Motobupeninsula Island Okinawa — March 1950

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Keywords: pickup, downgraded, rouiii, lslund, uxmentd, nbm1ttecl, ltadnr, rocoipt, opornt, rol1a, rt1d3r, linctic, tyiiii, dl1ne4, 1omj7, ccvorin, 1oaat, cl1cs, 48sified, euigende, letau, 1rht1, iclentitied, ineula, duzoirr
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PROJECT lC\173 RECCRu 1. DA Tl TIMI q.ROUIII ~ Uarch SO 'r!/Ol"JJZ !:Otob.l Peninsula, lslund, Okir.n\:;\ IOURCI 1L CONCLUSION uxmENTD'Im Jdl:t.t&ry NUMIIIt 011 oaJICTI (Not. nbm1ttecl to ltadnr Ano.Uot.o at. t.Sc3 ot rocoipt 1n 1950 ~ck not. co~o1ot.:~nt. \dt.h A/C. tJc:l.th~r :\':'\d c.thn:-c.~.\:~:~ r-,t. LENGTH 011 OISIRVATION 11. aQ:'!""~:"'tf..,t nl:;'Hor~'"''""'~'-l\~ ao /,. o;o mlH\l:.t~ion and Opornt,or il 10 !:in. (Gmd-Obse~ c~noi~rcd rol1a~lc .. Gun dflr picl:o up o~jo.:t o.t l3,COO tt. t.ncked 1n 5./ 2 1:in. (Gmd-Rt1d3r c:linctic:\ to ~1nt. o\...:r ~ r.ount.:l!D. Could r.~t. tro.ck bo:;ro"'A 6. TYIIII 011 OBSERVATION point. Initial pickup o~j :ct r\dl1ne4 ot.4t.1omJ7 tc.r lO _yro\.tnd-Vis~'-- 111,a;t,oa p.~or to r.~vil\1 to S'.:J. Rcn;o to init.izll pJ!.:t ot pickup t:.la lS mnc:J. C1.Jject c:>vod on h~o.clina ot 220 clc:: 1. COUitll tw 2 ainut.o:J ccvorin: a diat.uco ot 16.9 mUoo. Ac::c11t.1oaat Not. Reported in a rc:1 cl1cS nc,t. pick up. object.. Speed taet.er t.ban --cc;l d trAck. t. IIIHYIICAL IVIDINCI AIR INTELLIGENCE iNFO~U-AATION RtP.:)RT (\!. DOWNGRADED AT DF.Cr.48SIFIED AFT R JNTERV ALS: ., r\f' FORN 111 PART II INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT "DsdJ tar llt.eUigenDe ' ' . ' I f '~ . 1. Poll.owln:~ is tho letaU 1rht1~ ot W'\iclentitied oojeot. Karoh 1951), ObJoct. ai.;t&ed at R:-i'l"oxim:o.tel,;; over .. ar~u P~ineula, Ial.un.i or 20 ..Ue8e Duzoirr, the day thoro \'r'.JS no :rsci;U.t.atio!'\ ri r . .t t,;,"!"' ' were no cloud at or near 1),000 reet. trc. tt-point w!:or. OhJ~Ct. y:::..e t'!.rst si~l:~cd. cl. i.hon first sic tod c. et. ~:.s stat. i .. .-r::, ~ ~r Alt ltude ~t ti;;.o ot first C Cl>~oct \'r.ls ll\St observed r:t 26 ~.:>!~, 1~:'/ :nt.t.alion, :.Pu JJl, The r~d.'lr operator L.~1kinc:; t~:e cb:Jorvation, i s c~ ns r:~l"H! by his CorumancU.~ 0ficcr to be Q <JU;JOrior C"~ rlior n~d 1' .~ht' ,,(" .. 1-::t.: a."1 f ctltliS at all t.L.:\08 to be outeta!'ldi!\?,1.: re.i .... ble ..l.IC.l t.rus w r:.:.;,. He hila been a ra''nr tec:mcian a t, ot:U. ot' ab.J\4t 4~ uo!ltlis, is tJ.lrt-~ a1x (.36) year Glcl, aJ1 ha a~rodma\.ely fifteen llS) j"C&rs of r.i..!l- tary enice. J. ~ee".:~t.ion wu onde on Sat SS4 B typo radar eet, :seri.o.l and war; in r,OO<i. Conditione k. Jlo phot.oua;ile were taken ot object. 2. Twntieth Air Force re.dar .tation on YOin'.".:! ~untain we:; l rl- ! opernt.ive at this time and the rad:u"-A.'ltior. on UOT03'.J Ponina..ll..l did not. pick up this object DOWNGRADED AT J)r,cr . .t.cralFIEn YEAR ~mnv 1\] ~. .