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Johnson AB, Japan, February 1951

Date of account
1951-02
Location
Johnson AB, Japan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Was Boiloon 1Feb 1951 Johnson AB, Jepan 2 Probobly Balioon 口 Possibly Balleon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION Ground-Radar 口 WasAircrair Local Ground-Visual 口 ProbablyAircrof! 01/1710Z CAir-Visuci D Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomicqi aYos 口 Probobly Astronomical CINo Military 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF O3JECTS 9..COURSE 6 OtherUNIDENTTFIED Rising 口 InsufficientDero for Evaluation Wot Reported 1or(2ormore) Stationary 口 Unkrown Maneuyering !O.CRIEP SUHMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS A/Cnoticedanberlightoffwing tip.Made3 Possibility of internal reflections as 360 deg tuns and light maintained position, object ramainted off wing tip through3 then object moved to upper right vhile a/c 360 deg turns. Balloon in area,Astro still. in turn.A/c then leveled o

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