Korea, February 1952February 1952

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On January 1, 1952, at 12:21 a.m., an RB-26 aircraft observed a bright orange glow traveling at least 600 mph on a heading of 180 degrees at 7,000 feet over Korea. The glow appeared to be coming from an object smaller than a jet aircraft exhaust. The glow disappeared suddenly. The navigator noted that the glow bore great similarity to a World War II V-1 rocket. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as B-3 (AA-2a).

Reported location

Korea, February 1952

Date of incident

February 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 9

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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UNCLASSIFIED
DOCUMENT EVALUATION CARD

ATIC NO. [blank]                    DATE OF INFO  1 Jan 52
AF NO. [blank]                      EVALUATION    B-3 (AA-2a)
REPORT NO.  AX 1949 INT-EVAL        LOCATION      Korea
DATE OF REPORT  1 Feb 52            SOURCE        Incoming Message

On 012110-I Jan 52 at BS6070 an RB-26 observed a bright orange glow traveling at least 600 mph on a 180 degree heading at 7000 ft. The glow appeared to be coming from an object smaller than that of a jet aircraft exhaust. The glow did not diminish but went out suddenly. The navigator stated that the glow bore great similarity to a World War II V-1 rocket.

DECLASSIFIED [illegible] YEARS;
DOD DIR [illegible]

UNCLASSIFIED
ATI FORM 2
(16 Apr 51)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28940482