Seoul, Korea, July 1951July 1951

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Summary

On July 1, 1951, at 10:50 p.m. local time, four Air Force pilots in different areas near Seoul, Korea simultaneously reported a large green ball traveling at tremendous speed. The object was described as very bright with trailing streaks of red that soon turned blue. It passed overhead at 10-15,000 feet on a north-northeast heading. Pilot locations at the time of sighting included one F4U-5N at 10:70 hours, one F4U-5N at 10:20 hours, and one F7F-5N at 20:10 hours. The pilots noted the object was moving with tremendous velocity. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as a meteor.

Reported location

Seoul, Korea, July 1951

Date of incident

July 1951

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 8

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
2 July 1951

2. LOCATION
Seoul, Korea

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local 2250
GMT 01/1420Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual
Air-Visual

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Military

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Not Reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
NNE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object travelling at tremendous speed observed by four a/c pilots. Described as a large green ball turning to blue trailing red sparks.

11. COMMENTS
Meteor sighting.

1a. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

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