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UFO case file · UFO-0991

Tokyo yellow-orange light formations — January 31 1958

CE1Japan1958-01-31

About 25 miles southwest of Tokyo, Tokyo area, Japan

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Case description

During the night of January 31, 1958, U.S. Air Force personnel flying one or more T-33 jets about twenty-five miles southwest of Tokyo observed twelve yellow-orange lights. The lights traveled south in three separate groups. The chronology entry does not preserve the flight altitude, duration, spacing, radar involvement, or manner of disappearance.

Recorded details

Local time
Night
Witnesses
USAF pilot or pilots
Craft description
Twelve yellow-orange lights traveling south in three groups.
Coordinate precision
Regional airspace
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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