Korea, May 1952May 1952

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Summary

On May 31, 1952, near Chorwon in North Korea, the crew of an F-94 jet reported seeing and chasing an unidentified flying object during the Korean War. The object gave off a brilliant white light and was estimated to be round. The crew said it had greater speed and climbing ability than their F-94 and could turn as well as the jet.

The object was first spotted by a ground radar station, which guided the crew to it. Weather was clear with good visibility and a wind of about 20 knots. The crew believed the object stayed near the glow of their jet's afterburner. The radar could not lock onto it, and ground radar did not paint it during the event.

Air Force intelligence comments noted the crew's account differed from ground observers who reported what was believed to be the same sighting. One comment said the performance suggested the object was possibly a light carried by a high-performance aircraft, but no explanation was found for the ground radar's failure to track it. The record card marks the case as unknown.

Reported location

Korea, May 1952

Date of incident

May 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 10

Original case file scans

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CTU BEE Senn : i Pic visa J Aircintarcept Radar 6 Possibly Aircraft t 3
59 ‘PHOTOS Rie PRS fr i 6 SOURCE '0 Was Astronomical \
QO Yes i ‘0 Probably Astronomical 2
X No i A/2¢ (Radio Men ) © Possibly Astronomical ®
17. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION “8 NUMBER OF OBJRCTS | 9. COURSE 1D Other—......__.__ _____ _ |
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i" 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11: COMMENTS : 3
Colore-~-Blue Tint | Poss of jet with a high powered spot | |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28942404