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UFO case file · UFO-27518

KOREA reported disc saucer observation — January 8, 1954

CE1KOREA1954-01-08

KOREA, KOREA

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Case description

On or during January 8, 1954, at or near KOREA, the source reports the following sequence: COMMENTS: METEOR SHOWER AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT XXXX-L-44 29 Jul 1954 SUBJECT: T-6 SIGHTING, NEAR WONSAN, KOREA DATE-TIME GROUP OF OBSERVATION: 23 Jul 1954, 1505 HOURS LOCATION: NEAR WONSAN, KOREA SUMMARY: (USMC pilot reported sighting a whitish object which he described as approximately 25 feet in diameter. The object was observed to make an abrupt change in course and to accelerate rapidly.) Transcribed text from the document: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT A. The flight commander was looking for aircraft of a friendly flight when the object was first observed. The object was observed for approximately 2 minutes. The object was thought to be about 10 miles distant when first observed. It disappeared from view in a matter of seconds. The observer was an experienced pilot flying an F-86 aircraft. CANTRELL Location: approximately 15 miles east of OSAN-NI, KOREA Date-Time Group: 551305Z One unidentified flying object was observed by air-visual means. a. Object was observed by air-visual means. b. The aircraft were on a heading of 270 degrees at an altitude of 26,500 feet when the object was first sighted. It was observed to make a sudden 90 degree turn and accelerate at a high rate of speed before disappearing from sight. According to the report, two disc-shaped unidentified flying objects were observed over Korea on 8 August 1954 around 2:15 p.m. local time.

Recorded details

Local time
1653
Craft description
Disc / Saucer; Light Formation
Coordinate precision
COUNTRY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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