Evaluation of CINCPAC Unidentified Radar Tracks - Taiwan Strait Area

This document collection details the investigation of unidentified radar tracks detected in the Taiwan Strait area on February 24, 1956. The tracks were initially observed by Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft between 11:00 and 13:00 GMT. Following the sighting, the Department of the Navy forwarded radar scope photography, negatives, and map overlays to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) for evaluation under Project 10073. The material included two cans of 35mm film and four radar scope photographs. The subsequent technical analysis conducted by intelligence personnel concluded that the recorded tracks were not anomalous. Instead, the investigators determined that the radar returns were caused by a combination of ground and sea targets, specifically ship and sea clutter, exacerbated by significant interference from other radar equipment operating in the vicinity. The report explicitly states that no targets of the type considered as UFOs were present on the film. The documentation includes a series of administrative records, including a disposition form and a memorandum for the Director of Intelligence, confirming the evaluation and the subsequent destruction of the secret prints on May 14, 1968, in accordance with standard records management procedures. The case was officially closed with the determination that the phenomena were conventional radar artifacts.