Honshu, Japan, January 1953January 1953

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Summary

On January 23, 1953, at 11:45 p.m., a military observer near Tachikawa Air Base in Honshu, Japan, reported an unidentified flying object. One object was observed for two seconds. The object appeared as a round shape colored red to blue-green to white. It fell downward at a 70-degree angle. The observation was brief and the sky was darkening, though the western sky was lit by the setting sun. The object's size, altitude, and distance could not be verified. The Air Force concluded the report was from a meteor, though the description was very sketchy.

Reported location

Honshu, Japan, January 1953

Date of incident

January 1953

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 17

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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1. DATE - TIME GROUP
23 Jan 53 23/0945Z

2. LOCATION
Honshu, Japan

3. SOURCE
Military

4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 Seconds

6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground Visual

7. COURSE
WSW

8. PHOTOS
[X] Yes
[ ] No

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
[ ] Yes
[X] No

10. CONCLUSION
Astro (Meteor)

Object appears to be a meteor, although a very sketchy report.

11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Description very vague - round object red to blue-green to white fall downward at angle of 70°. Observed only 2 seconds.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28952707