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Misawa flipping disc

March 29, 1952, 11:20 a.m.
20 miles north of Misawa AFB, Japan

Unresolved
Representative drawing from the Discs page, not this specific sighting.
"very thin, shiny metallic disc"Shape words from the Project Blue Book summary

What happened

A small, very thin, shiny metal disc flew beside the AT-6, then made a pass at an F-84, flipped on edge, fluttered about 20 feet from the jet's fuselage and flipped over in its slipstream, all within ten seconds.

Witnesses

Brigham, pilot of an AT-6 trainer

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

Filed by Project Blue Book as unidentified.