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AF PORM.112—PART | ES eterve bp APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY Ie *, REPORT NO. IR-1-53 At Sb op ke Hf / AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT Unidentified Flying Object Report AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Ryukyus Island D/T, Hy 20th Air Force, APO 239 DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 27 June 1953 24 June 1953 Ca3 oi teat x! Capt. Lawrence E. Randall ht ather S Naha oy oo, Fah a, Okinawa > An A * ’ aes . eis REFERENCES (Control number, direct ve, Previotia report, etc., as apr icable USAF BAIR 34-1541 AFL 200-5 ata 20 Ar 52 SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give senrficence in final one-sentence paragraph. List incloswres at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part I I.) — —— re —_ ——— Base Wea “Woather Servi ice, KAB, approximately 1900I to 1920I 21 June 1953, ‘The ebject, estimates of size renging from a snall ster to a: baseball, had no propulsion or exhaust trail but seemed to be traveling in a NW direction at an estimated speed of from 20 to 45 miles an hour at about 20,000 feet, Although the ebject was discribed as being a silvery or metallic coler, all observers discounted the possibility of it being a jet aircraft, APPROVED, EVALUATION BY PREPARING OFFICER: PEAK nid dae alah ae CY USA F aT ee “CY G& en HQ FEC si ‘x ‘Cc Y 6920 Scty Gp —~—CY USAirA, Tokyo Ree Mak. CY FILE Alas tan Aw Cammand _____ inci. (1) Map of Sightings —--—- DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR G-2, Rycom, 1 cy with inclosures Pl, US Navy, 1 cy with inclosures D0 #3, OSI, 1 cy with inclesures 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 !N WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. 0165—-FEC Printing Plant—12,49-—-6M Declassification Authority: NND 57565 AF FORM 112—PART II RESAIRAG =A) (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. D/I Hy 20th Air Force, APO 239 R 1-53 1 APPROVED I JUNE 1948 PAGE OF 2 PAGES —_———— le One object, spherical to star-shaped, described as the size of an average star by one observer and about the size of a ping peng ball by others er about the size ef a baseball when seen through a theedolite, The object was sighted frem about 1900I to 19201 heurs, Sunday, 21 June 1953, The object was described as being silvery er metallic celored with no exhaust trail, moving at. an estimated speed of 20 miles per hour by observers seeing the object with the naked eye. Obser- vers using theodelite estimated the object's speed to be about 45 miles per hour. They judged this speed in relation to the movement of the clouds at this time, 2, The object produced mo sound and it preformed no maneuvers, The object seemed to travel straight line estimated to be in a Northwest direction by & observers at Nahe and toward the West-Southwest by one ebserver at Kadena, 3e Although the first sighting of unidentified object was around 19001 hours, 21 June 1953, this Headquarters was not notified of sighting util 23 June 19536 Upen notification this. Headquarters immediately interrogated the nine observers of the unidentified object, 4. Three observers sighted the object visually and six observed the object both visually and by thecdolite, Those who observed it by theodolite were from the Ryukyus Weather Service Station, Naha, Okinawa (26° 13!N; 127° 42' EB), An Okinawan observer employed at Kedena Weather Station, Kadena Air Force Base (26° 21'N; 127° 46% E) was notified by telephone by the Ryukyus Weather Station of the presence of the Upon notification the Okinawan at Kadena observed the object for about two The observers estimated the height of the object to be about 20,000" and rom directly overhead to the Northwest, being obscured by cirrostratus clouds thet were in the area at this time, Seven observers say a pale moon but no stars were observed during observation of the object. All observers claimed to be familiar with Jet aircraft and ruled out the possibility of the object es a Jet. The only jet aircraft airborne locally at this time were two F-80s of the 26th Fighter Squadron doing acrobatics at about 15,000 feet 10 to 15 miles West South West of Nahe observers, During this period the leg of Okinawa Air Traffic Control indicated no other efreraft above 5,000’ in this area, During this period legs of EW radar sites in the local area indicated no sightings of unidentified aircraft tracks, A radiosonde balloon was sent aloft locally at approximately 1800I but winds aloft carried the belleon eastward, 6, All nine observers were either Japanese or (kinavan weather observers with from 6 to 30 years experience in weather observing. Their estimated reliability was good and all seemed sincere during interrogation, No U.S, military personnel re~ ported seeing this unidentified object, 7e The weather at the time of the sighting was as follows: Kadena Weather Observation for 17561 was 4/10 cumulus clouds at 1500 feet and 8/10 cirrostratus clouds at estimated 20,000 feet, Surface winds at 15 miles per hour from SSW, Winds aloft were as follows: 5,000 ft 240° 18 Knots 10,900 ft 270° 16 Knots 20,900 ft 290° 12 Knots 25,900 ft 320° 1 Knots 30,000 ft 300° | 19 Knots 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. SECURITY INFORMATION dD 0166—FEC Printing Plant—12/49—18M Declassification Authority: NND 57565 ee en a Nn ate AF FORM.112—PART II RESTRICTED (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. 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. ORATTO Tiny TA > fie RESFRAGTED (CLASSIFICATION) 0166—FEC Printing Plant—12/49—18M Declassification Authority: NND 57565 a ‘?* RES TRACTED AF FORM 4112—PART It ~~~ (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1! 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