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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

1. DATE iF LOCATION % 12. CONCLUSIONS
Daventry, England
LA / 5+ O Was Balloon
28 August 1954 Beacon Hill, England O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP G TYPE OF OBSERVATION O -Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircroft
Lecal 7/2 = oO Grounens sual 0 Ground-Radar Q Probobly Aircraft
GMT__..— 3 B Air Visual oO Air-Intercept Rodar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS &. SOURCE [O. Was Astronomical ay
0 Yes VK Probably Astronomical iT =O?
% No Military O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0 Other_ a
a seconds 3 O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 - 4 seconds 1 to 4 Westerly 0 Unknown
“iio, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS is ihe; i:
l= One streamer with 3-4, smaller ones white,
2— White with trail ind streamers slight des— Preparing officer eval, is meteor.

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(B) NIGHT (VFR), 6B (5) ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN DAVENTRY, ENGLAND AND
BEACON HILL FAN MARKER, ENGLAND. 6B (6) (A) NONE. (3B) (1) <x
MP, 41 COL, HO THIRD AF, PILOT. (1) EXCELLENT. 6B (7) (A)
CLEAR, 12 MILES VISIBILITY. (B) UNKNOWN. (C) UNLIMITED. (D) 132
MILES. (E) NONE. (F) NONE. 6B (8) NONE. 6B (9) NONE. 6B (12) NONE.
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FOLG INFO IS SUBMITTED. 6B (1) CA) FCOTBALL; (B) BASEBALL HELD AT
ARMS LENGTH, (C) WHITE, (D) ONE, (SL N/A, ¢F> NO OTHER DISCERNIBLE
FEATURES OR DETAILS, (G) APPEARED TC BE ONE MAIN TAIL (OR STREAMER)
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EQUIVALENT TO ABOUT THE WIDTH OF THE OBJECT ITSELFe ALSO, THERE
APPEARED TO BE TWO SMALLER STREAMERS, ONE ON EACK SIDE OF THE LARGER
MIDDLE STREAMER. CH) NONE, (I) NONE. 6B (2) (A) CO-PILOT CALLED MY
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HORIZON AND INFRONT OF LINE OF FLIGHT OF A/C WE WERE FLYING. (C)
SANE ELEVATION AZINUTH<WZSTERLY, (D) FROM LEFT TC RIGHT, LEVEL,
VITH RESPECT TG AXC HEADING, (CE) DISAPPEARED INTO A WESTERLY
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DIRECTION, CF) APPROXIMATELY FOUR €4) SECONDS, 62°35) CA) AIR. = VISUAL

» CE) NONE, (C) AIREORNE, C=47, €666,'7506", 176 DEGREES, 145 KNOTS,
BOVINGDON. GP (4) CA) 208262, (B) NIGHT CVFR2. 6B (5) HALF WAY BETWEE:

DAVENTRY AND BEACON HILL CRETURNING TO. BOVINGDOMISE C$) MILITARY=

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KESEARCH INTERPLANETARY INTELLIGENCE W. F. RIEFER
INVESTIGATION OF
ANALYSIS UNIDENTIFIED pcre Diractbe

FLYING — 1007 N.W. 14 OBJECTS Dee ornate
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. | |

16 July 1960 “

Lt. Colonel Lawrence J, Tacker, USAF
Public Unformation Division
Office of Information
. Office é6f the Secretary of the Air Force
* Washington 25, D. C.

Dear Colonel Tacker:

© In accordance with paragraph 8 of AFR 200-2, I should like to request the
analysis of the formation of fifteen UFOs, seen, tracked by radar, and pursued
by interceptors over Oklahoma City on 28 August 1954. I was referred to your
office by lst Lt Thomas—#7—Lezvttt;-USAF Public Information Officer for the
: -. Qklahoma City Air Defense Sector Manual, Oklahoma City Air Force Station, Okla.,
t in a letter dated 27 June 1960.

Tae & I would alse like to thank you for sending me a copy of AFR 200-2 as amended;
‘ your courtesy is appreciated.

