PROJF.CT 10073 RECORU t:AP"" ' 2. LCCA TlOH t/ I ~ C.ONCLI.ISJOtt~ N. KYUSHU, JAPAN ). 0~ TETIME CROJP . I .. T't'Pf. OF 01:\SEAVATIOH l.ocel 'ZI./'WwO~I Gro""d Vi suol a Gr,undHndor I g Q3.!:!;:-=::====--~I ,_..;ell Air-Vi suol 0 Airlntercpt Roclot I U c Y I i a Wos Onll?on Pro boM y Unll OCJn Pont hi y Bull {to n Wn't 1\orr.raft fltubtbly Aorc:rc..ft Po''' bl ., Aircraft Prob.,t;ly Astrononucai{S/f? 7. LENC:Tt4 OF :~scltVATIOH . i s ... u .... a!R OF OBJECT~ ~ c ouqsE I'=' c ,.,.,.,. , i t W 0 IJnkno~ In . M>o~t:Hn A far away stnr-lika object that chnneed ; fro:n a deop orango glo\r to a pale yellow c:low that continued ~o disappear & reappear ovor,yl r ow r.dnutes was observed at a high altitude u~adually loo~ng al~itudc and disappearing I 1. Object was evidont~y nstrono~ical because it wan unable to bo'pick~u up on radar and did~'t mako any err~tic maneuvern. 4TtC: P'O RW 1:? (., EV a n.P SJ) Af FORM 111-PAIT II AFPMO'ft.O I JUNE IMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFOR TION REPORT I~o~LLLII . l~.t;!;, C~AF. AIR .INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .:;t~r-li~e ccnt n~d in this rA~ort c c.~r c~ Oou ~,.h tv . u.niJ~ntif.!.dd, ...... tnr.J.a.nr Af ~ORM t 12 PAIT II Ai"P~0 I JUha IMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT --r. l,t-_::.c r i !~Jnr\ t f <;~lJ. .~; A fnr OJW1Y stur-li <! l i:-ilt. tr ~a\. in.t ~rv11~; unt~l 1 ct1l tim~ h:.;. lit~:-~ '!!XP'!r:!.(!nc~ i n .1 vlsu~l oo!:ierv~tion suc~ L J!.l:., :;t-t tu~lr In!or..,~tion lr. this rjQ'1ort in~. N)fl: 1-,.,~ OI:)CC-.t"f r 1'0~ r Allt'j lrt,;o loU TIOff .u;::a:TING 0.[ NUIONAI. ~.f'iM" ~F' THE UNIT!:D STATE:; tNt~ I"' lr'E '.tcA~-.fi ()I' TE F.!"-" ASn 'Z ,v A'ff-"~'f.D lr.i TRAN':iNI~ION Cit 1').( Rl'wEL\TIO"t Of tT'"J CONr:i'NT"i IN A-.V 'ttANN Tn 4l't UN4tJTt-'I'Q Jr .uOf ',"lr u lf&IIODI..C0 IN WHOUOft Ut PART. Bf PC! o4Gi:'1CI~.S. SW:Ct?T JY l't':t'A!I:.IONl.i T' E: u r:,rc-cRc;: AF FORM 02~AIT II APPMWID t JU. IMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT On the ni~nt or C'ctober 27, 1<)52 ""hile on duty on tr.e J r;_,\J t o OuO.: slli!t a~ D/:' oper3tor at :~oji 0/F, I 1Jit:1.e~saJ ~nd re'urt~d a str:1.n~:.~ l!ght t~ the scuthYI t cf r:1y stl.tion. t.i\ilo oorl.i:le~ :::; ... ~i.i~'t I heilrd !l tr~Jres;,i~sio~ c)n llv.lO i.CS from a p:!.lot to iij' C')Ptrnll~r. 1he tJilc+; rapnrted a stra:u;e 11, .. ~ht wh1<.:h h~ ue.lcrib3d as CGan.~ing ccl~r and Ji.;;a;:earin~ an.d rea~p~:u!:'.!!. i:e SUfM?e.;;te.J t o t-y cor.trollcr th~t this l!.1r~: bo inve:;tfgated. '~t this point. l r;.ada a vi.3w..Jl lnsp~.ctic"l, witt f.:r:l;i gla..ises, c,f tao :J:'tla around my statio~. .. nile 1=1 t :.e: -r?- C.J:i~ .:> scanning my ir.J:leJlat'3 :lector I uoticed t0 t.t.e col.4th.est on a bear:.ng cl" a Jpro:ximately 250c, u glowin~ obJect. I apt rJy gl .. s;.iea on the! cbjdc~ for a,:,prox!.:nately ~we c.i:lutes a:1c ~t s . .!et.