# April 5, 1952 — Kadena AFB, Okinawa — Object Zig-Zags over Base

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April 5, 1952 — Kadena AFB, Okinawa  
Near 12:00 midnight. Four members of the 372nd Bomb Squadron stationed at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan—A/1C P. T. Burnett, T/Sgt S. Ball, A/1C J. W. Johnston, and A/1C J. C. Holder—watch a white, steady light flying an erratic course at about 20,000 feet from the north horizon to the base area. It moves over the base at high speed (faster than a jet), zig-zagging, stopping, and maneuvering again. After 10 minutes, it shoots straight up and disappears to the west. [Eberhart]

AF-112 / Air Intel Report:

 ![04051952-KadenaAFBOkinawa-BB-AF112-p1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/f/f93181c8d3adf2bcefb044bded40a2949fa748ea.jpeg)

 ![04051952-KadenaAFBOkinawa-BB-AF112-p2](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/3/3d4bf90226b5e42a559fe148c21b7228c6874b8d.jpeg)

Sources:  
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 531, p. 124;

 ![04051952-KadenaAFBOkinawa-Sparks-Case531-p124](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/0/0ae0fe10d2a64e78f255876e124a222127a7127d.png)

Robert Powell, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know), 2024, p. 40;

 ![04051952-KadenaAFBOkinawa-PowellScientist-p40](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/e/eab1bbca02eb7346106084553a953653956bc19d.png)

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NICAP, “Object Zig-Zags over Base”;

 ![04051952-KadenaAFBOkinawa-NICAPWebsite](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/uapdiscovery/original/2X/1/190796a570ddbedbe434bbae05a98da288bc422b.png)

> **[UFO Report](https://www.nicap.org/520405kadena_dir.htm)**