PROJECT BLUE BOOK

1. DATE · TIME GRCUP LOCATION
8 Apail 53 08/10558 Fuluoka, Japen
3. 10. CONCLUSION
Nlitary UNTDNLIFTED
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One
S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
30 Seconds AF Rilot Mrst observed a dark object, Uhen the object lit
into a "oriht ue colored Mlais". The objeet apioard
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION approx 5,000 Chiege
Air-Visual maintained a perelell
position of position albout 3 deg to right of noce of ths dbsorver's deg to right of noge of the sorver's
. COURSE 7. COURSE s/e at 1,ooo to a,Ooo ft alove. Cbserver placed his a/c in s/eat 1,0 to 2,o0o ft alovc. Cbserver pleced his a/e in
Mnnuvered Innuvered a olinb to attept identificstien td Uhe ii ht wont oud. a clinb to attept identificstien ed 1 Uhe ii ht woat oud.
8. PHOTOS 8. PHOTOS Total observation of flare ves about a0 seconds. lo rudar
contact was rade with the objeet althought the radar set was contact was rade with the dbjeet althouht the radar set was
Yes 0 Yes working properly. No a/c were reported in area.
No
. PHYSICAL 9. PHYSICAL VIDENCE VIDENCE
D.Y Yes
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Provious editiene of thie be usod.
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AF FORM 1:2-PART I
APPROVED I JUNE 194
COUNTRY REPORT NO (L.EA
JAPAN IR-1-53
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
GUBJECT
FLYOBRPT
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Apency)
FUKUOKA. I/0. 6Sth Ftr-Intep Sqda. APQ g29-2
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
9 April 11953 8 April 1953 B-3
PREPARED BY ((JiCH) 2nd Lt. Billy B. Cogsin, USAF SOURCE
6Sth FIS.Intel Officer- Air Crew Interrogation
REFERENCEs (ConO nuMr, dirclu. pi epo, de. a)
AFL 200-5
SUMMARY: Gie siguificunce in finsl on lower left. Begin Part 11.)
objact near Fukuoka, Japn, at 1955(I), 8 April 1953. The object was a blob
of blue light seen by one member of an F-g4B type aircraft for approximately
45 seconas.
Iwilners
APPROVED:
Belly B. Coggn
BILLY B. COGGIN
a 2nd Lt., USAF
68th Ftr-Intcp Sqin. 68th Ftr-Intcp Sqin.
Intelliger Intelligenc Officer ficer
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1. Statement of Lt. Pichon
2. Sketch of aireraft and object track
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over WJKD 5857 about twenty 7degress the right and about 4,000 to 5,000 ee above
the aircraft. Pilot could not accurately judge the range of the object, but esti-
mated it to about 3 miles. Obsarver was pilot of airoraft. seated in front cock-
pit of F-943. Radar Observer did not see the object, e was trying to establish
radar contact with the object. radar contact
was operating pr
5. Ilentifying information on obaerver: Observer was pilot, a at lieutenanti
Pilot has been in 68th Ftr-Intop Sqdn. for eight months. He. weather
fighter-interceptor pilot, and is steady and reliable.
Weather: Haze laver below 5co feet. clear skies. no moon, calm winds.
7. Other Aotivity None.
. Physical Eviaence: None.
9. Interception: Pilot attempted to follow object visually. When object vanish-
ed, pilot searched the area with aircraft radar with negative results.
10. Air Traffic: GCI controller reported
traffia in that area above 16,Ooo feet
Billy B.Coggjin
BILLY B. COOGIN
2nd Lt., USAK
Intelligence Officer
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1. Rawinsonde balloons are scheduled for release from Itazuke Air Force Base
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Director of Requirements
Deputy for Intelligence
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properly. immediately contacted the GCI controller and asked him if there were
any aircraft rea at or atove 30,000 feet, because I first had
presumet possibly the afterburner f an F-g4, though it lacked the orange
glow characteristio of glow characteristio of an afterburner. an afterburner GCI informed me that there were no jet I informed me that there were no jet
aircraft in ths vicinity above l6,O00 aircraft in the vicinity ab 00v16,000 foat. foat. At that time I checket left and right
in a climb, but coula not in a climb, but coula no t establish any radar contact. Earnest establish any radar contact. Earnest pilot
Lt. Skinner, H.L., inmeliately started climbing Lt. Skinner, H.L., immeliately starte climbing and heading toward my position. and heading toward my position.
He notified me that he wae doing doing 30 30 He made no further transmission to me made no further transmaission to con-
cerning the objeot. I was having cerning the objeot. I was having trouble with getting one of my tip tanka to feed trouble with getting one of my tip tanka to feed
so I descended to a lower altitude to remery reme-y this situation. sight the
object again. I returned to Itazuke and I returned to Itazuke and lande
DELPHAN J PACHON, AO 1848480 DELPHAN J PACHON, AO 1848480
lst Lt., UBA
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