December 12-15, 1957 — Sea of Japan / Misawa AFB
5:45 p.m. At least 13 witnesses see a bright light over the Sea of Japan. The object is tracked on radar and seen through binoculars. At 7:22 p.m., a scramble is ordered and two F-86D’s take off from Misawa Air Base, Japan. Multiple radar and visual sightings take place over the next three days. [Eberhart]
Record Card:
Map:
Photos taken a few days later, assumed to be the same object, but considered unlikely according to the AF.
Gregory Howard Report:
Intercept Reports:
Sources:
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 1302-1303, p. 261;
NICAP, “Jets Scrambled After Radar/Visual UFO”;
[Fairly complete BB file, albeit with much worse quality copies of the photos]
Robert Powell, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don’t Know), 2024, pp. 25–26;
