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Iwo Jima tanker

June 24, 1953, 11:30 p.m.
Near Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands

Unresolved

Representative drawing from the From orbit page, not this specific sighting.

"an unidentified target"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

Radar tracked a target that twice came within half a mile of the airplane and once within six miles, during two minutes.

Witnesses

The crew of a USAF KB-29 tanker

Explanation

Unresolved

Sources

Patrick Gross, Project Blue Book unknowns of 1953ufologie.patrickgross.org
The Black Vault, Project Blue Book unknown case files, complete listtheblackvault.com

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.