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UFO case file · UFO-27563

Seoul Korea reported light formation observation — September 8, 1954

CE1Korea1954-09-08

Seoul Korea, Korea

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Case description

On or during September 8, 1954, at or near Seoul Korea, Korea, the source reports the following sequence: CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft Probably Aircraft Possibly Aircraft Was Astronomical Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown The text in the document is as follows: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT CASE: IR-4-C-54 DATE: 14 September 1954 SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOB) LOCATION: Seoul, Korea REPORT: WERE OBSERVED BY THREE PILOTS - THE PILOTS CLAIM THEY APPEARED TO BE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOB) AND TOOK EVASIVE ACTION WHICH RESULTED IN THEIR DISAPPEARANCE. Number of objects: The observers reported seeing three or four objects. b. There were no objects sighted as large as or larger than the objects. e. The objects were observed for about 15-20 minutes. f. The objects were first observed at 35-40 degree angles above the horizon. b. The objects were last observed disappearing in the east. c. The objects were observed to be moving in a relatively straight course. e. The objects accelerated from a speed of about 2-3 hundred miles an hour to an estimated speed of 500-600 miles an hour, appearing to the observers to be shooting away. f. The objects were observed for about ten (10) to twelve (12) minutes. The observers reported that visibility was somewhat limited due to haze and light rain. IT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE RAPID CHANGES IN DIRECTION AND SPEED, AND TO DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR AT INTERVALS. USAF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Objects Over Seoul, Korea DATE: 8 September 1954 REPORT NO.: Our local Attitude was very UNUSUAL when a flight of three round (metallic) aircraft paced our AC T-33-A over Seoul Korea at 1725 hrs local time today.

Recorded details

Local time
1725 hrs
Craft description
Light Formation; Reported object in Seoul Korea reported light formation observation — September 8, 1954
Coordinate precision
LOCALITY
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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