P.~OJECT 10073 R~CORD Cl.i<D 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Ball o o n 0 P r o b ably B alloon 0 P o s s i aly Balloon TYPE O F OB SERVATION OAIE T IME GRO'JP 0 Was Aircraft 0 Ground Visual 0 G round-Radar P robably Aircraft CXi'ti,. Vi .su ol 0 Air-Intercept Radar P o s s i bl y Ai rcroft Was Astronomical Probably A s tronomical P o ss1 bly Astronomical 7. LENCiH O F OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE t:l Cther 0 Insufficient Ocrto for Evalua tion d t: r1. c: bn 0 Ur>k nown BRIEF SUMMARY O F SIGHTING sigh::ed thr~ ~ det:?rrrclned OCCUSl. OnS l.n ye llo)/-or::tr. ..,e, basketball :<-l.lsh&s >f'POvtO I JUNE 1~'9 R!:JIOlll T 110. I (J.ZA lf";l Bl.AJrA} )NTELLIGENCE iNFORMATION REPORT i.."'B.;CCT OF UWSUAL L.IGiiTS HQ 4l_,t AB DIV. ~ib-113 on a. roV.t.in-ftrajojng !'1jght !rom Johnson AB, Japan, o n J O Jan 58 sources sighted a tot.a 1' of 12 '\mnsuaJ. 1 -i ghts on three sepera~ occasions. These light3 '""'re em .a heALljog ol 2C0 at a range oi more than fi.!t]' mi 1 es APP!iOVZD: HAROlD B. 'l'HIELE Diviaion _ Dasslf~eatlon Cancelled OR Changed to . :z~ci. Autn: AF1? 2os-11) UNCLASSIFlED : ,..,, CXL,. , ~0"''1 A11'6 NFOR ,.,.. :or. lJor:c7'!'oG T .. E >t.AT'CIUL t:lEFU<SE Of THE l.NITC:O ST .li'5 'N ITHIN TI-1E lo4E,INI."'G OF '"'-;E 2iP!CNAGC: .v.;-50 1J S C - AIR JN1EWGENCE ~NFORMA'fJON REPO RT !~.1ro:nologz; ~)'IT: ~ic;h~ed fi unuS'tl&i flashes at. inter-ral3 of f rom 5 to 8 seconds. :lp!)eared 'to b e on the su:-faee. Upper two-th.:L-d.3 o f a ci::-cl3 v-'.....aibl~ A/C (T-)3) at ,30_,0CO ~. headjng 180 in ri.ci-'li.ty o.f Zama 'ii3o Yisi'!:>jJity u:"ll.i:ni~ad thin eloudla:rer '3-t.lO,CCO =t, flat ?n to:s>o-~jo Gray at. .. co.ctrol!S; Maj ... Carr lP.. . ).3;01: A/C direct..q -ov~::- ZaJDA RB hearii ng 3.30 Maj Carr at_ controls J idan'tj eal: !la3hes righted in :5ame posi t.ion.. Range ~:sti.:ua:ud at at. least 13551 :..y'C approri=nataly 25 .ni N! of Johnson AB, :Ale !i o! ~oicy9 on heading ol 2~ :Maj. Carr a.t CGrrtrolso. l"our-addition.al l'lashas. obaervee Maj . 6a:-r tu:rned nose en jC direetlj toward nash.es., N"ew aeading 2fX! FL:lsiles . a:JPeared to be on the sama le-vel as :r-33 sre possibly highero .. '0 !)escrlption or Sol:.rce&! . -. : .. MajQl" Herben X. ~rr, lo249A is a~igned to i1q Ugt J:ir Di"T . -._: ~ :.- ~ a 3 Assi~t Chie.f ot Maintenance, virettor ,-,.f. MateriaL. Graduated . -. . Pilot Training Jan 4J,.., lb jea.rs service. 2.,600 houn .tlyilig time1 a.pprox.:imat~ J. .. )O L"l' jeta. ~sal j fied in T-33, F-80, ?-84, and F-&SF !/Co S".anior .Pilato _ ' 2 ;rears college at Southern Method~t University o-34 years old a. Major Clayto.n F'o. Gray, AO 437330 :i:J assigned to Rq 41st. ti.r Di"'TUion a s Assietant Chie:f, Plans-add Programs, Director o! Operation.!So Graduated ?ilot ~ining Feb 12. lO 7ear3 acti7e ~erviee, 6 yea.re inaotileo 3,000 no~ !~ t.i:ae_, 200 hoU--s jet (aJl in T-)3)., ?CO hours comba'tJ in B-29o Senior Pilot.. AB i.:l Econarlcs !rom Dar..mouth in 1941~ 39 7ear3 ol~o 4..~-.'cumm.ant.a. of prepairir:g officer:. -... Recent "reports rec .. v-ed in this o!'!ice s:.a~ that t.he Japanese Defense !ganc-1t was es"T.a:,li.sbing a .:rissi 1?. test facj 1 1t;r :.r: the ~ou-:.hem end of :an Jm appr.xd!Mie.ly 6J nautical J"riies south or. Zama ~.. 'l'.hia cat.tld a.ceonnt for--t.hi a sighting. (SZC~) JOHN F . :G\T:CiG -t:: T' lntalligenee Cperations rach.."lition . UN CL"SSl F I ED UNCLASSlFlED