AF Pil o 1:. i. bvd by ob::;ervor ns no OJ. r .t~.~ .., c o . L1t or clock"::isc, vnryin~ r,Jrl , \'lhl.t~ ;) I Ob j" nc "PPO.'lrJd t o h;wo t:,n b,')a;t1 i j'{ oo'J: . : ticlt '1'/ :'I!J sr~:.~ a l titlldf) 0 OuJC~v.. .. I nttc~tnt'"'d intorc c r t io:1, objor. ~.~ : :."' . ,. Smrco i s a r eliable conon~.~ p1.lot \.:to i 3 na AF colonol . l to)il J l ( tf;tl" f "'to\ltf\1 /.,, f f tttttJ Dec ~2, ATI C l.Jv<;i.l!r.e 1t Lhorn Honshu, 29 .i..J]'] r I~SSJFIED Tno following is a report of an a ori.:U sit;ht.\n~ on an unldcnti f icd .flyi.n~ obj ect n o nr J.:isu.wa, J.:1pa n at 19391 29 Dec 52. Tho object wa s a bri)Jiant Ji3ht th'\t h.Jn.:;cd in color from red to whi t a and wa s soon by 2 crc-.r members of a B-26 for ~ppro.:dm.:1tcly 5 to 7 minutes. Tho l:taht ap='ear cd to be mov:ine at a spc.Jd equiva - t.,at of the aircraft a t approxi.t1at. :-ly 40-70 n~utical mi les S'J of tho a/c. O'.Jjnc t s o or.1od to bo desc ending slo~'fly a:1d rrovine t o t h.=t \rest, .flnally dioappoa r i t"~ i n clouds . Concur1~cnt siehtil\;s fr.:m othe r US aircraft, in t h o area of an unidentified l j eht are o, 1 F-sL~ flyinr. ove r J~sa:\'a AD, and 1 C-47. Tnore \ 'h1S an un- identified radar track tha t disapp0ared ut 1~57I 1 2 nrftcs east of l:is<.~.wa AB. Cu.:a;'lonts of tho 20th \'leather Sq: Sum . .:or; t some i;rt.o r osting planot nnd weather fac- t or.; which '\'loll miGht expl:dn a phonomona of this t.ypo. t ho pl anet. Vo nu s is a t a max-lmum magnitude at. this tirno of y onr, appearing whitiu nnd Vo'i.~y brigh~. Tho pl...1.nc t Hn r s is prodo:ninantly red. Doth pla no t s as~UI11e approx tho samo r clatlvo posi - tion l ate in Dec~aber, froc a creat d.l:;t .. :mc o can vary well a ppear t o mov o in a clrcul a r motion due to th9 refraction offcct of atmospheric condition3 n ea r tho UIJCLASSJF/[J)OVINGRAT>ED AT 3 Y F!AR t:N1v.tr\"ATJS : r --. DECLJ\S$fFIED ,\ FT;::R 12 YE~\rtS. --, DOD DlJ~ vO.lO II C'J , ~. ll 1Jlli ty, " c'l" l t~} oJCO"'.C PB~'l. dll JCi;ly I e ~ o l r.ul\1 ~l~:~ction t hrou..~1l :rue I c 'hlltl r. ':l ~ 'l ia c)lo~." l>ECLA3SIFJ EU AFTER l ~ AF FORM 112-Pi'\RT II A"P( OVE:J I lmCJJ,.3S,r 4 A1~ 1NTELLIGENCE INFORN1ATION REPORT S. In t\11 C"3es e:tCdp~ the r~port~ e r ound oi~h~in,3a, tl e o"ojc c t tn l xr - f.O:ted Pn bain~ to t h e lie:st of t h e dlf.fordnt OU~ol-VO:''\ "l~'liCh 1er3 in d i .ff J:'-:lnG l oc'\\.lo"\s. J."hiJ 1ndic!ite~ either 'l f .. r-dist:tnt tozr:D~lal object. or ~o:nc;t cJlo'l~ l n l objoct (or n c mb1 :v\tion o:l c l l oBti 'll ll(;ht rof.rn~ted by dlJt!\nt ,, t.~o 'l.:.> ~.d c co~li~ion!l). 6 . D/ I J!w ? Pd'I.9.1C"'3 t h a follo~ti n~ c;o.,:e!'l~ uh1c'a oO'Ul d p : ov1 do n P'Ja"Jl.b L > O'Pl'""~ioD f or thi3 !';u:;'\cul'lr ni ;h~l!\.6: ";,.'.~ ~')1rmat VE~rus i o nt r..AXbnJ.m l1H ;nltud~ n t thi~ ~lf"'o or l.J'~.. tippe~:-- 1 n_:$ vaite ond V<Jr':l 'b:t_;h~. ':L': e pl'ln~t !f.-\_':\:3 is p!'~J.')!J\in~n~l/ r o d . :Both ple'l~t .. ns4l11:M ~p;>:-o:d.m ely tn;;t sQtr.d relr~i va ~ oai t1on L~te 1 n f}Jc- c~,b:Jr, nr~d f1. o"' n ~el;1~ d1 1t~nc~ coul d Wdll r-:> cH.r t o ":iov:i" i!l a c - ctl~'~r ~ot!.o:t du4 t ths rofr:\c~ion ertact of th-1t a~mo11ha~a rcJ ' r th3 vaa l~c=--~oo llt 248 f\~itlU.th n~ ) 0 nbove th'3 hori '!on . :Bat~aan 1900/I and 2100/I thi~ plnn3~ :norvl f-ro: 2LJ1 ~'~ a t ~0 ol..~o~::ttio:l, to n 2Go azimuth po'31tion a~ 5U olovo.tlon . Thi:J H:rul d ox_ol .. ln nny notice:.\bl~ d1p into the horizon. '.. cr!O:~G~ n. RASTl-nv.s Colon~l, U 7 DirJct6~ of Raquirooen~s Daput;r f o: In~ lligence AF FOHM 112-PAiH II ft n ol.O I J'JM. ' 3 A1R iNTELLIGENCE I~FO:~iV\ATION REPORT DOWNG RA rH~n .\ T a y r; \ p rN . . .. Ji,J!. l I ~ F FOR~ 112-PART II ll I f ', I i ~OWNGi1Anr.n AT~ YP..\n JNTF.TI~'~..,,.. JJvD .Vln .j:._oJ.w ' f FORM t 12-P~RT I UNL...AssrFJro . AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Nt~itiJ&f,ll . , 2cJ L~. Donald L. ulart, U5.\.i' '"CLpt. }-~ll.J'IOrt.u D. c)all'J'tl' r.l\}' ~ii!\6 !.r.t.alll3~nce Of:'icar _ _ 1oo Lt l.LJr~d a11xi .hl.J U~-~- Follol~ is n r 'lport of Utl ~arial ::Ljht.ln5 of a ... "'l. tn.itLmti!'13d fl.ri""~ th -\t. chau~&d in color i'rolll roo t o .1h1t.a Uld .1a..:t ""'~n b J 2 c r d. r.a Jb'::1r!l of n n U/! T.'.Uir', 1 cy; D/I J'J AL'lJl(11, 1 cy. I:1talligance O!t'i::er I T f 'Of DE Jc.Pt, UNCLASSIFIED AF FO~M 112-?ART 11 UNCLASSIFIED AIR 1NTELLIGEt ICE JNFOR~lATJON REPO:~T