 RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Target
Tracked In A Climb
August 28, 1947
Fukuoka, Japan
August 28, 1947
Fukuoka, Japan
| updated 12/26/2010 Fran Ridge: Item "b" from SECRET letter
August 28, 1947; MEW Radar Station, Fukuoka, Japan A target was picked up in orbit at a range of 26-30
nautical miles on a bearing of.20 to 30 degrees. Target then
took a heading of 023 degrees and vvas tracked to a range of 54
nautical miles where it faded.The target was in a climb on
this outbound course and the weather at the time was such that the
climb would have to be made on instruments. Speed: 390-415 knots;
altitude: 1500 feet. Link #2 below has 6 newly-found documents
submitted
earlier by Jan Aldrich.
Detailed reports and documents Item "b" from this three-page SECRET letter from HQ AAF (Fran Ridge/Jan Aldrich) docs/470828fukuoka_docs.pdf (Jan Aldrich) RADCAT Listing (Martin Shough/Jan Aldrich) |