Unknown date
(Project Blue Book , U.S. Air Force, Washington , D.C.
Source: NICAP.org
The document pertains to 1st Lieutenant David C. Brigham’s
UFO encounter over Misawa , Japan
Quote from the document (the testimony of David C.
Brigham) (not written in U.S. Department of Defense document format) (Page 3):
“(1) At 1120 hours 29 March 52, I was flying a T-6
heading approximately due north at approximately 20 miles north of Misawa
over the coast. I was climbing at approximately 130 mph indicated airspeed,
altitude approximately 6000
feet . GCI was running an intercept on me with an F-84 flight
of two. Call sign of th F-84’s was Frosty Mike 3 and 4. I watched them close on
me from about 7:00 o’clock around to about 5:30 and Frosty Mike 3 overtook me
passing starboard approximately 100', and approximately 10' below me, taking my
number. As he pulled abreast of me at about my 3:00 o’clock position and 10 feet low, a flash of
reflected sunshine caught my eye at about 4 o’clock position. The object which
had reflected the sunshine was a small shiny disc-shaped object which was
making a pass on Mike 3. It closed from slightly above him from approximately 4
o’clock and flew an approximate pursuit curve, appearing to overtake him at
around 30 or 40 mph
over his airspeed, which I would estimate at approximately 150 to 160 mph . It closed rapidly
and just before flying into his fuselage it decelerated to his airspeed almost
instantaneously. In doing so it flipped up on its edge at approximately a 90°
bank. It then fluttered within 20
feet of his fuselage for perhaps 2 or 3 seconds, pulled
away and around his starboard wing, appearing to flip once as it hit the
slipstream behind his wing tip fuel tank. Then it passed him; crossed in front
of him and pulled up abruptly, appearing to accelerate and shot out of sight in
a steep, almost vertical climb.
It was about 8 inches
in diameter, very thin, round and as shiny as polished chromium; had no
apparent projections, and left no exhaust trails or vapor trails.
An unusual flight characteristic was a slow fluttering motion. It rocked
back and forth at approximately 40° banks, at approximately 1 second intervals
throughout its course. It was very thin and resembled a round piece of shiny
sheet metal.
The weather was very good. I do not remember any clouds that day.
Duration of sighting was approximately 10 seconds.
/s/ D. C. Brigham”
Project Blue Book listed
the case as “Unknown.”
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Wikipedia article: “North
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