April 22, 1952 — Okinawa, Japan
Around 9:00 p.m. A B-29 combat crew on the ground at Naha Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, observes an elliptical-shaped object at an altitude of 1,000–1,500 feet flying east to west. One minute later, two more objects are observed flying the same course. Five minutes later, two more objects appear flying in the same direction. All five objects are elliptical in shape and apparently 2–3 feet in length. The objects have a brilliant white light that blinks at 1–2 second intervals as they perform erratic maneuvers. The estimated speed of the objects is 1,150 mph. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 831, p. 128;
Robert Powell, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know), 2024, p. 40;
NICAP, [case file];