' DA Tl T1MI GIIOUP s. LINGTH Ofl OlllhAT10M TYPI Ofl OIII.VATIOM 9. PHYSICAL EVIDINCI I. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION AF FORM la-PAIT I ~pttMOvt.O I JUNE lf.tl C:O:.NfRY' AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 3t:III.Cf ~ All LA lt[f'OitTrO Oft _. 0 ~ I '"0 ( .4f'llff J DATE or PIFI'O.tT ' r--u or tMJ'OIIfiATtOM I '/~lt.oA rib" l'*fi"A"0 IY i iiJ'CW) I "i<.)UII<:l 2D~ L\. B 1117 :B. Coggin, USAF Sli AR f: (Jo.:'lttf ~-.. lllllllff f( """' CIIH tlf'IIIJkU fit '\ltf ellt.,,.,.,flltt ,.,,.,,.pA. Llll tttd-rl't II lttWtr It/f. IJt,lll t a f f rtp.rl m .4 F rOt"' II! Jollowln& 11 a report of an ae:-lal si3}lt1D& of ~n unl .. enti!ie~ fl,-1ng objaet near JUkaoka, Japn, at 1955(1), 8 April 1953. The obJect ~as e blob of blue l~ht 1eeu b7 one member of an lt'-94D \yp aircraft for approximately 45 3eCOQ~I. 1. Stat .. n\ ot Lt. Pichon 2. Sketch of alrorat~ an~ obJoot track APPROVE.u: BILLY B. COGGlU 2n, Lt., USAi' b8th Ftr-Intcp Sq~n. Intelligence Officer N.t"T1ttauTI'-* IY' OIUGIMATCM IOit; THIS DO<"U!'ENT CONTAINS INFORM,TION AP'Fn:TINO I'HE N-TIONAL DfENSE OF fHf UNITtO STAlES WITHIN 1 ~ll MEANING or lilt, rSPIOto 'Gf ACT. !iJ 1. S C - Jl AND~. AS AMt.NDlO ITS TAAPfSMISSION OR THE REVEL4TIO~ OF ITS C"ONlE"Ti IN ANY "'''PtEft TO # ~ VA!.ITHOPilE:l PEIIo~ I~ l'i!OtiiBTr O "f L4--.' IT NAY NOr fiE RErRODUCEO IN WHOl OR IN PART, IY OTHL" 1!tiH'VJtl !2COU1~ [}HCE AGtlttiE-, f>.~[PT BY tl !'4a;;:;tpN (Jf -"'f. Q:Pf"-TQ, o~ IHTELLI~E...CE.UW, I~J'A '~h-'.. f t : , 1 AF FORM 112 PUT U AHMWID I JUte- AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 1. ObJeo\ val a ai &le, br1gh\ bluish colore~. 11:;h\. P 1lo t 1 aaw, 1l per1!)heral Y111oa, a ~a!k. obJect 1n the aky-, then. thtt objoot 11\ into a Wbr1gb' bl~ colore~ tlaae. ~he obJeot appeare~ ap~roximately 4,000 to 5,000 tee' aboYe t~ alroratt an~ abou' twent7 (20) ,.e1reea to the rign; of the noee of the airorat,. ObJeo\ o~ froa ri&h\ to let\ 1n front or the atrorst, ,1YlJ11 an" galllbl epee~, \o a poa1\1oa abou\ tea (10) ,_egree1 to the lef' ot the noee of the airorat,. ObJeo\ \urae:-1 back oroas1n& baok oroaain& lett to ~tell\ aat\, vllea a\ou' \bree (3) "&r rigb\ of the noee of the airoraft, .Parallel~ the oourae of \be roratt, ab 1,000 \o 2,000 tee\ abo'Ye the a1rcrat't, a..'1d abou\ ou mUe 1D. d1-.aoe. ObJeot 00!1tin81\ on course for approxiJaa\ely tvent7 (20) teooa~a. Then the fla2e Taniehe~. ~t 1955(1) tor approximately fort7 five (45) seoon~s. 4. Observer At the be1inn~ of the sighting. pilot oat1mate~ hia poal\ion over as attaahe~ ~raving). ObJect app~ar~ approx1matel1 over WJl~ 5857 abou\ twen\7 ~egrea to the right an~ about 4,000 to 5,000 fee\ a~oYe the a1rarat\. P1lo\ ooula no~ aocura\el7 Judge the range of