PKO.!FC:T 10QJ3 RE.CClr~U CARf' ). V -: '!lito CMOIJP f "-T'\' F' r 0~ Oi\Sl r:VA 1 I Cf4 0 Arri"'wrcept !ofallor n 'Nn Uo llu" 71 IJ m b11.ll f Oc.ll ::c.u .J r'otsrHt ;jol l;_,,, , : l1 Ito Aircraft 'tJ i'robcu,ly Atrcrutt C::i P\l~sbly Aircrult '11.:~ s A ~trott~'>ml c .JI f'?bohl.., 1-!l~ ..,nomi c.ol f.,:t~otll'r J\srr~f'IOffiiCOI r'l vo plots wero obs11rved on radar scopo roa OS~I-og311. Aver~go speed was 710 knots & cour3e from initial plot was 270 varying to ;12 .rL;;. final plot. Temperature invt:trsion r _.~CLASSIFIED Date or Inci1 l8 Dac 52 location: l\orthern Kyuohu A radar target was picked up on this date b,y the 527th AC&~V Group in Northern J{yushu. Description or the targot: target size approximately that JT.ad~ by B-29 . t)~G aircr~rc. There is no evidence of tare~t trce or trcil. Target was tr~ck0d for . a period of 9 minut<Js and appeared to be going 300 knots on initial pickup and estimated 10~ knots on tha last pickup. Air tratfic present at the time ot sighting consisted or rive other targats uhich were identified as USAF aircraft. This sighting is an unkncr,m ATIC ooarmrr NO. 107966 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YRAil INTimVAI.8 DECLASSIFIED AFTE.C 12 YEARS. ' UNCLASSIFIED C-1 OPERATI I SECRET Fl1 527TH AC AND \! GRP ITAZUKE AFB l<YUSHU JA?, TO cs HQ USAF t~ASH DC ATTN D/ I . t/ .:. I t t_' - ATIC tJPAFB OHIO ADC ENT AFD COLO AIR DEFENSE FEAF JAPAN FOP.CE HONSHU , A ~ CITE INT 3 65-12 UNIDENTIFIED THACK RECD FROM RADAP. PLOTS AT DET 7, HJPF ~}, SOUTllERN DEF AnEA OF JADF or~ 1S/0828I AND IS RPTD IN ~, ACCORDANCE \11TH AFt 2~0-5. 5 PLOTS t~TERE P.EC D BY DT 7 P.AJJAR ~ OPR FROM 0828I TO 0837!. AV SPEED OF UIJIDENTIFIED HAS 710 KNOTS AND COURSE FR0~1 INITIAL PLOT HAS 270 DEGREES VARYING TO 312 DEGREES OF FINAL PLOT. ALT UNtn:c~n~. NO INTCP . , ~ \ ... ATTEr1PTED. OPERATION OF RADAR tOUIP. WAS NO~t1AL. OBJECT J / 9 PAINTED AV ON RADAR SCOPE. !lEATHER ALONG TRACK AREA VAP.IAI3LE, -\' CLOUD COVERAGE 5/10 TO 7/1~ ~ASES 4 0 TO 5~00 FT TOPS GSO~ IT STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVE!tsiON AT 5 0 FT HITH TEP.t1PERATURE AT 5 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. TIME AUD COORDINATES SO OF EACH INDIV PLOT AREAS FOLSt TIME-~328Il COOHDINAT~-WJLD4615; HJJE5S~2: RE?O!lTED BY OFFICE OF INT 5Z7 AC AriD GP. FOL UP REPORT ON AF FORN 112 TIILL Bt SUB~1ITTED ~tJITHIN 7 2 AF FOIM 11Z-PAIT II APPMOVID I JUNII- AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT I l!ti'ORT NO. r &M (Afllllfl I'~gist.cring ever th~ r; :rt.!Jrn ~.yt13hu ar:l~. Su.ct:e~:.t"t' trac:\s 1nc1.L- cnte~ Dn 1t1Ct'f.:w;e L1 s}:et"' r-.1: to ar. AStimn tod l04J knCJtt r ~ 4th ~!<'t..u ~. The fcllc 'Hi:ls infor:"'c?.~ir.n l1r.1't'l:'l''"" . J S tb1.3 headq~art~rs: ( n s c ope f ic1et1CY 01:" r~ tin; Lata: "rcr ~l rr1nuEei. h;lVe been l."ated hi;;(. by the d ~tc.l c \'feattv~r: W~atr.O!' olcnr: t't''IC:~ 1Taa VH'i:.rJl-2, (;]t t...c: j.nve~slon .:tt vJi,;O fi~Gt t~::1p~r1~uru i..!t. o '-t~O:::l'"l.:. Jnto.rcaoti!)n& UNC' t : - .