PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9616540

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1950

REPORTED LOCATIONTinker AFB Oklahoma City Okla

FRAMES3

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RFPUT NO. IR-37-50 SOURIE_.AirMan—
Oct 50 DATE I TO ATIC_-
COLOR__Amber_
SHAM:Elliptical Maur
3000'-4000' isti.t.
S.I.I25' diameter
COURSE LENGTH OF TIM. OBSHAVE
NO. TN GROJP1 .* TYPT OF OBSERVATION_GRQUnd........ -
COIND....: MANt:UVEnS Jerky sideward moyement, Gained_.
! KI-TCHES altitude
. PISCOs BOULOON
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there appeared to be jerky sideward movements. The object was observed for approx-
imately 3 minutes and when last seen it appeare be at about 10,000 feet continuing
to ascend into the northwest.
d. Clear skies up t t the time of the observation.
e. G. cheok of local air air installations inatallations following morning evealed that
no local aircraft no local aircraft were knowm to be aloft at the time of the observation. were knowm to be aloft at the time of the observation.
APPROVED:
Pearl sheetton i
PERCY/E. SUTTON WILLIAM L. TRAVIS
Captain, USAF Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Intelligence
Division
-13
S:.
DOWNGRA YEARS.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED

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REFERENCES (CORIFO Bum loe, preriou ets. as epplicable) 4173
. Begin test m 112-art 11)
The followi.ng statenent was nade by S/Sgt
assigned to the S30th Bomb Souadron of orce
At approximately 2100 hours on while cn Guard Duty on the
Oth Ramp Area, I saw a bluish white light appear south east of the e Base approxi-
mately ten (10) miles distance. This object was hended r northest at a fust rote of
apeed. It appeared to be about ten (io) fect in diameter and circular in shape.
At approximately y two miles northwest of the Ease the object t veered sharply to
the right and thon disappearod from sight. lo sound could be heard from this object.
It appeared to be approximately eight thousand'(s,000) feet high. The following
listed airmon also sav the same object at the same time:
Sergeant
Scrgeant
Corporal
Private First Clas
T
A check with
area at this time.
A check with the Base Weather Station rovealed that the vas twerty ty-three
thousand (23,ooo) feet and that visibility was fifteen(15)miles.
The Early Marring Radar Station, this Base, v .
observation. .
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APPROVED:
Liau
ARA S. TOOT LIAN
Lt Col, USAF
Wing Intolliconce
1o.INCLS
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS,
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
. DQD DIR 5200.10
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1 F.
DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR
Hondevortor Brcth Ar Forco UNCLASSIFIED
DISTRIBUTION BY HEAD UARTERS EIGHTH
NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DLFENSL OF THE UNITED STATES WIT HIN THE MEANING OFTHE FSPIDNAGE ACT. SO U S C -
31 AND 32. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSM SSION OR THE REVELATION NOF F ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAU|JORIZED PERSON IS PROH BITED I.Y LAN.
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. 1
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