Itazuke, Japan, December 1957December 1957

Insufficient Data

Summary

On December 9, 1957, at 10:47 p.m., two pilots took off from Itazuke Air Base, Japan, on a magnetic heading of 315 degrees. They sighted a lighted object with no particular shape that appeared larger than a star and changed colors between white, orange, and red. The object remained at a constant position relative to their aircraft. Observers could not determine the distance to the object. The sighting lasted 10 to 15 minutes before the object permanently faded from sight. The investigators concluded there was very little doubt the UFO was Venus. Precise angular measurements given by the pilots assisted in this determination.

Reported location

Itazuke, Japan, December 1957

Date of incident

December 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
9 December 1957

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Level
GMT 09/1047Z

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
10-15 minutes

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One lighted object appeared larger than a star changing colors between white, orange and red. Object position remained constant in relation to aircraft. Object faded from sight.

2. LOCATION
Itazuke, Japan

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Air-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Military

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was B-47
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical Venus
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
There is very little doubt the UFO was Venus. In fact the precise angular measurements given by the pilots assisted in this.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28975941