~d to lo~e al- tltJ.d 9 :t:ld then in.crease 1;\ alt!.tuC.e. It seemed t c.1aa~a sh;:ape very little dnd it contin'..ldd t J dltT, an<! glo'W 1t fr~'-iunnt int:~rv:.~l9. rh~ ooj~ct .... h3rt:ttd to b~ npproxi!':a~ely 20,JOO i'~.,~t it ~ ~ltit.t..ti~. :\t tnis poi~t :. ~ all~d r.~y u:aint~:1.ancs man AI.Jc ,; ;. 3rait .1r~u 'H~3 LJn c!ut:,r ia ti: d ::.~:a ... l t.enr,nce :;ectioa ju5t iJelo\1 tnn 'v/'1 s~ctio:-t. ,L ~..: vic~eJ t~1e o :;,- ~,~ct \-it~: I :1cir1ted OL.t t o i.ic: 1e reJ.orted t r.e s:n~e ~i htirv "th i cr. I . E.'X;:lJi~h.:.! rreviou:;ly ii\ t :.is !;;t~wrnont.. At ap.)rOXiiT.ately .four ,)r five r.!i!'1Ut~.::s ..1.fter tl~e aircr.stl' .ji.::htin~ report .I r~pcrtad to i.lY ccntroll9r a~:").Jr.::L . .' !'re m ot.:r si:?;nt. Ii~ tiJ.-. n~Xt !:cw r:lnt..tt$s throe i.~n f~1-r: : :, joct: sea.ued t.n ..1~ ClLaagi!\;t. col:lr::; a~:.tin, :' r::5.a a J =-J nr:l!L!:o 0 :- dci.,;ll i g:ow t.r :.1 GJlec or yello.-iiSt! g le:tJ. I r~portqd t.l~is t~ :':y C')~t'!'"o t.H' ! ~i,!if.' ;.:H~ tJ~arine!; or ~t:::o li' C:!. :r:,-!:it!ttl'Jn. 'rh~ objt?ct CO:lti:lued 'tt ' be I ,:i3i .... lu ~r om uur .:;tat~o.-: a:-.t! at lb5u I rec.~iv~d. call J V.!r tne f:-e-I q~er.cy :r.odulated circt.it f:-or:~ t.L!e o,erato~. at. ~u~{uci.:a u/? ]~Ain)r: c~ if : still s~:1 t:-.e ')eject. I replied in thtt -&tl'i:-r..3ti.,~ a:1d I.e tol:l ::.~ lt ~o~ visi~le fro~ his statton. Thd 0/g o'aratcr fro~ Fukuoka D/F raport!dd S':ttting th~ obj-3ct, to ths controll~r. 'l'h~ object remained 1 vis.!.'..:::-: :'!'vli our s tatior1 l~.;i!.g ultitude tr::-!ldl4ally. l\t lo55 it dis- 1 3~;>~lr~d.. vt!hi.1d a ~10U!lt..iiin t c ttla west ot o t:.r statio:t. 'ue ccntinu~d to lisr.~1l Ln ll6.1J (~CS t.J tran:irr.i,;sio:l bet;;een intC!r~e"Jtors aircraft ''~ich .,.,33 :i:<:Jllo1r.g t:o<J object :~o"\j our control ;r~is 1 1 uava to r3~2r: ~rl o~= si~hti~g~ from.this stati~n. .~: . ..;~ ~r 27, 1952 at ap;Jroxi~tltely lo5J/I, .tLi:-c-ens ~Iayes, Joc~ n?n .Jr.~ _ :1~r.eci to tr..a ":J/~ to.ter after bein~ C3lled ~:r ,i./2c !iyr..e~,. c~e D/1' .. ~.-:~ ..... "!t~r e n ci~t~, :.r,o said tbat ha had sight~d '),. u:l:1de~lt1fl~.! ob~ect~ : cli ed to tGe roof of the U/F tower, ther3 ~t lrox!~ate l y d:~.J :. .. -: ... - ~ ur station n ~pesr~d a bright shi~aing objP,~t ot yallc~ c.:, 1~" -... ~ r.:.:; lig!.t sa~atad to be r.;OV1:1~ up a r4d .io.<~n .:\nd chsn~in~ rr~rc a ::-:.1.!. ,~ l.:..~ :~t tu a . whlta lieht. i~vgry f e;i minute:; t t1is light .:1o1.4ld jj,;cJ f'cP.~ and ~tl~i licr.d, . was ei'J."ectin)o( h13 contrcl :!r.J wea9ons. f !-3 last . ..J'l~ l-1 tLle ll-.;1.t ~wr; a t ai)'jroxirr.:ltal,r lvil .. ,:1~ I return!d/ IIOU. Tit IS . .()CU'IIIo'N r COI'W":"AI:o-S I~FORIIIIIUIOif A~CTI~ TH No\TIO~AL C.Ff,hq o..