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Haneda

August 5, 1952, 11:30 p.m., into August 6
Haneda AFB, Tokyo, Japan

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.
"a dark shape with a light"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

Tower operators watched a dark shape carrying a light for 50 to 60 minutes as it flew at up to 330 knots, hovered and maneuvered. An F-94 sent up held it on its own radar for 90 seconds.

Witnesses

F-94 pilots 1st Lt. W. R. Holder and 1st Lt. Jones, and Haneda control tower operators

Explanation

Unresolved

No explanation has been found.

Sources

  1. Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1952ufologie.patrickgross.org
  2. The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com
  3. Patrick Gross, case fileufologie.patrickgross.org

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.