Korea: FEAF commander on Wonsan/Sunchon sightings
On February 21, 1952, Far East Air Forces commander Lt. Gen. Otto P. Weyland told reporters that no conclusive evaluation had yet been made of the January 29 UFO sightings by B-29 crews over Wonsan and Sunchon, Korea.
Background
Background
B-29 crews reported luminous spheres accompanying their aircraft over Wonsan and Sunchon on January 29, 1952. The objects were described as sun-coloured with a bluish sheen and flew parallel to their course.
Event
On February 21, 1952, Lieut. Gen. Otto P. Weyland, commander of the Far East Air Forces, told journalists that no conclusive assessment of the observations was yet available. The sightings occurred during the Korean War over North Korean territory.
Witnesses and Evidence
The witnesses were crew members of two B-29 bombers, among them tail and fire control operators. Reports reached Air Force Intelligence. Newspaper articles in the Rock Island Argus and Stars and Stripes documented Weyland's statement; Project 1947 holds the records.
Significance
This statement points to official uncertainty about military UFO encounters in the middle of the war, despite the Air Force's initial scepticism.