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1. DATE ]2 LOCATION 112, CONCLUSIONS
| |0 Was Balloon
| 8 Oct 59 Fort Sill, Okla. | Rx Frobebly Balen
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloan
. O Wos Aireroft
Local j ohio. ne ioue O Ground-Rodor O Probably Aircraft
ome 2350Z Air Vi sal ©D Air-Intercept Rador \o Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE '5 Was Astronomical
0 Yes CO Probably Astronomical
XK nie ‘ 9. lita 3D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 NUMBER OF OBJECTS | ?- COURSE O Other
OG Insufficient Date for Evoluction
O Unknown
two hrs_ one |__SE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

turning orange at

11. COMMENTS
The fact that

the obj was moving

Rnd, blue white obj,
\ sitieet. Size of pea to dime.

Occasionally obj had a
during which oo} appeared more

w/scope obj
appeared to have & ridge encircling it.
rocking motion,

‘‘eardrop

generally ia the direction of the wind,
its description, and relatively slow
movement tends to substantiate the cone
elusion taat this obj was @& balloon

shape than rnd.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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ATED 5 FEB 58:

DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT: (1) ROUND. €2) PEA/DIME, (3)

‘TE AND TURNING ORANGE AT SUNSET, ca) ONE.
WITH SCOPE APPEARED To

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(5) N/A.

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STATED THAT THE BLUE-WHITE
“SEEMED TO BE THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTING TH ECT

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AROUGH THE OBJECT RATHER

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TyO OBSERVERS AT FORT SILL, OKLA. STATED APPROXIMATELY 29 DEGREES
= VE HORIZON. TWO OBSERVERS AT LAWTON, OKLA STATED APPROXIMATELY
s DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON. ALL OBSERVERS STATED THAT OBJECT WAS WSW
= LAWTON, OKLA, CAPPROX IMATELY 240 DEGREE HEADING). (9? OBSERVERS
MT USING VISUAL AID STATED THERE WAS NO. VARIANCE IN ELEVATLON OR
-IMUT Me OBSERVERS AT LAWTON, OKLA, USING A 90K TELESCOPE STATED
“AT GBJECT DISAPPEARED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON
°PARENTLY MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. (4) VERY GRADUAL MOVEMENT
OBJECT. OCCASIONALLY OBJECT HAD A ROCKING MOTION. DURING THIS “
SKING MOTION, OBJEST. HAD A MORE TEARDROP SHAPE THAN A ROUND SHAPE.
=) GRADUALLY FADED OUT TOWARD THE WSW APPARENTLY TRAVELING GRADUALLY
DYARD THE SE» (5) APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS.
MANNER OF OBSERVATION: (1) ALL OBSERVERS EXCEPT ONE USED GROUND-
SSUAL. ONE OBSERVER SIGHTED THE OBJECT WHILE FLYING. (2) THREE
<SRVERS USED THE SANE TELESCOPE (A 90 POWER ANCHOR TELESCOPE
‘IPPED WITH A FOUR INCH MIRROR). (3) L-20, ARNY NUMBER 1714,
> FEET, SPEED 90 MPH, UNKNOWN HEADING, FORT SILL, OKLA. (PILOT OF
RCRAFT. WAS FLYING ON INSTRUWENTS AND ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN OBJECT
} | aS SIGHTED)
. -tME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: ¢1) 23502/8 OCT 59. (2) DAY THROUGH

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UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE

INCOMING

LOCATION OF OBSERVERS:*BUILDING NUMBER 4908, FORT SILL, OKLA,
CUI: STREET, LAWTON, OKLA; AND APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES
LAST OF LAWTON, OKLA. ON HIGHWAY NUMBER 7 (KSWO TELEVISION STATION).
°, IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS: (1) MR. gm, 51,

SRI STREET, LAWTON, OKLA., ELECTRICIAN, RELIABILITY:

5000; MRS, SS, 55, MM, LAVTON, OKLA,
SOUSEWIFE, RELIABILITY: FAIR; MR. QS 35, Gime,

@UMMMME STREET, LAWTON, CKLA., ELEECTRICIAN, RELIABILITY: FAIR; AND
FR, 27, meme, Layton, ox14., TV ANNOUNCER, “
SLIABILITY: GOOD. ¢2) ANDERSON, THOMAS E,, CAPTAIN, 086661, USA,
‘TH INFANTRY, COMPANY A, FORT SILL, OKLA, PILOT, RELIABILITY: GOOD;
(ITHCART, RICHARD Be, CWO/3, 95S5010E, USAF, DETACHMENT 11, 16TH WEATHER
SQUADRON, FORT SILL, OKLAs, WEATHER OBSERVER, RELIABILITY: GOOD;
‘TEPHENS, JOHN De, AF17461435, A2C, DET 11, ISTH WEATHER SO, FORT
SILL, OKLAs, RELIABILITY: FAIR; AND CALLEN, DONALD Wi, AF25783156,
2C, DET Ll, 16TH WEATHER SOD, FORT SILL, OXLA, RELIABILITY: GOOD,
WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING:

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1) CLEAR. €2) SURFACE NNWocdTOe1S KNOTS; SOOO FEET, 550 DEGREES/27

NOTS; 10,000 FEET, 290 DEGREES/33 KNOTS; 16,000 FEET, 270 DEGREES/

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: KN 30,000 FEET, 2S0

KNOTS; 20,000 FEET,

50,000 FEET, 25
MILES CPLUS) (5) NONE

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GREES/ S0 KNOTS;
NMEA SURED. (3) CLEAR. (4) 15

NONE.

NONE Ge |
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75 MILES WNW APPROXIMATELY 30,000 FEET, HEADIN
AND. CHARACTERISTICS

gIR POLICE OPERATIONS OFFICER, THE DESCRIPTION
? THE OBJECT ERESEMBLE THOSE OF A LARGE EXPERIMENTAL BALLOON. Abi,

NOWN ACTIVITIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA WHICH MIGHT USE THIS TYFE OF
ALLOON WERE QUERIED WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. 1 eye
INK DRAWINGS BY OBSERVERS ARE PRESENTLY ON FILE AT THIS

“ADQUARTERS END.

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