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~ te = AF FORM‘112—PART | APPAOVED 1 JUNE 1948 bg. uy COUNTRY REPORT NO. JAPAN INT TR-U/AC-11 SS | | ~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT / /—~ yA j a sf Unidentified Aerial Object Kf Cheat} f (LEAVE BLANK) SUBJECT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) f 45. 23'°R-14l- ALE Hq Fifth Air Force, APO 710 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 5 May 1950 28 April 1950 B=2 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE ; ist Lt. E. BE. Swank, USAF ist Lt. James H. Harvey REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 118—Part II.) 1. On 28 April 1950, at 1230 hours Item time, lst Lt. James H. Harvey was pilot- ing an F-80C aircraft approximately two (2) miles west of WAKKANAI (45° 23'N-141°41'E) at 30,000 ft, heading 360° at 300mph indicated. The pilot observed one flying object at approximately 10,000 ft, seven (7) miles to his left on a heading of 180°flying at 600 - 650 mph. The object was initially sighted for approximately five (5) seconds, then was lost in the clouds for ten (10) seconds and clearly sighted for five (5) seconds on the pilot's right, circling to the left and in front of the pilot and disap- pearing to the left of the aircraft on a heading of 270°, The object appeared to be making smooth turns ami proceeded on a horizontal plane. 2. The object was square shaped, approximately twelve (12) ft long, twelve (12) ft high and of undetermined width, however, it was thin) and somewhat resembled a tow tar- iget. The object was white and observed clearly when contrasted against the water. 3. The pilot descended to 18,000 ft and searched the area for the unidentified object for approximately fifteen minutes before returning to Misawa Air Base. The pilot had good radio contact with Radar Site #18 during the entire period ani: continual- ly kept them informed as to his position. However, the radar site was unable to track the F=80 or to pick up the unidentified object. Lt. Harvey had the other aircraft in sight during the entire period hence there was no possibility of having seen the second r-8O and mistaken it for the unidentified object. : 4e There was no evidence of propulsion, exhaust, control surfaces, or lights. The appearance and size of the object was somewhat doubtful in the pilot's mimi due to the bbject's distance from the aircraft. The object disappeared over the top of the clouds on the first sighting, reappeared ani in like manner disappeared as the object's eolor Iblended with the lower overcast. 5, 1st Lt. James H. Harvey, AO 838153, is a jet pilot in the 9th Fighter Bomber Squadron, Misawa Air Base, APO 919. The pilot's ability to judge color, speed, and dis- tance is considered to be above average. The pilot was airborne, looking for an uniden- tified track reported by ground radar about one (1) hour earlier. The pilot was air- borne approximately one (1) hour and was not fatigued. 6. The interrogator has personal knowledge of the observer's character am’ can sins keerely state that he is conservative, unassuming, and never given to exaggerations. ; E. E. SWANK Intell Req Div/Office of Deputy for Intelligence reas. ( Harvey Sighting Sketch) APPROVED: DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR FAF 1 cy FEAF 6 cys NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF, Declassification Authority: NND 57565