RADCAT Case Directory Category 9, RADAR Preliminary Rating: 5 |
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Brad
Sparks: Dec. 12-15, 1957; Misawa Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan (BBU)
Radar-visual sighting of vari-colored UFO, jets scrambled.
(UFOE, VIII; McDonald list; FUFOR Index)
Dan Wilson: Beginning at 1745 hours local time, Dec. 12, at
least 13 witnesses observed a very bright light in the sky to the SSW
over the Sea of Japan. The object was tracked on radar and seen through
binoculars. At 1822 local time a scramble was ordered and two
F-86D's took off from Misawa AFB. Site P-45 assumed control of Subway
Red (F-86D) at 1829 local and immediately was vectored toward the
object. P-45 was painting the object by the Height Range Indicator and
visually. Subway Red reported he had a visual on the object at1839
local but lost it almost simultaniously. In the meantime, site P-45 had
lost contact, both visually and electronically with the object. Site 29
advised they were observing the object at a bearing of 240 degrees, 110
miles from site 45. Subway Red was vectored toward the object and
obtained another visual, but the object wasn't moving latterally, but
vertically. The aircraft lost the object and the chase was broken off.
The object was circular in shape and was under visual observation for
one hour and twenty minutes and under radar observation for
approximately 35 minutes. The object was tracked on radar at speeds
ranging from 94 mph to 1686 mph.
(Dan Wilson)
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