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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT TOu7S RECOR
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 2LOCATION 12. 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
20 Jul 58 Midwest City, Oklahoma Midwest City, Oklahoma 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION PossiolyBalloon
Local_ A.Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT. 21/0515Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical JUPPTER JUPPTER
Yes Yes 800 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
x:No xONo Military Militory Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
40 seconds one West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd ball shaped to 300ft Bright white obj ematting heat
in diameter, br te, appeared waves very low on horizon disap-
to be spinning g heat ves. pearing 3-4 secs on due west
Appeared to hove spot. No course. Planet Jupiter was set-
sound. Obj disarpeared in 2-3 secs. ting and at
Characteristic of refraction of Astro Case evaluated as refrnction of
body. Planet Jupiter.

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TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
ZEN/COMDR 33D ADIV OKCTY AFS OKLA
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(4)ONE
(5) N/A Tat That
WAVES
(7) N/A G
(8) NO SOUND a
(9) APPEARED TO HOVER IN ONE SPOT Note
(B) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT (B) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. BRIGHTNESS AND LARGE SIZE Thi SIZE Thi
2. 270 DEGREES AT 1 DEGREES ELEVATION No mtin. mtoo
3. 270 DEGREES AT  DEGREES ELEVATION Sen due
West, ppanty
4. DISAPPEARED ON A DUE WEST 270 DEGREES COURSE
5. DISAPPEARED IN THREE (3) TO FOUR (4) SECONDS
6. VISIBL FOR 30 TO 40 SECONDS

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2NONE
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(D) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 202g58
O51sZ 2315/0
1. 0515Z,/21 JULY 1958
(E) LOCATION OF OBSERVOR
1. CENTER OF MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA. 97 DEGREES 1 10 MIN
WEST 35 DEGREES 30 MIN NORTH. ....
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(F) IDENTIFYING G INFORMATION ON OOSERVOR
CAPTAI. CAPTA 33RD AIR DIVISION, OKLAHOMA CITY ORD DIvISIoN, OKLaHoMA CTTY
AIR FORCE STATION, DUTY: MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR• RELIABILITY:
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(G) WEATHER
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1. CLEAR SKY
2UNKNOWN
3. CLEAR
4. UNLIMITED
5. N/A
6.NONE
(H)NONE
(I) NONE
(J) NONE
(K) OPERATIONS OFFICER ACW SQUADRON. REPORT WAS RECEIVED AT
10000 HOURS, 1 AUGUST 1958, AT OKLAHOMA CITY AIR FORCE
STATION. SSIBLE E COURSE OF SIGHTING G WAS UNDETERMINED.
(L) NONE CAUSE CauSE
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ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INFO ROUTINE X AF MSG 746-8-4 UNCL
FROM: 41x SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
COMDR, ATIC
TO: COMDR, 33RD AIR DIVISION, OKLAIIOMA CITY, O.LAHOMA RWFHW
ATIN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICER 40923
FROM: AFCIN-4E4 FROM: AFCIN-4E4
TY, OKLAHOMA,
IN ACCORDANCE WIEH PAR 4B AND 6, AFR 200-2, DID 5 FEB 1958, RE JUEST
FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION TO FROVIDE FURTHER DATA AND TO RESOLVE
CERTAIN APPARENT INCONSISTENCIES ON PART OF SCURCE'S STATE-ENTS. CERTAIN APPARENT INCONSISTENCIES ON PART OF SCURCE'S STATE-ENTS.
YOU ARE REFERRED TO PAR 1 ANd 5 OF THIS DIRECTIVE FOR GUIDANCE AND
ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. BRIEF SUMARY: A. SOURCE OF RFT,
CAPT 33RD AIR DIVISION, EVALUATED AS VERY RELIABLE IN
TT RFT. RPTS ROUND, BAIL SHAFED BRIGTT WITE OBJECT SEEN FR CEVTER CASMICAtIOn CanCElLed
OR Changed to ac
OF MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA AT 2315 HRS, NIGIT 20 JULY 1958, FURTHER AUi: AER 205-1D
PaeA2-17cw
STATES
ONE STOT. OBSERVED FOR 40 SECONDS. B. CLAIAS OBJ ALMOST 300 FT.
