Chinnampo, Korea, March 1951March 1951

Insufficient Data

Summary

On March 10, 1951, near Chinnampo, Korea, the crew of a B-29 aircraft reported a strange flash at about 0051 (12:51 a.m.). The crew was at 16,000 feet on a heading of 030 degrees. The object was first sighted about 42 miles southwest of Chinnampo.

Crew members described a brilliant flash of various colors that looked like a heavy flak burst but was different from any flak they had seen before. It first appeared as a reddish-yellow glow, dropped slightly, then burst with bluish-white brilliance. The flash lasted about one second. The crew stressed that the object did not curve, while artillery fired at aircraft always appears to curve. No sound or concussion was felt.

The crew also reported seeing several falling flares at other times during the flight. The Air Force recorded the case in Project 10073, its official file for unidentified flying object reports. The conclusion was unidentified, with insufficient data to firmly identify the object as a meteor or any other known phenomenon.

Reported location

Chinnampo, Korea, March 1951

Date of incident

March 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
T. DATE ( 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
10 March 1951 Chinnampo, Korea 2 Pobebly Bulieon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Balloon
ITT cotinine nuvi D Ground- Visual OU Ground-Radar 8 Leg SUR
emr_10/00812 HXAin Visvol O Air-Intercept Rodar 0 Possibly Aircraft ’
5. PHOTOS . 0 Was Astronomical |
O Yes | k = Erehaity Seianton
Ee El Co SERENE RR ON IDENTT FIED
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION * NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE CE Pes ev co RR
| Br Dota for Evaluation |
GREET EEE SE OER TR SUSI
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ,
Brief flash observed..Object assumed to movie slightly Cc UNID
downward and to the rear from the reportin nl cg Pag oat
a/c, Described as a brilliant flash of va Meteor, Insufficient Dats
colors, Appeared as a heavy flak burst, btu to form firm analysis for
different than any flak previously observ evaluation of object as any
Initial appearance as reddish yellow glow of these phenomena
ending in a bluish-white burst, No deviation in g
straight course toward a/c, All projectile
fired at a/c appear to curve. This obj did pot
curve, No sound, or concussion felt from
explosion,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28939148