The Korean War
Sources:
Michael Ray, “Korean War Timeline,” Britannica.com.
Sources & Image Credits
UAP and the Korean War
Research sources, source notes, and image credits by slide.
Speaker-Note Sources and Image Credits
The Korean War
Sources:
Michael Ray, “Korean War Timeline,” Britannica.com.
“The Korean War: Phase 3” at history.army.mil.
Central Intelligence Agency, Baptism by Fire: CIA Analysis of the Korean War.
The Korean War
Sources:
Michael Ray, “Korean War Timeline,” Britannica.com.
U.S. Army Center of Military History, “Korean War Campaigns,” at history.army.mil.
National Archives, “Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State (1953),” at archives.gov.
The Korean War & UAP
Note: For more information on World War II Foo Fighters, see the presentation, “Foo Fighters: Myth vs. Reality” at projectsnowbird.us.com.
U.S. Military Investigations of UAP Sightings
Sources:
Department of Defense, AARO Historical Record Report, Volume I (2024), at the U.S. Department of Defense website.
U.S. Air Force, Project Blue Book Status Report No. 4, Appendix III, “Korea — 29 January 1952,” at Wikimedia Commons.
Far East Air Forces, Letter FEAF AG 350-7, “Reporting Information on Unidentified Flying Objects,” 5 March 1952, as cited in the archival notes at Project 1947.
Detachment 1, 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron, Air Intelligence Information Report on the Kimpo Air Base sighting of 6 June 1952, at Project 1947.
Far East Air Forces, Radar Intelligence Summary IR-29-52, at Project 1947.
Central Intelligence Agency, Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, 14–17 January 1953, Tab B, “Evidence Presented,” at the CIA Reading Room.
Seoul, ROK 30 September 1950
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
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Richard K. Tucker, “High-Speed Disk Heads West Over Seoul, Marines Report,” Baltimore Sunday Morning Sun, 1 October 1950, at Project 1947.
U.S. Marine Corps, Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, October 1950 muster rolls. Previously researched for witness identification and unit verification.
U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Lt. Eugene J. Ambrosia service and award documentation. Previously researched for identification and service verification.
Wonsan/Sunchon, DPRK 29/30 January 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
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Senator Richard B. Russell, letter to Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter, 21 February 1952.
General Nathan F. Twining, “Evaluation of Observation of Unidentified Object in the Far East,” memorandum to Secretary Finletter, 5 March 1952.
Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter, letter to Senator Richard B. Russell, 8 March 1952.
United States Air Force, Directorate of Intelligence, “Evaluation of News Articles Concerning Observation of Flying Saucers,” March 1952.
National Archives, Record Group 341, Air Force Director of Intelligence correspondence, File 000.9, “Flying Discs,” January–June 1952. Archival correspondence reproduced by Project 1947.
Wonsan/Sunchon, DPRK 29/30 January 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
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Senator Richard B. Russell, letter to Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter, 21 February 1952.
General Nathan F. Twining, “Evaluation of Observation of Unidentified Object in the Far East,” memorandum to Secretary Finletter, 5 March 1952.
Secretary of the Air Force Thomas K. Finletter, letter to Senator Richard B. Russell, 8 March 1952.
United States Air Force, Directorate of Intelligence, “Evaluation of News Articles Concerning Observation of Flying Saucers,” March 1952.
National Archives, Record Group 341, Air Force Director of Intelligence correspondence, File 000.9, “Flying Discs,” January–June 1952. Archival correspondence reproduced by Project 1947.
USS Philippine Sea 2 February 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), priority dispatch 030645Z, 3 February 1952, to Commander Naval Forces Far East.
Chief of Naval Operations, message 062122Z, 6 February 1952, requesting additional information.
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), response to Chief of Naval Operations, February 1952.
Commanding Officer, USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), “Tracking of Radar Phenomena; Information Regarding,” Serial 002, 11 February 1952, including radar track sketch.
Commander Naval Forces Far East, “Tracking of Radar Phenomena; Report on,” Serial 00712, 8 April 1952.
