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UFO sightings in Japan

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• Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Jp unidentified-light report — July 14, 1952

  1952-07-14 · KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, JP, OKN, Japan · CE1

  Many military observer(s).

• Nagoya, Honshu unidentified-object report — June 28, 1952

  1952-06-28 · Nagoya, Honshu, Japan · CE1

  Dark blue elliptical-shaped object

• Tokyo unidentified-object report — June 25, 1952

  1952-06-25 · Tokyo, Japan · CE1

  No information

• Japan unidentified-object report — June 23, 1952

  1952-06-23 · unknown location, Japan, Japan · CE1

  Black coin-shaped object, 15-20 ft in diameter

• Showa, Honshu, Jp unidentified-light report — June 15, 1952

  1952-06-15 · SHOWA, HONSHU, JP, Honshu Island, Japan · CE1

  Night light drops.

• Oshima island unidentified-object report — May 30, 1952

  1952-05-30 · Oshima island (Japan Sea, S of), Japan · CE1

  C-54 Crew Encounters Round Black Object

• SEOf Japan 34DEG15N 139DEG30E radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 30, 1952

  1952-05-30 · SEOf Japan 34DEG15N 139DEG30E, Japan · CE1

  On or during May 30, 1952, at or near SEOf Japan 34DEG15N 139DEG30E, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: O. (CLASSIFICATION) Intelligence Office 61st Troop Carrier Group, Heavy, APO 704 30 May 1952 Crew Members, C-54 # 42-72152A 14th Troop Carrier Sqdn, APO 704 SUBJ

• North / Oshima, Jpn disc or spherical object report — May 30, 1952

  1952-05-30 · NORTH / OSHIMA, JPN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE1

  3 / USAF C54+.

• Misawa AB Japan radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 8, 1952

  1952-05-08 · Misawa AB Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during May 8, 1952, at or near Misawa AB Japan, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: OCR text output: AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY: JAPAN REPORT NO: 1-52 Unidentified Object was sighted by: a. Approximate aircraft position (40°44'N, 141°27'E): Ai

• Misawa Air Base Japan reported light formation observation — May 8, 1952

  1952-05-08 · Misawa Air Base Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during May 8, 1952, at or near Misawa Air Base Japan, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: COMMENTS: "There were flashes observed by soldiers (on guard) 1 flash and 1/2 flash were spaced 30 seconds apart. The third flash had lasting 1 minute." The image appears

• Naha, Okinawa, Jpn disc or spherical object report — April 22, 1952

  1952-04-22 · NAHA, OKINAWA, JPN, OKN, Japan · CE2

  Project Bluebook Case #1144.

• Kyushu unidentified-object report — April 18, 1952

  1952-04-18 · Kyushu (50 miles northwest of), Japan · CE1

  Object Tracked At 2,700 MPH

• 50 MI Northwest / Kyushu, Jpn radar-object report — April 18, 1952

  1952-04-18 · 50 MI NORTHWEST / KYUSHU, JPN, Kyushu, Japan · CE2

  Radar OP.

• Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa unidentified-light report — April 5, 1952

  1952-04-05 · KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, OKN, Japan · CE2

  Flight crew.

• Misawa unidentified-object report — March 29, 1952

  1952-03-29 · Misawa (20 miles N of), Japan · CE1

  Brigham/T-6 Case: UFO Makes Pass At F-84

• North / Misawa Air Force Base, Jpn disc or spherical object report — March 29, 1952

  1952-03-29 · NORTH / MISAWA AIR FORCE BASE, JPN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE2

  Project Bluebook Case #1082.

• Ashiya AFB unidentified-object report — March 4, 1952

  1952-03-04 · Ashiya AFB (15 miles W of), Japan · CE1

  Huge Oval Encountered By C-54 Crew

• 15 MI With Ashiya, Jpn disc or spherical object report — March 4, 1952

  1952-03-04 · 15 MI WITH ASHIYA, JPN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE1

  US C54 crew.

• Seaof Japan unidentified aerial event — March 1952

  1952-03-01 · Seaof Japan, Japan · CE1

  Passed directly overhead 50-100 feet in length from sight at terrific speed.

