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Iwo Jima, June 1953

Date of account
1953-06
Location
Iwo Jima
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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1.DATE·TIME GROUP 2.LOCATION 2hJune 532h/1330Z Iuo Jina 3.SOURCE 10.CONCLUSION Mizitary Visuol aHa (SDNOII GAOR) RADAK 4.NUMBER OF OBJECTS Visual ohsorvatioa beliaved to be ligits fron Tro Jinn not Cne (at a the) related to Radar retarns.. S.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11.BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 15,90,15 Seconis Unidentified terget arpeared on KB-29 a/c xradar scope at 6.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 13307,1340z,13502amd wnsobs1ved15,90,15seconds Radar. respectfully.At tiie of 2nd observation, right seanner ip-Visual-Air-Iaterceot stated ho saw 2 red ligits ax 1 hite.The object appcare 7.COURSE to be traveling aprrox 5oo-6oo mph.Radar obsorverx stated thet the pick up was not csused fion set interforrance. Pilot of a/e uas inforned that no a/c were schuled to be in 8.PHOTOS vieinity of observations for approx 2 hours.No weather informmtion available. DY. 9.PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DY ANo FORM FTD SEP630-329

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