Director of Naval Intelligence, “Report of Unconventional Aircraft Sighting; Forwarding of,” Serial 00940P32, 31 May 1952.
Project 1947, Jan L. Aldrich, “U.S. Navy Documents Concerning the USS Philippine Sea from Dr. Hynek’s Files.” Reproductions of the original Navy correspondence by Project 1947.
USS Philippine Sea 2 February 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), priority dispatch 030645Z, 3 February 1952, to Commander Naval Forces Far East.
Chief of Naval Operations, message 062122Z, 6 February 1952, requesting additional information.
USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), response to Chief of Naval Operations, February 1952.
Commanding Officer, USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), “Tracking of Radar Phenomena; Information Regarding,” Serial 002, 11 February 1952, including radar track sketch.
Commander Naval Forces Far East, “Tracking of Radar Phenomena; Report on,” Serial 00712, 8 April 1952.
Director of Naval Intelligence, “Report of Unconventional Aircraft Sighting; Forwarding of,” Serial 00940P32, 31 May 1952.
Project 1947, Jan L. Aldrich, “U.S. Navy Documents Concerning the USS Philippine Sea from Dr. Hynek’s Files.” Reproductions of the original Navy correspondence by Project 1947.
Sinuiju, DPRK/Antung, PRC 23/24 February 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Project Grudge, Status Report No. 4, 29 February 1952, Appendix IV, “Korea — 24 February 1952.” Document reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report IR-1-52, “Ground to Air Missile, Possibly Guided,” 1952. Original document reproduced by UFOScans.
Sinuiju, DPRK/Antung, PRC 23/24 February 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Project Grudge, Status Report No. 4, 29 February 1952, Appendix IV, “Korea — 24 February 1952.” Document reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report IR-1-52, “Ground to Air Missile, Possibly Guided,” 1952. Original document reproduced by UFOScans.
North Korea 15 May 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-81, “Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object,” 28 May 1952. Original document reproduced in the Project Blue Book case files by UFOScans.
Captain R. Dye, eyewitness statement concerning the 15 May 1952 sighting, enclosure to Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-81.
Captain Vincent A. Goskey, investigating officer, 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-81, including sketch of the object's flight path.
National Archives, Project Blue Book case files, Microfilm Publication T1206, May 1952 North Korea case. Documents reproduced by The Daily Dialectics Project Blue Book Archive.
Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, 1990, discussion of the 15 May 1952 encounters.
North Korea 15 May 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-81, “Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object,” 28 May 1952. Original document reproduced in the Project Blue Book case files by UFOScans.
Captain R. Dye, eyewitness statement concerning the 15 May 1952 sighting, enclosure to Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-81.
Captain Vincent A. Goskey, investigating officer, 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-81, including sketch of the object's flight path.
National Archives, Project Blue Book case files, Microfilm Publication T1206, May 1952 North Korea case. Documents reproduced by The Daily Dialectics Project Blue Book Archive.
Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, 1990, discussion of the 15 May 1952 encounters.
North Korea 26 May 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-85, “Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object,” May 1952. Includes witness statements and radar observations. Original document preserved in Project Blue Book files and reproduced in the National Archives microfilm collection.
First Lieutenant John W. Martin and First Lieutenant Edward A. Monard, witness statements dated 29 May 1952, 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. Preserved in Project Blue Book case records.
Fifth Air Force, Periodic Intelligence Report, 27 May 1952. Entries concerning unidentified aerial activity at 0320 and 0323 on 26 May 1952. Extracts reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, “Ground Radar, Air Radar, Air Visual Combined Sighting,” North Korea, 26 May 1952. Case summary reproduced by Project 1947.
North Korea 26 May 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-85, “Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object,” May 1952. Includes witness statements and radar observations. Original document preserved in Project Blue Book files and reproduced in the National Archives microfilm collection.
First Lieutenant John W. Martin and First Lieutenant Edward A. Monard, witness statements dated 29 May 1952, 319th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron. Preserved in Project Blue Book case records.
