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… &t 20002 7 February 1953 while on duty as controller in 705th AC&W Squadron radar operations the Naknek Detachment of. the 64th Fighter~ Interceptor Squadron called me and said that King Salmon Tower informed them that they could see an unusual light in the sky. Tower requested the information be passed to radar operations. We could see nothing unusual on t…

…he temperature was 22°F, at 3500 feet the temperature was believed to be about plus 2°F and at 10,000 feet the temperature was estimated at -5°F by the weather officer. ‘The sky was very clear and it was a very cold night. The F-94B jet fighters available for Air Defense were grounded at the time and no intercept was attempted. There is no other known eviden…

… object at approximately 2105 EST, 19 March 1953. Object was reported as Northwest of observer at a low altitude, no distance given. Object was described as a ball of fire with an orange border at a low altitude. Object seemed to hang in the sky and to move in a northernly direction. Object was observed approximately 8 or 9 times in hours, for approximately …

…ect at approximately 2105 EST, 19 March 1953. Object wes reported as Northwest | _ of observer at a low altitude, no distance given. Object was described as @ ball’ of © [fire with an orange border at a low altitude. Object seemed. to hang in the sky and “s “to move in anarthernly direction. Object was observed approximately 8 or 9 tines in | | h hours, for …

… in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) One unidentified flying object observed both visually and by GCA by eight (8) personnel at 2137 ITEM, 7 March 1953 at Ashiya Air Base, APO 75, Kyushu, Japan. Other flying objects observed until 2212 ITEM by GCA only, one (1) F~94 and one (1) crash b…

…ghted on GCA radar scopes of the 1955-1 Detachment AACS, Ashiye Air Base (133° 54' N - 130° 398' B) from 2137 I until 2212 I. The first object was observed visually and by radar by GCA operators and visually by control tower operators who were called. It appeared as a definite "blip" on the GCA seope, the same size as a aircraft. It appeared for a period of …

…O. 483D T. CO. WING (M), APO ‘75 TR = 3 = 53 PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES COMMENTS of the Approving Officer: 1. A Japanese fishing fleet of several hundred vessels is normally an- chored from two te aix miles off shore of Aghiye Air Base, Ocensionally a few vessels operate within a fow mmdred yards of shore, These vessels carry many Lights, mostly those employing carbi…

S£6uRITY INFORMATION Classification Seemet , By Authority of he ee ou The Commanding Officer KE FORM.112 ~ s Gchcaecavion 783rd AC&W Squadron APPROWED 1 JUNE 1948" COUNTRY REPORT NO. IR-11-53 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPOR SUBJECT Report of Unusual Target FLYOBR AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency) Eastern Central Indiana 783rd ACG Squadron, Charleston, W. Va.…

: ¢ 7 é : | Classification Gemmet s By Authority of The Commanding Officer cy? Rt, ae (CLASSIFICATION) , 783rd AC&W Squadron AG FORM.112 & APPRCWED 1 JUNE 1948 a 4 COUNTRY | REPORT NO. (LEA VE BLANR) y ge f en IR-11~53 AAG MA ie Gif i AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPOR LE ee LT a a SUBJECT Report of Unusual Target FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON —-— FROM (Agency) …

…OVED 1 JUNE 1948 (CLASSIFICATION) COUNTRY eS ae | TR-12-S3¢ REPORT NO. SUBJECT FLYOBRPT AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency Pat, i, 4773a Grd Obsr Sa» Box 522 Great Falls, Montana Helena, Montana DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 13 March 1953 ll Mareh 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE PAUL H. MILLIKIN, Capt, USAF, Commandi Mr, Jim Young, Great Falls, …

…he e LRP -S3 fA AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REP nee a or SUBJECT FLYOBRPT Pat aia fi rh AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Aoeney Det Ly 4773a Grd Obsr Sq, Box 522 Great Falls, Montana Helena, Montana DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 13 March 1953 11 Mareh 1953 PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE PAUL H. MILLIKIN, Capt, USAF, Commandi Mr. Jim Young, Great Fells, …

…inal one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part II.) ec WwW. Shape: Shert Flash Size: Net big, sort of a small explasies,. Coleb: Brilliant white light. Number ¢ One. Fermatien if mere than one: None. Keredyneamic features: Not lmowns Propulsion system: None observered, Trail or exhaust: None visible, Spee…

…final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part I1.) &@, Shape: Shert Flash be Size: Net big, sort of a small explasies, Colebp: Brilliant white light, Number: On@. Fermatien if mere than one: None. Meredynamic features: Not knowns Propulsion system: None observered,s Trail or exhaust: None visible, Speed…

…q 28th — Cambria, California |Air Div (Def), Hamilton AFB, Calif. ‘DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 16 March 1953 ea 2 March 1953 CmA PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE Capt. Orville E Bixel, Dir of Intelligence REFERENCES (Control number, directive, ee report, etc., as applicable) AFL 200~5, dated 29 April 1952, Hq 775th AC&W Sq Msg 75 SAJ 179 USAF A…

…, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. Ss ST RtC 16—85570-1 3X Y. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Declassification Authority: NND 57565

…0 at 1000 feet. The light was below the estimated to be west of Fire Island 2nd pro- at the cruising speed of a jet, estimated that the red light, which is normally on the apparently on the right wing, Captain Cramer contacted and the nearest radar station in an effort to identify Both the tower and the radar station reported no jets airborne and the radar s…

: LRESTRIGFED- + AF FORM 11%—PART a (CLASSIFICATION) APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 ey AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT ag FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. CG 10th Air Division (Defense) 1OAD~3~53 eG eee ie Following is an account derived from an interview with Captain Eugene S. Cramer, AO 816 247: On 16 Feb 1953, at approximately 2345 hours (AST), a C-47, AF 1042, piloted…

…ichi Ld A BE acs th AC WwW wgueacron, Valumet, MicnL a: f DATE OF REPORT DATE OF IN INFORMATION _ EVALUATION (73: 20 il 19 20 April 19 (8) (9) Be2 PREPARED BY (Officery ran OPA «9 ro: eo z yd ‘ y Ri aa a | 7 sy T ds 2 POL naw f It we rm » ln (10) JAPte tussell lie Kline, lntel. YITicer (11) "Perso el O19) av th AC&W wd ron" REFERENCES (Co ontr ol number, dir…

…e. Track no. A-66-T Ident. TCA# 2 ALT. 17,000ft. Time. 01147 Position. Track no. X-12-T Ident. VC1489 ALT. 8,000ft. Tine. 0112Z Position C NE USAF Intelligence Officer cept for speed. No Hetrick, Richard G. A/2c AF14364788, GI AF 21284191, 3 Yrs Radar Main (- Northern lights were clearly visible during this period. 8. No photographs were taken, no physical e…

…OM (Agency) SOVIET ZONE GERMANY 7350TH BASE COMPLEMENT SQUADRON DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION 23 JANUARY 1953 23 JANUARY 1953 NONE PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE TREFTER L. THOMAS 1ST LT. USAF WHITE, E.R., 1ST LT. USAF REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable) SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give si…