-l-IED .!l Ai AflltHMD. llJ TPAN-MI"lSION o~t TH fh:'VFLATI~"N nr: H S c:oNrfNTS 1~ ~o~v -.. N.~ ,.> .:-. 'J'~"' ;, ra:::0 ~.'iC'4 . nr_"tf o 1Y Alt. IT t.t.\Y ftiOf Ul Rt::PAOOlX[D IN WHOl. OR IN 1'~.11V Ortrm 111\'4 ll .. lr::.::> !.TM~ AIR FCRCE At...~NC.~:S. L<t:loT Of t'!:'i!.'~t:..)t('N Or TH~ vl.~r"CR Ct- INTElUC'cNCt. LJ:iot!', AP POIM 111 PIIT n IJUROVDIJUM ... AIR INTEWGENCE INFORMATION REPORT D/1 FEAr COIIIfta 1. Contact b not been obDrlrlftld a bona-tiel target. 2. ~etreettoa tbroagb tbe troac lneraiOD at 6000 !'eet, c o mbined 1tlth tirue errors 1n plo\tlDc ot a norul tr1elldq airarart r~tturn ma7 a c:c t, for tbe unuaual apeeda reported~ G~CRGE D. fL.~;3'liNC.5 Colonel, USAF Director ot Intell!geoea Requ1rementa UNCU,:.31FIED 11011; TH11 DOCUMINf CONTUS INIOtUIATION AJil'fiCTING THf. NUIONAt. !.*FENS OF THE UNITED STATtS NITHIN l H Mt.ANI'I'i OF 1 tr:. l ~PI'J"14VE ACT, !'..1 ' I :. C - 31 A;o :ta. AS AIIKNDID. ITS TRAHSMtSSION OR TUF. REVu.ATION Or 1-r.. CON IN ANV MANNO 10 A:O. U:t~UTW'" .'o ') Pt ' , I 1, tf:Oitt,.l. ru t1Y I,\.;. H ruV NOT Ill RURCIDUC0 IN 'MIDI E 0A &N PART, BY OTto n4AN OCE AG~:ICJES, EXCI:Jif 111 rtR"4t~JO;WF HIE uiPf C.l'vR 01- lt, EWG&HCI.. USA~. AF FORM 112 PAIT II APPROVm I AI .. - l.ll\JC~ .. - lED AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT UION ~..., I llll\.lfll NO. I/0 S27th AC&.V Gp APO 929 1 At Ob00 hrs lte~. ti:-re lv o c~rnber 19?2, 1 ':la3 uSSi~n~d tore- port tar ts on tho Pr-! c ensS~la in r 1dar ooerJltions. The scope I 1Jas readin~ cov9rs the ranr~a frt":n one hundr:d mil=?~ to tuo ltundred and t.h1rty niles. At ~b::.u h r.; Item, on initi.:!l trnck a::>pa-:;~:ed at ~JO d'" ree~ at lv5 ~iles. I c olled thi!j t c the 91, tting o~aru. ;;:~s traveling comparatively f.1st. After tbe seernd r!cVe he 3et3:1'~d to increa speed and artt.?r his third mcve I turned the r: ers off to :1''1ke surd tha t be WclS oct.ually moving ~s fr.1nL a::., h 3 sc~!.,l ed to be. I brcught tt.is to the att~'ltir.n of A/2c JiO".:ny P .-1cCr:>y wi:o is my ere~ c hief, \.hen this t:.lrt:"et l~rt :r:y ~co Je I esLirr.ut \ b1 s spaad as voar one tl:ot~sand !'!1iles per h0u..r. 1bera was nr \lr;~t on my sccpe ond no other prcs~ntation thc.~t \'Jc ul: irr:poir the ~,ccu.c.:,c:r ol r.1y re;;,ding the scop9. This target ap'Cearc d as an or.dinary air- cr3It would op~oar if it were a B-29 or other large tyo9 aircraft Oil ALD L. i<E~; I~ A/3c, USAlt' UNCL!\SS~i-fED 1011: THIS DOCUIIINf CONTAIM INFORMATION AFFECTING TI1E ~Afi0N4L DFZNSl<)F TttE ti NITfO .rArt'i W 31 AHDJZ.ASA,.OtDIO. ITS TftAHSMI'\StON OR TH rtE'/El.ATION Of In r.oHrEN'M IN A."4f M.\:~ ... ,_R TO Ml: ~.:..nHr.ill.fO r-f.H"..ON l.o f'"'l" t:liEO RY ':..AN. ~ IT MAY NOT K RIPROOUCED IM WHOlE OR IN PART. BY OTHi~ l '~UTED $TArrS AIR 1-I)RCE AGF_"K:I 'i, c:.AC!:PT lif rP."41:..SIC~t'l,. TH"-CIHfCTCROF..._._j \ INW GIICL ' "'-J