Fifth Air Force, Periodic Intelligence Report, 27 May 1952. Entries concerning unidentified aerial activity at 0320 and 0323 on 26 May 1952. Extracts reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, “Ground Radar, Air Radar, Air Visual Combined Sighting,” North Korea, 26 May 1952. Case summary reproduced by Project 1947.
Chorwon, ROK 31 May 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-106, “Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object,” 11 June 1952. Detachment 1, 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron. Original document preserved in Project Blue Book case files and reproduced by The Daily Dialectics Project Blue Book Archive.
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Reports Nos. 52-93 and 52-94, 31 May–1 June 1952. Ground witness statements and sketches concerning the Chorwon sighting. Original documents reproduced by The Daily Dialectics Project Blue Book Archive.
Airman First Class Gaillard Burchett, eyewitness statement, 1 June 1952, included in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-93.
Far East Air Forces, Deputy for Intelligence, assessment of the Chorwon observations, June 1952. Preserved in Project Blue Book case files.
United States Air Force, Project 10073, Chorwon, Korea, 31 May 1952, case record card. National Archives, Project Blue Book records, Microfilm Publication T1206.
Chorwon, ROK 31 May 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-106, “Sighting of Unidentified Flying Object,” 11 June 1952. Detachment 1, 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron. Original document preserved in Project Blue Book case files and reproduced by The Daily Dialectics Project Blue Book Archive.
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Reports Nos. 52-93 and 52-94, 31 May–1 June 1952. Ground witness statements and sketches concerning the Chorwon sighting. Original documents reproduced by The Daily Dialectics Project Blue Book Archive.
Airman First Class Gaillard Burchett, eyewitness statement, 1 June 1952, included in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-93.
Far East Air Forces, Deputy for Intelligence, assessment of the Chorwon observations, June 1952. Preserved in Project Blue Book case files.
United States Air Force, Project 10073, Chorwon, Korea, 31 May 1952, case record card. National Archives, Project Blue Book records, Microfilm Publication T1206.
Kimpo Air Base, ROK 6 June 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139, “Sighting of an Unidentified Disk Shaped Flying Object,” 28 June 1952. Detachment 1, 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron. Original document reproduced by Project 1947.
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Dudley Smith, No. 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, signed eyewitness statement, 6 June 1952. Included in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139.
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Dudley Smith, four eyewitness sketches illustrating the object's appearance and movements. Enclosures to Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139. Reproduced by Project 1947.
First Lieutenant Gregory B. Burch, investigating officer, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139, 28 June 1952.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, Project 10073 case record card, Kimpo Air Base, 6 June 1952. Reproduced by Project 1947.
Kimpo Air Base, ROK 6 June 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139, “Sighting of an Unidentified Disk Shaped Flying Object,” 28 June 1952. Detachment 1, 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron. Original document reproduced by Project 1947.
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Dudley Smith, No. 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, signed eyewitness statement, 6 June 1952. Included in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139.
Flight Sergeant Kenneth Dudley Smith, four eyewitness sketches illustrating the object's appearance and movements. Enclosures to Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139. Reproduced by Project 1947.
First Lieutenant Gregory B. Burch, investigating officer, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-139, 28 June 1952.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, Project 10073 case record card, Kimpo Air Base, 6 June 1952. Reproduced by Project 1947.
West-central Korea 20 June 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Marine Corps, First Marine Aircraft Wing, Historical Diary No. 3, Intelligence Summary No. 173, June 1952, page 3. Original document reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 30-52, 16 July 1952. Excerpts reproduced in Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War.
Richard F. Haines, Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War, 1990, Chapter 3. Reproduced by the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP).
K-6 Air Base, Pyeongtaek, ROK 22 June 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, Case No. 1323, 22 June 1952, Pyeongtaek, Korea. Case summary and investigative report excerpts reproduced in J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report.
J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, 1977, pages 82–83, “The Vertical Red Dive.” Original Project Blue Book report excerpts reproduced by Hynek.
