hours,
ocbeetantate 279 degrees azimuth at 35 degrees elevation,

iwpeared to save a yellowish green color, but lat

dink

After first appearing, the obfect faded on% intermittently
19 to 20 seconds and then remained visible at its brightest for
Tt then Padad out for seaveral minutes and reapoeared for 5 minu
ind then reapoeaared for several more minutes. It fated for the
acurs,. iy this time it had S-res3geq to an azimuth of put
slevation had dropped te 1% 19 degrees.

hile visible the oli|ject appeared to

and also gave the impression of bouncing or vibrating. "
at the time gave any appsarnnesa or affect like this and

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preseat, they did not apr+er to ve the cause of the objects

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altitude or the speed of i48 apoarent moticn.

/3/ Joan H. Hughes
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Rade’ Mechanic

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On 1 March 1953, at 2925 kours, I was on duty in radar

had been sighted again. —
my observation of this unknown object was limited to

looked similar to a star excent it was much brizhter.
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angle from she horizon.

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4% 23345 hours I called one of our ™ Faelays and asod Sen

‘is ocjeet. A&’ 2048 hours they called cack and sa “ated
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This 2b 2: Ll sh 1353 arvears to colnucide with sinilar earlier sicht-
-ng3 on 25 and 26 February 1953 in which the object sigtted apneared to be a star. |
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| gicznting. Gamera information: Bolsey 31, lens ovening F3.2, 3 excosure.
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vast. » broken stres i center is sichted obliect. Streak at upper left is 32.
: Li avec ‘, + ” brits 498") SGa ir ‘ is 5. a .

Picture 33 waa taen on 6 ‘arch 1953 and ouoaitted in smnort of tais Mm 2-53
as tt aipears to ce a r type of sighting. Photographed between 2050621551.
Canera pointed west, |: o49% streak in center {s the sighted obiect which

appears again below a. e right of first streak, Other streax3 are stars,
Sreaks in streaks, oncto #3 in sartioular, were nada by st bfect
movement during time exmoowure was caused by cloud movement anc by tadine due +
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a umknowm causes, Other ‘sa's and narks are scratenes and bleiishe
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CHESTER H, WORNZAU
Colonel, USAF
Deouty for Intellicence

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