the obJect,, but e\1- mateJII 1t \o be abou' ) milea. Ob1eJ'Yer vaa pUot of a1ro:raft, aeate~ in !ront cock- pit of 1-91m. Bar'a.r ObserTer die\ no' aee the obJect, aa he wu trying to establish. ra~ar ooat.ao' "1~ tbe obJec\. llo ra"'.ar oont.aot vaa eatablishe" al thout;b. ra .. ~a.r . . vaa operatlD& propel'ly. =='.! Oba&rYer was pUot, a firs\ liau\enan p ~n. or eight month. He 1s a ca~ble all weatile an" ie tea~r and reliable. b. W ther: Hase layer belov 5C~ feet, clear aklea, ~ moon, calm vln~s. 9. Interoep\iozu PUot attempt~ to follow obJect Tlsual.l;r. \'/hen object Tanis -, pilot eearone~ the area y1th aircraft ra~ar vith negsti'Ye results. 10. Air Tr&f!1ol GCl controller reporte' to pilot that ther$ wa no other tra!tio in that area aboYe 16,000 feet BILLY B. COGGD 2n~ Lt., USAJ Intelltgenoa Officer DO\VNGRADEO AT 3 YEAtt t~::: :c\Ar.~; Db!CLASSIFIED AFTEU 12 Y~\lt~ MOTt: ntiS CJOCU'oU.Nf CO~TAIN4l IUFOH .. ATION AFFfCIIN(; THt UATIO~AL Dtf04~ OF THF.lHUT'[D SfATCl WITHIN TH Mf]."41~<i Cl-' T HF. E!>PtONAG ACT,~ U S. C .- ll ANt.) JZ. A:.i A ... f.NOED ITS TRAHSMI~ON OR THC: At\ ELATION 0~-' IT!l COtt ntcTS I~ AltY rHH~ER TO AN lJ"4,\UT.,OrillE.U PfHSON I~ f'R()HI91T!D DY tAN. IT MAY Nor HE REPRODUCED IN WH0U: OR IN PAHT, 0 '1 OniEft THAN UNI rED STATES AIR FORCE AGtHCtES. t.:XCUT 61 .f.J1P_:.lfi110N OF n tE DIRECTOR Of' AF FORM 112-PAIT II APPIIIOV!D t JU"IIMI AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT l/O~ 68'h J'\r-lntop SCl4n, APO I . lRl-53 ,AGE 3 cl' ) p,,,. .. , D/l FDAF COM.'mft 1 1. llawlnsonde balloon'~ ~re echodul~d for rele~a from Ita:suke Air Force llase at approxlll atel)' 16oo-1 tit1e :l ally; hoveYttr these balloon do not. c Prr1 11.-;ht. 2. lo othar information 1~ ATa11~ble vb1ch ml~t accoun\ tor thlo aightine. ?1 GEOllCD D RAS'r lr'lS ' f Colonel, USAF D1l~ctor ot lequtr~ents Dopnt1 tor I :1te111. ttnc DECLAS~IFIED AI'TEU 12 YEAI$~ ' DOl> Dl R 5200.l.f) IIOTI: THIS OOCUY!Nr CONTAihlltiFOA.-ATI0:-4 AFFlCI I Nit THE hATIO~:.l. tE~fNSi OF THE UNITrO ~;r ,vr~ VITIIH T!-4E ~':A.,,~'; 'jr T '"i~" E. Pit)',-, iE ,,-r ,; U 5. c - J1 AND lZ, AS AMENDED. ITS TRA.~MIS~:0'4 OR TUE t:E:'VU.ATIO~ OF IT~ CU~t i O.:IHS ll'o ANf ~r:,~:.x._ TO A'' l-'-'t11 IIGH!/LO r : I ...:,-. 1; r.10r11~1: ''0 1J r l .'1 IT MAY HOT K REPftODOCFD IN \liHOL OR IN PART. BY OTHER TH-"4 t:yt~s:~r~Jq~L\GNCI~. D.C!:f'l IJ'( PE:.Io4i;.::.o: OF I Hi: CJI?f..,.; -.f. o= IHTELLIGEHC. USI'l'. ~ ... N ~ ~ .;:J AF FOIM 111 PUT II API'ROYlD IIUN .,_ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Rtrotff HO. 1 wa returala, fro 1-9, at an altltu~e of 30,000 feet on a hea~1n3 of 155 a\ 200 kDO'' lnAloate~ alr apee~. there were no clou~a anA no moon. At approx~\elr 19551 oYer Ll 0000 1 algbte~ aA un1 nt1t1e~ flylng obJect emitting aA lDtea .. blue flaae, approxlmatelr 4,000 to 5,000 feet aboTe me an~ about 20 ~ft;!reea to 7 rlcb,, traoklDI on &A approximate hea11D& of 135 ,egreea. At that 'll:l the objeo' wa fl7bc at or abou\ Ill)' apeet1. 