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UFO case file · UFO-1050

Chitose Air Force Base circling reddish light — July 17 1958

CE1Japan1958-07-17

Chitose Air Force Base, Hokkaido, Japan

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Case description

On July 17, 1958, observers at Chitose Air Force Base in Japan saw a reddish light circling near the base while radar also registered the target. The surviving chronology does not preserve the time, duration, altitude, speed, number of witnesses, radar type, or departure.

Recorded details

Craft description
A reddish light that circled while being observed visually and on radar.
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EXACT_DAY

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