January 9, 1953 — Misawa Air Base, Japan
6:50 p.m. An F-94 makes radar contact with a UFO at a range of about 13.5 miles over Misawa Air Base, Honshu, Japan. The radar locks on at 15,000 feet and contact is broken at a range of 600 feet. The radar observer reports unusual interference on the set throughout the mission, but the set appears to be operative both before and after. The radar contact lasts approximately 2 minutes. [Eberhart]
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Sources:
“Strange ‘Flying Ferris Wheels’ Seen by Jet Pilots near Tsugaru Straights,” The Wingspread (Misawa Air Base) 2, no. 8 (January 23, 1953): 1;
Brad Sparks, Blue Books Unknowns Catalogue, Case 911-912, p. 189;
NICAP, “F-94 Radar/Visual of Rotating UFO”;
Dr. Richard Clark, “This Month in 35th Fighter Wing and Misawa Air Base History: January,” Misawa Air Base, January 14, 2015;