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« x Ne AF hn ye aie (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1SUN | , COUNTRY | REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) JAPAN _TR-1-52 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT | ak Report of Unidentified Obj ect . AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan NéhF-B Wing Intelligence DATE OF REPORT , DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 May 1952 - _8 May 1952 C-2 —_—_---—-- _- nw — PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE lst is. Donald F. Chaplin JAMES O. SHEALY, Intelligence Officer _ and Lt. William W, Hints REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) None oe | | SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give a SP in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclos | Unidentified Object was sighted by: let Lt. Donald F. Chaplin, A0-756488 339th Fighter Interceptor Squadron APO 919 (Pilot of F-94 Type Aircraft) 2nd Lt, William W. Hints, A0-1850740 339th Fighter Interceptor Squadron APO 919 (Radar Observer of F-94 Type Aircraft) | a. One Streak of light, ball shape, size unknow: hen first observed colo! appeared green changing to yellow then to orange-red before pata, Flash of light had a slight streamer trailing, speed unknown, no sound. Light appeared and followed an are pattern to fading position, Sighted on 8 May 1952, at 2200 hours Item time. Duration 3-5 seconds Visual observation, Aircraft altitude 7,000 feet, 250 knots, heading 360° F-94 type aircraft. Approximate aircraft posi tion (40°40'N 141 °27'E). Aircraft heading 360° Object observed at 1 o'clock position, (Pilot reports light traveling from West to East) (Radar Observer reports light traveling from East to West at 250° ). Light at eye level with aircraft altitude 7,000 feet, Sighted by both pilot and radar observer. Information is believed to be reliable, Night clear with no cloud formations, slight haze, wind 280° Pilot observed flashing lights which seemed at ground level about 2 minutes previous to observed streak and called it to the attention of the radar observer. FEAF DISTRIBUTION fcy USAF Amun ae ; J cy G2, HQ, FEC 1. Statement of lst Lt. Chaplin e¢ vB __cy COMNAVFE 2. Statement of 2nd Lt, Hints , Ye. 7 wy 09.20 S Ser 7 3. Sketch by lst Lt. Chaplin MER / AAC : m De, ATIC, a-P_,AFE ATT HM AT/AA ~ Loe sie % C \ Ys TSE PE a GARR eR MEAS vi RM de TG a DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR = Info. to OG, JADF, APO 710, ATIN: “negro 4 for * : ence (4 copies) CG, » 39th Air Division (NA), APO 919, A puty for Intelligence (1 cy) District Commander, OSI District #7, APO 219 : 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 aid IN PART, BY OTHER THA UNITED STATES ALR. FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. TN TELL TE: NCE (CLA SIFICATION) ve US. ahd HLS... eabrcrmgenaae ee =———ROF HIS] Declassification Authority: NND 57565 és bs ‘ » er . AF FORM fy gid a; (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY REPORT NO. (LEAVE BLANK) JAPAN i | TR-1-52 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Report of Unidentified Object AREA REPORTED ON ak FROM (Agency) Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan léthF-B Wing Intelligence DATE OF REPORT | DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 15 May 1952-" : § May 1952 C2 Me ! source 1st Lt. Donald F, Chaplin JAMES OQ. SHEALY, Intelligence Officer and Lt. William W, Hints REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) None SS SUBJECT rt on ; det EV Se Rt ECDC Laced ieee ached pi a tt) Ye a Boa: Be ashe) me. ye > ey i z mr 4 ei te : : me ster ne & ia a q ieee SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. : Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosure t lower left. _ Begin te: of re : Fr i m 11 _—Pai iT eh Re : im ¥. vata rs uf? es Ley ist ime Vagesn SN ey [nue aX Ng stig a chs Hone Rem: Pelny) aeea ee el Unidentified Object was sighted by: let Lt. Donald F. Chaplin, A0-756488 339th Fighter Interceptor Squadron APO 919 (Pilot of F-94 Type Aircraft) 2nd Lt, William W. Hints, A0-1850740 339th Fighter Interceptor Squadron APO 919 (Radar Observer of F-94 Type Aircraft) pees, PETA Ts ot PRN RE ace ers Maat Ore ee Ripe One Streak of light, ball shape, size unknown. “When first observed color — appeared green changing to yellow then to orange-red before disintegrating. Flash of light had a slight streamer trailing, speed unknown, no sound. Light appeared and followed an are pattern to fading position, Sighted on 8 May 1952, at 2200 hours Item time. Duration 3-5 seconds Visual observation, Aircraft altitude 7,000 feet, 250 knots, heading 360° F-94 type aircraft. Approximate aircraft posi tion (40°40'N 141°27'E), Aircraft heading 360° Object observed at 1 o'clock position, (Pilot reports light traveling from West to East) (Radar Observer reports light traveling from East to West at 250° ). Light at eye level with aircraft altitude 7,000 feet, Sighted by both pilot and radar observer. Information is believed to be reliable, Night clear with no cloud formations, slight haze, wind 280° Pilot observed flashing lights which seemed at ground level about 2 minutes previous to observed streak and called it to the attention of the radar observer’. FEAF DISTRIBUTION ce mcs. S {cy USAF Fey G2 HQ, FEC 1. Statement of lst Lt. Chaplin 2. Statement of 2nd Lt. Hints 36 oketch by lst Lbe Chaplin DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR Info. to CQ, JADF, APO 710, ATTN: Deputy for int ence (4 copies) CG, 39th "Air Division (NA), APO 919, A eputy for Intelligence (1 cy) District Commander, OSI District #7, APO 7) 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 ge STAT > ALR. FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. ORE Ae Be Wie | (CLASSIFICATION) U.S. sole A262 CD 5. ~91833) Se TE... JTROF /é 787 Declassification Authority: NND 57565 » € | PRO8.. 