1t croee~ m7 track to about 10 ~&reel to \be lef' of m7 DOae, ~eaoeDAiQI a~A 1~oreaa1na epee~, then turne~ baok ln ani\ traolte" bsok to 7 oouree an-' parallel~ it. Poa1tlou ot the ob.1aot. nt thl time wa abo~t J reea right of the noae ot m7 aircraft an~ 1,000 to 2,000 teet abo 1 1mae~latel7 atarte~ a ollab. It coatl~e~ in tbla position momen ta.rlal7 lnoreaelna epee~ an~ th eu tbe li&ht. went out. l-t; Ra'lar ObaerTer lllaa un- able to ea~llah cou\aot vlth the object, althoU3b the ra~ar vat o perating properl7. 1 lmae~latel7 contac~e~ the Gel controller an~ aake~ hlm 1! ther~ lllere an7 alraratt (1'-ga. t,ype) 1D the area at or atoe JO,OOO feet, beosuae I flrat ha~ pre lt to be poaslblJ ~. afterburner of an l-94, though lt lacke~ the orange glow cnaraoterletlo of an afterburner. GOl lnforme~ me that there were no jet aircraft ln the Y1o1D1t7 aboYe lb,OOO feet. A' that tlme I checke~ left an~ r1gh\ in a climb, but coul~ not eetabliah aQT ra~ar contact. Earneat Lt. Skinner, H.L., Smee~latel7 atarte~ cllab~ an~ hea~in& towar~ my 901ltlon. Be not1fie~ that he wae ~olna eo. He aa~e no further transmission to me con- carclQI the objeot. 1 vaa haYing trouble with getting one of ~ ttp tanka to tee~ eo 1 ~o to a lower al'itu~e to remeA7 th1a eitua\lon. l ~1~ not alght the objec\ ecalll. 1 return" to Itasuke an,. lan,.~ at 21001. DO\VNGRADED AT YF.:An INTF.C y A . DECLASS~FIED AFTEH 12 YBAI'.S},LS, ~JNCCASSJFJEO OD DIR 5200.1() IOJE: 1~15 OCCUMNr COHrA&MS I~FORMATIOH AFFECT tNt; ThE 't~TIO~AI. r f I EPfSE N TtiE UN!Tf'l :;T'An5 W'THIN naE MEA'II~G r1r THF. t'.>f': E f.C. T. !.1lJ 'i C - 31 AtiD !J. ASAMfHDU). ITS TRANS ... l~ION 01' THE REVELATION CJF IT:i C'.OtntttT5 IN ANY M~N~ 10 A.-. UNAUTHORtzr.o ~R~N 13 PROHIBIT'EO Ul' lAW. IT ~.\Y NOT BE AEPROOUCED IN WH0U Oil IN PART. B't tEA ThAH UNITED STAT iS AIR fORCE AGFNCIE:i, E.<CYr DY rER~h~ION OF nn: Dlfi"C10~ OF IKTOIJ~aa_ us.v. J 1 : H : . AF FORM 111-PAIT II AtPROVt l> I JUNE ,,_ ~NCl..l\SSJFI.ED AIR INTELliGENCE INFORMATION REPORT orr; nt~ flOCuML.N r <.)NTAI~S l"fC R""4TIO:. AFFECTING T ift NATIOP4AL LfFENSE oc litE UNITED ~AfE'i WITHIN ThE MEMH:tt; OF Ttl c.. ~i'lu"'I~GE ACT,:,) U S. <; - II A~O .~ AS A.t; 'DlO IT!> 1 RAPwNI~"SII)N Oft THE RE\'El.Ano)~ OF ITS r.Ot-.T1\ rs IN ANY NA .. N~R TO AH U~IAUTiiOI .IIf:D 11 R'ior 1.:> r 'OHIAITi:O BY LAW. IT M4Y oOT .[ PtPAO~UCt:O IN WHOt. Oit IN PART, IY Olllut THM UhllL'l ~TAf5 AIR fOHC AClNCIQ, EXCCPf BY P"-HMI lON Of rilE Oli~ClOR OF l'illLLhot.JoCl,' ~ liNCLASSIFIEP I j ; ill I