7. LENGTH Ofi.OISERVATION PROJECT10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION C GroUftd Visual :a: 'Crouftd R ad or 12. CONCLUSIONS Was 8ollooft Praltoltly Balloon Possiltly Ballooft Proltaltly Aircraft Possllly Aircraft .0. Air-Vi., ol 0 Air Intercept Roclor Was Astronomical ProltaWy Astrenomicol Possiltly Astranomical I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS D Insufficient Data for Evaluation D Unlcnown 10. IRIEP SUMMARY OP SIGHTING A'n~ PORW J29'(REV 26 BEP 52) 1 1. COMMENTS E)NUN"BLE TO DETERMINE, HOWEVER ~0 RETU ... I_N _ THE ~A~;JY._I If rt'r _A.S A137H WERE REPORTED BY RADAR _SCOPE.9 ATQ~. ALSO, LIGHTS REPORTED ON El THER WING BY .A t3].H_. f) NEGATIVE. G) NEGATIVE. H) NEGATIVE. ADV-COPY CADJ-TOR CADJ-NUMBER INCOMING MESSAGEFORM FEAF FORM 112 I JaDuary 1157 PAGE TWO ~J~PSC lE 2) LIGHT OR ~IGHT SOURC.~ WAS REPORTED STE~QY AT A 7 OCLO POSITION, THEN 01 SAPPtA~-~.~--ArT~R It TWQ .. T_O Jtj ---~-~Y.I~ CHASE: BY A 137H, WHQ_ 'MADE A 18a DEG. TURN TO OBJECT. IT DISAPPEARED A SECOND TIME IN 00 BANK AS A RESULT OF A SECOND t~ OEQ. TURN AND DECENT FROM 9, TO 600~' BY A 1 37H. AT THIS TIME IT WA~ S.EEN-IN F" I rr_f;EN SECOND I NTERVA TIME~BY A STOP WATCH. A137P AGAIN CLI~BEO TO 9,000 HEADING APPROXIM ELY ~20 OEQ TO THE WEST OF" AND PARALLELING GREEN 6 A I ~AYS. ~QR_E BLJN .,_..:.,--.... . lNG WAS SIGHTED orr E~C.~ WING, CORRESPONDING WITH CONTROLLERS REPORT OF" TWO( ! .s.JN THEIR SCOPE. FOUR t I rTEEN SE~ONO rLASHES WERE 08- SERVED BEFOR DISAPPERA~tNG FOR THE L~ST TIME. A) RAJAR OBSERVER SA~ r~o RETURNS IN SA~E LOCATION AS A137H AND REPORTED SAME TO A137H c) LJGHTS DISAPPEARED 2~ TO 30 MILES NORTH or KAGASHIM4. ~) .~ CUT err OF Ll3HT r) RFERENCE PA~AJRAPH N3~ 2 ABOVE. 3) NEGA T I V E. INCOMING MESSAGEFORM FEAF FORM 112 I January IIS7 ADV-COPY CADJ-TOR PAG THREE RJAPSC lA C) -~--4.7 .. AIRCRArJ NBR ~8976. ALTITUDE 6,,tjt TO o zt. ORIGINAL HEADING APPROXIMATELY 235 OEG 16~ KM rROM KAGASHIMA. t EO ON 180 DE rOR FOUR MINUTES. RETURNED TO ORIGINAL. SECOND 180 OEG RETARNEO TO ORIQIN~L. SPEED NEGATIVE. HOME STATION-OS~N, KORE:A. ' 5) A~PROXIMATELY e; MILES SOUTH or KAGOSHIMA TO 30 ~ILES DUE NORT ' I or KAGASH I ~ .. 4. ALSO AN AREA SL I GHlL._Y WEST OF" AND PARALLEL TO GREEN . 6 AIRIIAYS IN THE KAGASHI!VlA AREA. ""' 617~TM AIR a\SE SQ, K-8 PILOT. B) STEED,Il/LT, AP 3~56996, RELIABILITY UNKNOwN. AJOR, AO 745795, 6i2~TH. AC&W HQ S 1 OSAN, NAVIGATOR. REL I AS I L I TY !JNKN::;W'N. 7) A} YIXTH FIS ~L!GHT LE~DER ( C-47 CR~N REPORT NEGATIVE. INCOMING MESSAGEFORM FEAF FORM 112 I Jaouary 1957 STATED AREA HAD & YAKSHIMA 3,~0' SCATTERED WITH MIDDLE DECK AND BROKEN ', 6/8 COVERAGE. 9) 2 F"-860 SCRAMBLED AT l235Z 0 N TRACK A137H. TB .... t: 125~z. LOCATION C-47NALTEMPTD T'J t~TE~C::PT THEIOSJECT. AF'TER T.,-JC. OR THREE MINUTES LIGHTS DISAPPE~RED :NLY TQ REAPPfAR AFTER C-47 RESUi'-1ED NEGA T I V E. NAVAL I'AESSA3E F"ROM USSI K EARS~ RGE S T A! ED NO A I R OPS C.ON-Ac :Sf DUC TED DU~ t NG THE: PER I 00 CONCERNED. L T COMOR J OHNSON, CQVNAV ) OPS . +=:--t INCOMING MESSAGEFORM FEAF FORM 112 I Jcuauary 1157 CAOJ-NUMBER SUSPENSE T E.R, C.OM:"iANDt:R NAVAL F'ORCES, JA;:.AN UNABLE TC J:"ROV I DE I NtORMAT 1 0~ tJp. . CADJ-NUMBER INCOMING MESSAGEFORM FEAF FORM 112 1 Januarr 1157 PAGE rouR RJA?SC 1A CONCERNING ~IR CPS IN KAQASHIMA BAY AREA.R 11) 1/LT DINALD J. LOMAREK, INTELLIGENCE orriCER, /8TH rTR-INTCP SQ, IT SEtMS TPAL THERE WAS ACTUALLY AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT SOME WHERE NEAR THE t-~7 LT STEED rURTHER SLATED THAT THE LIGHTS MOVEMENT DID NOT CORRESPOND TO THE TURNS HE MADE WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THIS PGECLUOES THE POSSIBILITY Or CONTROLLER HAVING READ A MALfUNCTIONING IFF RETURN ON THEIR SCOPE. ALSO BOTH CR~ MEMBERS FELT SURE THERE WAS AN OB- J;CT ~RESENT. NEVER THE LESS, NBR 43 WAS UNABLE TO PARINT ANY ADD INCOMING MESSAGEFORM CADJ-TOR CADJ-NUMBER