4 2eLERD ‘ » ‘ ~~ Yee) Se Ee ee = . | : ait e 2 ‘ oe ™ oo : Phy ( 2 ; rf hs ; ) [ ; (fp . |e - h it % re, "a ald 2 ramneg Por ) i 4 % : ’ ’ ‘ , ” ' ay — a ; ~Te=s) “ r 1 ys 4 i eas sas Se ‘ "AF FORM 112—PART Il Ji IAL, Kan CLASSIFICATION APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Wing Intelligence : TR-1+§2 h, iegative i, No interception made j+ Sketch attached ky Statements by lst Lt. Chaplin and 2nd Lt, 1. No radar scope presentation m Radar functioning normally before and after n, Negative COMMENT D/I, JAPAN AIR DEFENSE FORCE: The Deputy for Intelligence evaluates this report as C-6 rather than 0-2, GEORGE R. KAUFFMAN Lt. Colonel, USAF Deputy for Intelligence 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 ” ese ‘i Cs INTELLIGENCE, USAF. Cig CAS Gin See Pe a. * ® Te: : — . FN } \ . ay | a ae : 5 wa Me y ie tas oe ee es EC rire aaa TI ON 16—55570-1 3 v..8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 4 $ ‘i woe ee Declassification Authority: NND 57565 ne AF FORM 112—PART II i CLASSIFICATION APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 116th F-B Wing Intelligence TR+1=52 — + 3 we to em ere eee ee —= ome LO NE EE ET ET EN EE OS a D/i FEAF COMMENT; 1, <A check with Japanese observatories has shown no increase in meteorite activity and no sightings of unusual phenomena in recent months, 2. Air Weather Service normally launches lighted weather balloons at night, Erratic behavior of a lighted weather balloon, together with physio- logical limitations of night vision might account for such reports, Col Pm CHARLES Y¥, BANFILL Oy ree General, USAF Deputy for Intelligence MOTE: 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. | (CLASSIFICATION) Lf Po 8s870-1 tx U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1950—-O-918332 SCOUMNh TG Ju Yor bn byar, rN TT " , a | © ® » a a te en * JA yrh frxteywTrX si Ce Ye ANY EA L » LeBeREAXY A A UY y e "AF FORM 112—PART I Aponet we , Oj f | EY APPROVED 1! JUNE 1948 Age ses AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT (\j,J9 55 ‘/ | FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. ' | Laisa |. iss 15 May 1952 2 7 - - ‘ At 2200 hours on & May 1952 while steering due north to Misawa Air Base, I observed a flash of light at eyelevel. The light lasted for approximately 3-5 stents starting with a broad greenish=blue streak and ending in a puff of orange- red flame. The light first appeared at approximately 030° to my starboard and. moved downward very slightly from my port to starboard. Previous to this flash of light I had been observing (for approx 2 min.) a flashing white light which appeared to be on the horizon and in the same direction as the light described above. After observing this light I flew north of Misawa Air Base on the coastline to a point approx. 30 miles north of the base looking for any remains of the falling light previously seen. While doing this I was in contact with the GCl controller and upon pancaking 1 made a verbal report to him of what I had observed. /e/Donald F. Chaplin /t/DONALD F. CHAPLIN ist Lt., USAF AQ7 56488 CERTIF LED Incl #1 « 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 z UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. 7 , wo yet (CLASSIFICATION) SECURITY INFORMATION 2343-—FEC Prining Plant—4/50—20M Declassification Authority: NND 57565 | AF FORM 112—PART I Leaaad : Ss Jy : ff f (CLASSIFICATION) | fy LA" AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT (/ \( 1457 | f FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. Ys at Met" ‘ APPROVED 1 JONE 1948 STATEMENT At 2200 hours on & May 1952 we were flying north along the coast line about a mile south of Misawa Air Base. The pilot, Lt. Chaplin, called my attention to a | flashing light which was on the surface out at the one o'clock position. I was watching this, trying to see if it had any code sequence when I saw this streak of | bright light in the air and at our altitude (7000 ft), which was out at the same | angle that I had been looking (1 o'clock), It was traveling in a path of a falling arc, slightly toward us, moving in an easterly to a westwardly direction. When | first sighted. it had a bright green color which changed to yellow then to an orange red and died out of sight as though it had disintegrated in a motionless position. | It Just stopped, got real bright and died out. Its color seemed to linger rather than have a tail like a shooting star. It was fast moving, bright and of short | duration. As for its duration which I could hardly estimate, it did last long enough for me to say "Look, Look, Look" to the pilot over our live interphone and for him to answer. I could not see anything I could recognize as a solid mass, only as light, /s/William W. Hints /t/WILLIAM W. HINTS 2nd Lt., USAF A0Q~-1850740 CERTIF IED COPY: Clanve f cia ¢ GEORGE F. BRAME Captain, USAF ; Incl #2 | i. EAN Vw? aerw mes 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. | ae (CLASSIFICATION) SECURITY INFORMATION Declassification Authority: NND 57565 road AE FORM 412—PART II BSNS a Ai ee ‘ cased Ae rb : 2. P f (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT 4 (+ FROM (Agency) ! REPORT NO. LA -i-S2 “APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 & ; Sketch by: lst Lt. Donald F, Chaplin Inel #3 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 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. (CLASSIFICATION) SECURITY INFORMATION Declassification Authority: NND 57565