• Honshu radar tracking report — October 7, 1951

  1951-10-07 · Honshu, Japan · CE1

  CPS-5 Established Radar Contact With UFO

• Honshu radar tracking report — October 7, 1951

  1951-10-07 · Honshu (a few miles off the coast), Japan · CE1

  Radar tracking of unidentified target at 420 mph

• Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa radar-object report — October 3, 1951

  1951-10-03 · KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, OKN, Japan · CE1

  2 RADAR operators and 1.

• Tsushima Island radar tracking report — March 9, 1951

  1951-03-09 · Tsushima Island (about 20 miles SE of), Japan · CE1

  Radar tracking of unidentified target at 3,350 mph

• Sakhalin Japan radar-visual unidentified-object report — February 12, 1951

  1951-02-12 · Sakhalin Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during February 12, 1951, at or near Sakhalin Japan, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: 45/35N - 1/43/E Steadily Flowed Flying conditions. MILLER Major, USAF Deputy for Intelligence UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL "FLYING SAUCER" C-III-59 1. "C" is used following t

• Johnson AFB radar/sensor UFO report — 1951-02-01

  1951-02-01 · Johnson AFB, Japan · CE1

  Witnesses: pilot and radar operator of F-82 night fighter.

• Johnson AB Japan radar-visual unidentified-object report — February 1951

  1951-02-01 · Johnson AB Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during February 1951, at or near Johnson AB Japan, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Not Reported 8. Made 3 light manuevers and then object moved to upper right while s/c was in turn. As the aircraft was climbing to an altitude of 6000'

• Near Johnson Air Force Base, Jpn unidentified-light report — February 1, 1951

  1951-02-01 · NEAR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, JPN, Honshu Island, Japan · CE2

  2 / USAF F82.

• Sof Kyushu Island Japan unidentified aerial event — November 8, 1950

  1950-11-08 · Sof Kyushu Island Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during November 8, 1950, at or near Sof Kyushu Island Japan, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: MANEUVER OF OBJECTS: Observed hovering, then departed at a high rate of speed 10. Observed by Air Force pilot on routine ferry flight. Object departed rapidly too

• Misawa AFB disc-shaped object report — June 21, 1950

  1950-06-21 · Misawa AFB, Japan · CE1

  30' Disc Seen From Golf Course

• Misawa Air Force Base Japan unidentified aerial event — June 1950

  1950-06-01 · Misawa Air Force Base Japan, Japan · CE1

  They in H PH 1 TYPE OF Je GROUN SWIW of WATCH Ground NOMI Rose almost vertically about 1000 ten blank SD EMPTAK- UN UMMIT AMY) ACNE FORM 340 IONALS) 20. OBSERVED C *SHAPELESS OBJECT VF METALIC COLOR. ROSE 7 VERTICALLY TO ilD00 FEET SEEM TO CNANGE DIRECTION- L DISAPPEARED. SPINNIN

• Honshu radar tracking report — May 19, 1950

  1950-05-19 · Honshu (100 miles E of), Japan · CE1

  Triangular Object Tracked By Gnd Radar & Observed By F-80

• 100Mi Eastof Honshu Japan radar-visual unidentified-object report — May 19, 1950

  1950-05-19 · 100Mi Eastof Honshu Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during May 19, 1950, an unidentified aerial event was reported at or near 100Mi Eastof Honshu Japan, Japan. The source describes the observation type as Air Visual Gd RADAR. It records One as the number of objects. The reported duration was [illegible] Minutes Radar.

• Wakkanai unidentified-object report — April 28, 1950

  1950-04-28 · Wakkanai (About 2 miles W of), Japan · CE1

  Unidentified Target Tracked / F-80 Intercepts

• Hachinohe unidentified-object report — April 27, 1950

  1950-04-27 · Hachinohe (NE of Camp Haugen), Japan · CE1

  Rectangular cream-colored flat object about 20 ft high, 60 ft long

• Motobo, Okinawa, Jp radar-object report — March 27, 1950

  1950-03-27 · MOTOBO, OKINAWA, JP, OKN, Japan · CE2

  Project Bluebook Case #678.

• Akita, Honshu unidentified-object report — November 21, 1949

  1949-11-21 · Akita, Honshu, Japan · CE1

  Rectangular object flying at 500 mph

• Misawa Air Force Base Japan unidentified aerial event — August 23, 1949

  1949-08-23 · Misawa Air Force Base Japan, Japan · CE1

  Not Reported Object appeared to resemble a tow target.

• Misawa AFB, Honshu unidentified-object report — May 31, 1949

  1949-05-31 · Misawa AFB, Honshu, Japan · CE1

  F-80 Pilot Sees Circular Object At High Speed

• Honshu Island Japan reported aerial observation — May 31, 1949

  1949-05-31 · Honshu Island Japan, Japan · CE1

  On or during May 31, 1949, at or near Honshu Island Japan, Japan, the source reports the following sequence: | One | Reporting officials reported object as being the Planet VENUS. | Observer reported what appeared to him to have been the

• Sea of Japan radar tracking report — January 5, 1949

  1949-01-05 · Sea of Japan, Japan · CE1

  Unknown Object On Radar in Far East