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Middle East / Asia1952-01-29civilian claim

Wonsan and Sunchon B-29 Sightings

On January 29, 1952, crews of two separate B-29 Superfortresses operating over North Korea, one over Wonsan, one over Sunchon, independently reported orange globe-shaped lights pacing their aircraft for up to five minutes. Far East Air Forces commander Lt. Gen. Otto P. Weyland publicly acknowledged an ongoing investigation, and the incident was logged in Project Blue Book as among the earliest multi-crew, multi-aircraft Korean War-era UAP cases.

On January 29, 1952, crews of two separate B-29 Superfortresses operating over North Korea, one over Wonsan, one over Sunchon, independently reported orange globe-shaped lights pacing their aircraft for up to five minutes.

Brief

On January 29, 1952, crews of two separate B-29 Superfortresses operating over North Korea, one over Wonsan, one over Sunchon, independently reported orange globe-shaped lights pacing their aircraft for up to five minutes. Far East Air Forces commander Lt. Gen. Otto P. Weyland publicly acknowledged an ongoing investigation, and the incident was logged in Project Blue Book as among the earliest multi-crew, multi-aircraft Korean War-era UAP cases. The Wonsan crew reported an orange disc roughly three feet in apparent diameter emitting intermittent blue flames, remaining visible for five minutes at 20,000 feet while the bomber flew at 200 mph. The Sunchon report came from a different squadron based hundreds of miles away, operating independently, making a coordinated hoax implausible. United Press carried the story nationally by February 19.

Metadata

Date
1952-01-29
Year
1952
Location
Wonsan / Sunchon, North Korea
Region
Middle East / Asia
Status
confirmed
Tag
civilian claim
Primary
PROJECT 1947. UFO Reports 1952, Korea, Wonsan-Sunchon
Source type
catalogue
Sources
3

Key Points

  • On January 29, 1952, crews of two separate B-29 Superfortresses operating over North Korea, one over Wonsan, one over Sunchon, independently reported orange globe-shaped lights pacing their aircraft for up to five minutes.
  • Far East Air Forces commander Lt. Gen. Otto P. Weyland publicly acknowledged an ongoing investigation, and the incident was logged in Project Blue Book as among the earliest multi-crew, multi-aircraft Korean War-era UAP cases.
  • The Wonsan crew reported an orange disc roughly three feet in apparent diameter emitting intermittent blue flames, remaining visible for five minutes at 20,000 feet while the bomber flew at 200 mph.
  • The Sunchon report came from a different squadron based hundreds of miles away, operating independently, making a coordinated hoax implausible.

Most Interesting

  • The Wonsan crew reported an orange disc roughly three feet in apparent diameter emitting intermittent blue flames, remaining visible for five minutes at 20,000 feet while the bomber flew at 200 mph.
  • On January 29, 1952, crews of two separate B-29 Superfortresses operating over North Korea, one over Wonsan, one over Sunchon, independently reported orange globe-shaped lights pacing their aircraft for up to five minutes.
  • United Press carried the story nationally by February 19.

Timeline

  1. 1952-01-29 · Encounter

    On January 29, 1952, crews of two separate B-29 Superfortresses operating over North Korea, one over Wonsan, one over Sunchon, independently reported orange globe-shaped lights pacing their aircraft for up to five minutes.

  2. 2000 · Source record

    PROJECT 1947. UFO Reports 1952, Korea, Wonsan-Sunchon is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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