(U) SIGHTING OF UFO'S OVER OFF-SHORE ISLANDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81R00560R000100070020-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: August 15, 1968
• Content Type: IRR

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NATIONALIST CHINA ? RtroRr Nuu,,t 2127 1015 68
{U) Sighting of UFO's Over nArt 000 Rt4ORr+ 1 5 AUG 1968
Off - s :t o r v Islands
at the same approximate time of day. They generally remain in sight for about
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pairs or groups of three, normally appear in the afternoon hours and always
recent daily appearances over the off-shore islands. The objects, moving' in
is to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFO) which have been making
Islands. .eaving from TAIPEI (2503N,'12130E) on or about 10 Aug 68, the team
electronic experts to KINMEN (2427N/11823E) and MATSU (2609N/11956E)
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It. OR+atsATOR: 500th Mq
.f'. +.NOraTIEOF A:_ TAIPEI, Taiwk;t ti. -Rt-ARfO.Yt GLENN . FRANXS, COL, I1
. NFD) The Ministry of Nationnat Defense (MND), Governmei4 of the
Repuolic of China, planned to dispatch a 4-man team composed of'military
-inutes at an estimated height of 201, 000 feet or higher.
(Evaluation Reports, DD Forms 1480, preparpl on this IR will be classified
Comment of Preparing Officer: (C-NFL)) information; on the UFO sightings over
the off-shore islands was forwarded in 500th MI Gp message DRUG-OT 1987, DTG
xnnncn !T A__-.&O ATATAT ....1.2....x? r'LVl Ci..i.~i.,.r i.. Toim'fln R*rni* (Tn.
possibly be some form of eI~-'._ i .ying device used by the Chinese Communiaie
Fiei i;omneeiL. (C-NFD) 2 ., _l r.'.osed. Asa MND suspects the UFO$ may
P.CSI, DA 1
'INCPAC 2
PACAF 2
"AC FLT 1
"JSDALO, Hong Kong 1
7th PsyOps Op 1
6499th SAG I
SRD 1
500th 1 Gp 8
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