REPEAT 300 FT, IN DIAMETER WHEN VIEWED AT ARNS LENGTH. IN ANSWER
TO JUESTIONS FURTHER ON STATES THAT IT WAS OBSERVED DUE .EST AT A DATE I TIME
6 |1300 1300
10 DEGRIE 10 DEGR VATIO... THIS ELEV THIS ELEV -FOSES I WAS ALMOST MONTH YEAR
AUG 1953
SYMBOL
AFCIN-4E4 thary Hasbenil Hasbeil
TYPED NAME AND TITLE (SignaiNTe, if reqmired)
30-H1 CAPTAINN GEORGL T. GREGORY CAPTAIN GEORGL T. GREGORY RW JWAU
30-1-W0 6-9216 PAGE PAGE NR. OF RW WASWC MARY
PHONE 6-9216 NR. PAGES 2 MARY C. MARKEVICH
SECURITY IFICATION 1st Lt., USAF
UNCLASSIFIED Assistant Administrative Officar
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UNCLAS 33D ODI 3344. SUBJECT: UFOB INCIDENT, MIDWEST CITY,
OKLAHOMA, 20 JULY 1958. REFERENCE YOUR CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE
AFCIN-4E4 I IC-40973, 6 AUGUST 1958. FOLLOW UP ICVESTIGATION
CONDUCTED BY THIS OFFICE HAS RESULTED PN THE FOLLOWING: (A)O
CAPT FIS A MELICAL OFFICER AT THIS STATION AND
AND LACKS TECHNICAL BACKGROUND USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH A
*VERY RELIABLE" SOURCE. FEEL THAT EVALUATING OFFICER WAS
CONSIDERING SOURCES CHARACTER, ETC., RATHER THAN BACKGROUND.
(B) CANNOT EVALUATE RELIABILITY OF THE SIZE OF OBJECT (300 FT)
ON THE FACT THAT T THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL SPGHTINGS OF SUBJECT•
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(C) A CHECK WITH 6TH WEATHER SQUADRON AT TINKER AFB, REVEALED
THAT A WEATHER BALLOON WAS RELEASED AT TINKER AFB ON 2300 HOURS,
20 JULY 1958. AT THE TIME OF RELEASE THE WINDS ALOFT BETWEEN
3000 - 9000 FT WA IN A WESTERLY HEADI G AT 7 KNOTS BALLOON WAS
10-12 FT IN DIAMETER AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH WHITE LIGHT
SUSPENDED FROM THE BALLOON. 0
BT ofsighling.
minute prior tion aundhig
11/2042Z Z AUG RJWFHW Observer
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.SAGEFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
COMDR, ATIC
ON HORIZON. C. ANYTHING THE SIZE REPORTED (I.E., AINOST SIZE OF
FOOTBALL FIELD) WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND REFORTED BY
MANY, ESPECIALLY IN FAIRLY CROWDED AREA. YET NO REPORTS OF ANY
UFOS OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL FR MILIFARY OR CIVIL FLIGHTS, RADAR UNITS,
GOC POSTS OR OTHERS IN HAT AREA. RPT STATES SKY CLEAR AND
VISIBILITY UNLIMTTED. D. ELEVATION GIVEN IMFLIES OBJ FAR OUT ON
THE HORIZON ( I.E. DIRECTION OF OKLAHONA CIFY) YET SIZE AT ARMS THE HORIZON ( I.E. DIRECTION OF OKLAHONA CIFY) YET SIZE AT ARMS
LENGIH MAKES STATEMENTS CONTRADICTORY. THIS REJEST BASED ON LENGTH MAKES STATEMENTS CONTRADICTORY. THIS REJEST BASED ON 1
REQUIREMENTS OF PAR 1, AFR 200-2, FACT THAT SOURCE, AF MAN, REQUIREMENTS OF PAR 1, AFR 200-2, FACT THAT SOURCE, AF MAN,
PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING RPT AND ADVERSE PUBLICTFY GIVEN
THE AIR FORCE LATELY RE UFO PROGRAM. IN REPLY CITE AFCIN-4E4. THE AIR FORCE LATELY RE UFO PROGRAM. IN REPLY CITE AFCIN-AEL.
UFO LNCIDENT, MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA, 20 JULY 1958. EARLY REPLY
AS TO YOUR FINDINGS IN THIS M MATTER WOULD BE APIRECIATED.
COORDINATION:
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