-Tlof 'JNir0 STATES 'NITHII'II n. MF.A-.ING OF THf ~IONAGE ACT. 50 U S C -\ -' :!I AUD ~-A~ A'Wii.llfOEn. IJS TftAHSMI~"SSOH 0" THE RE'IELATIO!'t OF I r5 CO" I"NT3 1,_ A-4 t .. Alii litER TO AN Uh-'IJT;.,Q~Il!:.O f'ASON IS PROHI81r0 BY l;. N '. I r M ,y tl')T lfE R~0 IN ~H()4 i OR IN PART, It\' UN ".<E AGOICI~. I:.(CPT OY PERMISSION OF 1 tiE DIRLCTOR Of ~ INITLI..GE:M.E. U~. ~-4 AF fOIM nl PAIT II A~OIJUIC._ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FR<.IIIIt (. \fiiiCil Int~llig~nce Officer IHt'OitT NO. t 1 r~Q~s I I t1:1d ju:;t ~trrivad in su'1ply \lt .::q::"rox1m~tt9ly lojO, abou.t ~n~ or t ~inutes later I heard 3 co otion coming up ths staps toward th ~ I:./~ t O\ter. I 1nqu1rdd to Ricn.ard Dou!hty and George Hayas, both D/F :-:;ll!rators .. .,hat wss goi!lg on. 'fhen we arrived at the toHar, we s~" n ;-lo:.li:.g obj.1ct opproxiu:ately 2b0 rro~ this statio~, about lJ tr: :.; .:.il13s. :r:t u~p~arer\ t!> be a star-likd object hovering tor a ~' . . :..:.. i:1 one soot and then up and down, gi~ing orr a bright, or3n~9 c~lc:-'Nhich di1u-ted a:1d beca:'la bright again. It IJOV9d up and do"n l i A!'>?ro:<it.;at~ly !:1 'thP s3t:~ area of ~he first sighting. About ld5) thi:1 1 ooject just disap~earad. ' 1 E~uiL\ L. JCh~f-30~4 Cn ttu) night of' the 2'1 ~ctobe:-1952, I, A/jc Geor~e ~. li..'lyes, was :iit~ess to 1:1 unnsual ~i~hting a'1pear1ng i~ the ~h.y. .1\t ap;:roxi- t:iat~ly l.J30/I, I vinw~d a bri.~ht raci r.l~:n i:1 the sky. It '.1.3:3 ~ cir- cular obj.~ct d:ld it ~ee'Tied to r."OV~ back a~d forti! .:s:1d tlp a:;.d dO'.'H. () \. va.ricus int~r;als. J.'il~ obj.~ct ~10uld ?.0 dl!'." and the!l Gt or.i.~nt r ln. I i~ Wl.able t o S3Y at ;;hat altitude it \1as as it \'1a.J a gre3t ci~ta:1cs fro~ tni~ .Jtaticn. I clit:-bed u-oon the top or th~ D/F tower P~na l:Jok- ai ~t said object uith field glas3es. It lasted for about thirty . .uinutes and th9n dis~p :eared. r.:y \Vi tness .f.''1r tbis obsarva t ion :!re S/Sgt ~. L. J~hnscn, :\/2c J. P. li.yngs, A/jc R . L. !jou~hty, and .\/.;c .;. i. ~milia. I ca!! truth.t'ully 981 this object W33 !lOt a star. On the night of Cctober 27, 1952 while on duty in the radio main- ten3r!Ce s~ction ot ~oji D/F, h/2c John Hynes called oa up to th9 ~/F t,,v9r ar:.d b~:,ught I!::' :Jttention to a strange object at ap;roximately ~ceo ;,~r~:\ this ~tat!~n.. As I rememoer it, the l)bjact at first 1't>okad sort J~ ~blcng wita a very bright ~low. l watched this through field gla~s~3 ~3 i~ bega~ tc f3de out a~d finally di~a 3red out or si5ht. I ~:~-~ :a:' the objact ~as fro~ 15 to 20 ~ileJ !rom here a~d at about 21J,:.}~0 _ . Of c c u:-se it is hsrd tn judga di~tar.ce 3rld he1bht at n1E~t - :1 tard ~r this loc~tion. A fa~ ~lnutes later tll~ ob- j~ct J~;~a~3d again f=o~ tll9 s3m~ direction only this time it Jid not s~3~ s o :~!5~t but s0rt or dim color. It see~ed to be c;hanging frol'l' an orln;~ tn a lighter color sort or bright yello~. From tne t: it d !3r - second ti it gr~dually began to lose ~l