Honshu, Japan, January 1956January 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 1, 1956, in Honshu, Japan, observers reported brilliant white flashes lasting 1 hour and 56 minutes. The sighting involved unknown number of objects with unknown course. Military and civilian sources reported the flashes. An aircraft scrambled to investigate but found no explosive sound. Japanese police advised similar weather conditions in the area. The Air Force concluded the flashes were attributable to weather.

Reported location

Honshu, Japan, January 1956

Date of incident

January 1956

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE: January 1956
2. LOCATION: Honshu, Japan
3. DATE-TIME: [illegible]
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: [illegible]
5. [illegible] 09/12352 (W)
6. PHOTOS: [illegible] Yes
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: 1 hour 56 minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: unknown
9. COURSE: unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Brilliant white flashes. A/C scrambled to investigate-no explosive sound.
11. COMMENTS: Japanese police advise similar wx conditions.
12. CONCLUSIONS: [Checkboxes with following visible options]
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other: Weather (txmni)
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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