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(ARS EF eR Qt —~* AF FORM 112--PART f APPROVED I JUNE 1948 3. , —¥ ap RT I EE EO = sir. at PTT ES ‘ ..* ef oe ae 5 Hay 1950 ‘COUNTRY . <= ’ secre ne (LEA VE BLANK) 3 Oe JAPAN Jo SIN TRSU/acelo Apisva24— [.- AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT , SUBJECT eres ; : F: rt Unidentified Aerial Object Py ,, dk / | AREA REPORTED ON i é 9 4; jz” FROM (Agency) £0°30'N -141°30' BE. i te Hq Firth Air Fores, APO 710 DATE CF REPORT Bite ee DATE OF INFORMATION: EVALUATION j PREPARED BY (Officer) _ Ist ies E. 27 April 1950 °° Be? * a i . , ; Pig = = Ms Sue es ai = oe = ; SS = ro v ‘ . Ee Swank = ae , aa eos & REFE. ENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, ee.; ax applicabia) -TSpn MARY: (Bader concise summary of report. . Give significance in final'one-tentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report O* AP Form 11#—Pat 11} Sto i et #2 : Sia pg i 1. On 27 April 1950 at 1430 hours item time, 2nd'Lt ¢ : eee ee -@evarted: from Misawa Air Base, APO.919 in an F-80C to join his element. leader~ } “+ jover Camp Haugen, at.25,000 ft. Lt s to practice in dleader who: wa ea es py" ‘ ee 4 a the pilot: 3} miles: ahe ra 6 La 2 NM es } ° 4 ~ in's nose, ow that’ the & t lignes. 2 ities Hen at rn lelosing in.on the lead ship and te avoid hitting the supposed target, he gained alti- ian Eee and=siid over’ to the other side of the object, The pilot had the object tn sight. P j7or a total of 2k'to 3 minutes and had a very good look at it from the top and both «|. (Sidese~ SHic es Apia . <7 Rts ‘ aires he: ere : oo OP ti ees aii ae Toe The object. was rectangular in shape, approximately twenty feet high, sixty. = ifeet long and. not over two inches thick, It appeared to be made of muslin and was oa ‘aroam colored. The-sun was bright,.but.there was no reflection from the object. It. bo, jdid not seem to-have any density at all, Pree gece (was ro ae Babeg pot 2a a, ae = ‘ Be ope Hag Sn eer * 4 "4. ‘fhe object. appeared tobe tracking the element leader's aircraft and when 9 {J Lina observed, it was approximately 1,000 £t below and behind the lead aircraft. The |. ‘civjost then accelerated and moved up to a level position with the lead aircraft and re~ = jscined in thet position during the orbiting turn to the left from 45°to 260°, at which .} tuoint the object. accelerated. and took up a new heading of 330° and broke away at an es- oy: l:tmated speed of. 600 mph. soot, a RO ree ae Fae! ( ig Pa ag rape = eee ee ae : i y Sfaraeee mee i “-"s. There was no evidence of exhaust as there was no apparent means of propulsion. $ 4 Soo crane epee oo > ee ere 26. ‘The F-806: freraft was, at 25,000 ft, orbiting to the left, indicating 529: mphe jo = g unidentified aerial object:was observed at the 2 o'clock position, ten (10): miles 4 oi; f Camp Haugen::(40°30'N:- 141930'E), ‘The aerial object was first sighted at 1445 = f+] reraft to identify it-as a 7th Fighter. Bomber Squadron aircraft by the color-of the ~ f —) ‘ne abject did not. wavevor flutter. The object was first sighted against a background fie io’¢lends, but as it broke away from the element leader's aircraft and faded from view,:| ~~ WEN was scheduled to fly observer for the*element. _ ae ent flying. . E z had i ee en : 4 age began a turn to intercept his element leader who was approximately three f=.) ad, ciréling to the left. When the pilot was close enough to the lead ze an he suddenly noticed. that it seemd to be towing a target. However, he. -} ir. squadron was. not: firing aerial gunnery that day. The pilot was rapidly}. -4 , waa observed against clear skys The object seemed to be flying at 275 to 300 mph CSirst observed and accelerated: to 600 mon as it broke away. | . ibe ot ee : 5, The pilot ‘could not believe what he had witnessed and surmised.that -hewas-. { 3 ng yesoxia «., The pilot increased his oxygen to 100% and joined his element’ leaders “anc Join up was not erratia and there was.no other indication which would indicate ; 54 re be 2 : oe Sa 2 z ante ve a E %. The pilot appeared to. be conservative in his statements and preferred te iviude out answers rather than give snap statements, The impression received was that: “SG SY ORIGINATOR as 3 | FAF*E- oy 77: DECLASSIFIED... = 33 es es ~ dp OG CFS. E.0. 11652, Seri 3/6} aad 5/3) or f€) _ SAE Meno 3/31 132 ~ Ve By lu Lenn ye nn Of {392 - st cee. Sit s;OCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING que NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SW ULS C— 3. >> $) 3%, AS AMENDED... ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF iTS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. f- 2f* NOT BE: REP od, ULEGENCES USAPS te 2 7 Sat oe aac on. a aeibsee 2 5 SR put J es 1 as ce ey Pe weet te Be AW Se ben apensstare = es ace ed =~ $x FEPIO : ROOUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, SY-OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF a) aes ae i a, eee Declassification Authority: NND 57565