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2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
sl 94008 + O Wes Balicon
o. Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP % TYPE OF OBSERVATION GO Pessibly Belleon
O Wes Aircraft
Locel —_ ™ Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rodar Q Probobly Aircroft
GMT a, OD Air Vi wel O Air-Intercept Redar O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 1Q Was Astronomicol
O Yes QO Probably Astronomico
| . Zz) No _ : O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE © Other
O Insufficient Oote for Evaluction
—— -——-- 0 Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

CLASS IF 1CaTtion

COUATRY OF ACTIVITY REPORTING | REPORT nO. (Leave ‘tank )

UsA_ (HATS) [ 1450363

AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT

COUNTRY OF AREA REPORT CONCERNS ioe £ OF INFORMA? IC

Pacific Wake Island-Japarn 25 Apr 61

ACTIVITY SUBMITTING REPORT 7 [DATE OF COLLECTION [cay STATUS (1f applicabdte)
#2 WESTAF 27 Apr 61. a.
sistant aa maiseeeas eS see ES ae ae CANCE LED /COMPLETE

PUEPAR ING INO Iv DUAL DATE OF REPORT Sri wo. Ee a
Major V. L. Sadowski | 27 Apr 61 a CANCELED/ INCOMPLETE

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NAME OR DESCRIPTION OF SOURC Soeeareeny
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REFERENCES (BAIR Subject, previous reports, etc., as applicakle)

SUB ECT (Deacrictive title. Use individual reports For sevatate subjects)

Unidentified Object

SUMMARY (Give sumowry which highlights the salient factors of narrative report. Resin narrative text on AP Fore liza
ueleas report car be fully atated on AF Fore 112. List inclosures, including number of copies)

Pan American Airways Aircraft Ali-729 PA enroute from Wake island to Yokota
AS encounteres unidentified coject at 31,009 fvet approximately 1000 miles fron
Yokota AB, Ooject struck aircraft on right wing root between fuselage and
right landing iight. .iresart landed at soxote O44 < 26 April. Damage consist~
o¢ cf cracxed ris assemoly forward spar station 15 and bent rairing 2asemdly

station 1% to 7°.

The undersign:d inspected the airerast upon its arrival at Travis Afb at

0220 2 27 April. lst ti ficer janes stated that there was not any break in

the skin of ths aiscrart, The dented leading edge of the wiuz at the point of

contact with the object aad deen covered with a 3x 4 (fect) sheet of aluninun

fe ameovh out *u3 contour. Thera were ilso two minor dants on tha lending

lizht fairing, he crew mencers aboarc with the alrcrart al i=: vtiae of cone
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FM FEA TCC TACKIKAWA AB JAPAN

TO ROWZKS/WCP TCC TRAVIS AFB CALIF
ROHPBG/MPA TCC HICKAM AFB HAWAII
ROWZBN/PCA TCC TRAVIS AFB CALIF
INFO ROWZKS/WTCOS TRAVIS AFB CALIF

BT
UNCLAS FEA TCC 26-D-13 PD TRIP 747/25 ACFT 729 ARNIVED YOKOTA WITH STRUCTURAL

DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING ENCOUNTERED AT 31/000 FT 1000 MILZS FROM YOKOTA EXTANT oF
DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT PRESENT TIMES PE £TIC AND ETD INDEFINITE WILL ADVISE PD

BT

26/03462 APR ROAPFB

P 2606312
PM HQ 4503 AIRIRNSFWG TACHIXAWA AB JAPAN

TO RJEDAA/MATS SCOTT AFB ILL
RJWZDL/WESTAF TRAVIS AB CALIF

RIWZNFK/DEFUTY IG FOR SAFETY NORTON AFB CALIF
BT

UNCLAS EFT O WGOS 26-D-21. SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED IAW PROVISIGI PANS
49h AND 52 AFR 62-14,

A. N-72° PA

B. PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

C. EMRCUTE FROM WAKE ISLAND TO YCKOTA AB.

D. AIR

Ee 149

F, NONE

G. NONE
He ENROUTE WAPE<YORCTA AT 31,000 FEET PILOT FELT AND HEARD MUPFLED THUMP,
OBJ::T STE CK RIGat WING ROOT BETWEEN FUSELAGE AND RIGHT LANDING LIGHT.

Ai? CORR? . So YOKOTA 00472 26 APR. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF CRACKED 2
ASSEMBLY *O2WA2D SPAR STATIN 146 AND BENT FAIRING ASSEMBLY STATIN BY: TO
75.6
I. NCNE
Je MATS PEPRES “TATIVES CAPTAIN FRED X HEMM.
x, ADDITIONAL TneOe STATUS OF AIRCRAST AWAITING ?- oe CF PAN AMERICAN AND
COR 3G STRIOT IAAL ENGCINE=INS 4ND F.A.A,. THIS : 7 cH SIDERED AS COM. LETING
RE UIREMENTS OF FAR 3 MATSUF 1 AFR 52-14.

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