Brad Sparks, Comprehensive Catalog of 1,700 Project Blue Book UFO Unknowns, version 1.27, 20 December 2016, p. 139, entry 627 (Project Blue Book case 1323), at the Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici website.
K-6 Air Base, Pyeongtaek, ROK 22 June 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, Case No. 1323, 22 June 1952, Pyeongtaek, Korea. Case summary and investigative report excerpts reproduced in J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report.
J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, 1977, pages 82–83, “The Vertical Red Dive.” Original Project Blue Book report excerpts reproduced by Hynek.
Brad Sparks, Comprehensive Catalog of 1,700 Project Blue Book UFO Unknowns, version 1.27, 20 December 2016, p. 139, entry 627 (Project Blue Book case 1323), at the Centro Italiano Studi Ufologici website.
Battle of Bunker Hill 14 August 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
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United Press, “Saucer Turns Up in Korea,” Peoria Star, 15 August 1952, reproduced in Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History, 1952 August Supplemental Notes.
Battle of Bunker Hill 14 August 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United Press, “Saucer Turns Up in Korea,” Peoria Star, 15 August 1952, reproduced in Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History, 1952 August Supplemental Notes.
Off Hungnam, DPRK 12 October 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-369, “Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object,” 17 October 1952. Detachment 11, 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron.
Major W. E. Carr, United States Marine Corps, witness statement concerning the 12 October 1952 Hungnam sighting. Reproduced in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-369.
Chief Warrant Officer L. D. Young, United States Marine Corps Reserve, witness statement concerning the 12 October 1952 Hungnam sighting. Reproduced in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-369.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, case file for Hungnam, North Korea, October 1952. National Archives microfilm publication T-1206. Original documents reproduced by Wikimedia Commons.
Off Hungnam, DPRK 12 October 1952
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ChatGPT AI-generated image. Created for illustrative purposes; not a historical photograph.
Sources:
United States Air Force, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-369, “Sighting of Unidentified Aerial Object,” 17 October 1952. Detachment 11, 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron.
Major W. E. Carr, United States Marine Corps, witness statement concerning the 12 October 1952 Hungnam sighting. Reproduced in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-369.
Chief Warrant Officer L. D. Young, United States Marine Corps Reserve, witness statement concerning the 12 October 1952 Hungnam sighting. Reproduced in Air Intelligence Information Report No. 52-369.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, case file for Hungnam, North Korea, October 1952. National Archives microfilm publication T-1206. Original documents reproduced by Wikimedia Commons.
Korean War Radar-Only Encounters
Sources:
United States Navy, Commander Naval Forces Far East, correspondence concerning unidentified high-speed radar contacts, 11 September 1951. Original documents reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Far East Air Forces, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 29-52, “FLYOBRPT: Japan/Korea Area,” 11 July 1952. Original intelligence report reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Navy, operational reports and intelligence summaries concerning unidentified radar contacts in Korean waters, 1951–1953. Selected records cataloged by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, Korean War radar sighting case files, 1951–1953. National Archives microfilm publication T-1206.
J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, 1977, Chapter 7, discussion of radar observations and their interpretation
Korean War Radar-Only Encounters
Sources:
United States Navy, Commander Naval Forces Far East, correspondence concerning unidentified high-speed radar contacts, 11 September 1951. Original documents reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Far East Air Forces, Air Intelligence Information Report No. 29-52, “FLYOBRPT: Japan/Korea Area,” 11 July 1952. Original intelligence report reproduced by Project 1947.
United States Navy, operational reports and intelligence summaries concerning unidentified radar contacts in Korean waters, 1951–1953. Selected records cataloged by Project 1947.
United States Air Force, Project Blue Book, Korean War radar sighting case files, 1951–1953. National Archives microfilm publication T-1206.
J. Allen Hynek, The Hynek UFO Report, 1977, Chapter 7, discussion of radar observations and their interpretation
Sources and image credits are reproduced from the presentation's speaker notes. Conceptual images are not historical photographs. A citation identifies the stated source; it does not independently authenticate the underlying claim.