A

(D jhat is ATIC's analysis of the 8mm color motion pictures of UFOs taken by
Miss-Qggegens Hazel Green,Wisconsin, on 11 April 1960. Miss @imme told
me, in a letter dated 9 July that the film had been turned over to the USAF for
analysis.

CY I should appreciate receiving a copy ef the new AF fact sheet, when issued,

€ In DD Press Release 1083-57, 5 November 1957, the total of UFO sightings
for 1956 is listed as 778; of this number 2.2% is listed as "Unknown", By my
computation, this figures out to 17 3/25 sightings. Several of the other stat-
istics are also uneven; please advise me what 3/25 or 99/100 of a sighting is?

\>) Have pilots of the Air Defense Command, NORAD, ever fired, by rockets, g:ns,
other means upon Unidentified Flying Objects? Is there a ADC order in effect
autherizing such firing? Is there an ADC order in effect forbidding such firing?
If se, and they are not classified, I should like to requestcopies.
BEN
Ch Does the United States Air Force exchange information on UFOs with the Air
orces of friendly nations?

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nap eae, AMES MANEY
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AIR 1 ‘om HNICAL IAT bef GENCE LCN
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRISHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
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ASCIN-hi2x 1 AUG 1869

UFO Information (James Maney)

SAFOI=3d (L/Col Tacker)

1. The following is in reference to numbered paragraphs of letter,
copy attached,

a. Reference paragraph one, this Center has no record of UFO's
sighted over Oklahoma City during August 195).

bo. Reference paragraph three, this Center has not received the
film ‘iss@ijma is alleged to have turned over to tne Air Force.

c. Reference paragraon six, ATIC has no information to the effect
that ADC pilots have fired on an unidentified flying object. ATIC has
no information concerning an ADC order which foroids firing on anything
which gives indication of being a threat to the security of the United
States. It should be noted that Air Force records, from the time of
the first airborne guns, contain instances of firings on objects due
to misinterpretation by pilots. These instances of misinterpretation

are, of course, at a higher rate during wars or other periods when
tension rans high.

dad. Reference paragraph seven, a limited amount of information
concerning unidentified aerial phenomena is exchanged between the
U. S. Air Force and friendly foreign nations. for your further infor-
mation, no other country has near the volume of UFO reports that are
made in the United States each year,

FOR THE COMMANDER:

“Ged. Jol

PHILIP G. EVANS 1 Atch:
Colonel, USAF Cy ltr 16 July 60 fr Se

Deputy for Science and Components

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5 August 1960

peor ic.

This is to acknowledge your letter of 16 July concerning
unidentified flying objects.

The Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center has no record of a
UFO sighting at Oklahoma City during August 1954. Provided it was
reported to 6 locai Air Force activity at the time, this would indicate
the sighting wes probably solved locally. Tinker Air "orce Base and the
’ Oklehoma City -\ir Force Station have no record of this signting in their
files at the present time. Probably copies of Oklahoma City newspapers
would shed some Light on this sighting, or the cause. In any event, the
long interval of time since that date would vreclude any further investi-
gation of this case by the Air Force.

The Aerospace Tecanical intelligence Center uss 12. information to
the effect that ADC pilots have fired on unidentified rlying cdjects or
flying saucers. You must keep in mind that the Air foree ia charged by
lew with the air defense of the United States and must contact, intercept,
identify and if necessary shoot down any sircrs:t or yvebicle which poses
a threat to the security of tbe United States. cis ntission responsibility
probably gives rise to the revort that ADC pilots save orders to shoot down
UPUs.

Category vercenteages of UFOs published in official Department of Defense
releases are etraight msthemetical cowoutetions carried out to only two
places and because of this when worked in reverse, they will not refleet the'
exact original totsl or sub totel.

A liwited smount of information coneerninzs unidentified serial phenomene
is exchanged betveen the J. S. Air Force and foreign nations. for your
informetion, no other country has near the volume or UFO revorts shat are
made in the United States esch year.

As requested I am inclosing the latest Denartment oa: Defense fact
sheet, dated 21 July 1960. or this subiect.

Sincerely,

Inclosure . LAWRENCE J. TACKSR

Lt. Colonel, USA?

Public Information Division
Office of Information

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Reader O[-1

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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