Itazuke AB, Japan, December 1956
- Date of account
- 1956-12
- Location
- Itazuke AB, Japan
- Source
- uap_archive
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.
Published source text
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Source page 1
Source text · mention onlyPROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Visyal: KxWas Billoon 17 December 1956 Itazuke AB, Japan Probobly Bolloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Local Ground-Visual Ground·Radar 口 Probably Aircraft 17/0620Z XXAir-Vi sual XXAir-lntercept Radar Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astrononical Yes 口 Probably Astronomical Possibly Astronomical OK区 Military Air Radar: 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE &xothospurious returps Visual'3-4 minutes 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation Radar 口 Unknown 7-8 minutes one 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS UFO observed as blip on radar of Radar sighting evaluated as lead plane not visuble on radar or spurious return or false target visually by trailing plane 6 miles since obj could not be picked up behind.Plane under GCA control & on other radars in area. Vis
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