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1. DATE «¢ 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Boll
21 May 64 Altus, Okla D Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION OD. Possibly Bolleon
I O Was Aircraft
Local =a. 3 & Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar QO Pishably Aivecali
out 2L/ 10302 D Air Visual OD Air-Intercept Radar | Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
0D Yes O Probably Astronomical
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1% ht hovering over ° ‘Ssile site. Guard called

in distance. White obj, round, no sound, init
bservation to S at 45° elev. Passed over Site
t 80° elev. Initial phase of observation light

f N Star. Faded in 2-4 mins. Motion against

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additional witness and obj observed to be bein
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overed over S$ for 8-10 mins. Light then drifted
pward where it then appeared to have intensity

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111. COMMENTS

nd. Not observed from additional sites in area.

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UNIDENTIFIED: Motion against wind.
Hovering not consistant with a/c
evaluation unless Helo. Light could

be attributed to Helo with x landing
light or other light a/c similar

to those used on photo missions, howeve
rising and disappearance inconsistant
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MISSILE SITE 7, ALTUS AFB, OKLAHOMA

UFO Report from SAC. Received at 1135Z at SAC Command Post. At 1030Z Missile
Site 6, Altus, Oklahoma reported a large bright light (size of a/c) overhead,
below 10,000' directly over silo. Light was bright enough to light silo cap.
Reported to people in silo, and crew silo commander sent a maintenance man
up, who saw light and verified it being there. By the time he got there it
had moved to an extremely high altitude. Moved vertically in NW direction.
Weather high thin, scattered.

hoS - HU28100 Priority 3 (Major Funk

Spoke with Lt/Col Hollis. Site has guards all night, no military personnel.
No Silo Crew Commander. Was told that it was Missile Site #7. Lt Stevenson,
OIC, witness A3C Davis. AI1C Somera spoke with these witnesses. Observation
1030Z-1040Z, like large aircraft rising looked like bright star. South of Silo
Door, as bright as star. Flight from E to North Gaining altitude from 30
deg - 45 deg.

Missile Site 7, Altus AFB, Oklahoma, Sunrise 0528 am at 35 degrees N beginning of
twilight 0341 am. Time of sighting 1030Z = 0430am. |

Brightness in sky, size of large a/c under 10,000 ft. Alt was estimate

Alt was estimated by high
thin clouds. No features, light only. Eee Eten ik ater aU ERS clavate
10+. Motion was to Northwest. AlC Somera saw for 14 minute elevation.

There was no change in size nor any change in color. It faded into the distance
disappearing. There were no features other than light. A3C Davis first saw obj
(light) had a magnitude of 2X N Star. There was a change in brightness which was

associated with motion. He was facing northeast.
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TO: AFSC (FID), Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 45433

Forwarded in accordance with paragraph 13b, AFR 200-2A,.

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577th Strategic Missile Squadron (CICBM-Atlas)
llth Strategic Aerospace Wing (SAC)

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma

REPLY TO
ATIN OF: 1Lt Stanley D. Stephenson 26 May 1964

SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object (UFO)

TO: BC

1. This report, submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2, gives information
on the object observed over Altus auetrtany, © Site Number 7 on 21 May 64
at approximately 10302.

a. Description of object:

(1) Round. : , eka
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/ / (2) A basketball held at arms length.
(3) white, |
(4) One.
(5) N/A.

(6) A3C Davis compared the object to a street lamp, six to eight

ee in diameter,

(7) None observed.

(8) None heard.

(9) No other unusual features.
b. Description of course of object:

(1) A3C Davis first noticed an unusual light hovering over the |
south fence of Site 7. The size of the light first attracted him as it
brightened up the sky.

(2) It appeared due south of the silo cap, at an angle of approxi-
mately 45 degrees elevation.

(3) Disappeared with A3C Davis and 1 AJC Sumera having to look up
at an angle of 80 degrees to follow the object.

(4) A3C Davis, after first seeing the object, watched it hover

| over the south fence for 8-10 minutes, then the light drifted upward to
where it appeared to be twice the size and intensity of the North Star.
Airman Davis then went over to the LCC ftry and phoned the LCC, AIC
Sumera was sent topside immediately and observed the object still hovering
over the site. The light then wobbled slightly and started to move

northwest direction very rapidly, finally disappearing.

(5) By fading from sight.
(6) Approximately 12 minutes.
c. Manner of observation:
(1) Ground - visual. a
(2) No optical aids used. wry
(3) N/A.
d. ‘Time and Date of Sighting.
(1) 21/10302
°° (2) ~Night.
e.. Location of observers - 23 miles south of Altus.
£. Identifying information of observers.
(1) N/A.

| -€2) Davis, Willie L. A3C - Combat Defense Squadron Security Guard
at Site 7.

Sumera, Paavo AlC - 577SMS MFT on Missile Crew R-37.

| Both observers can be relied on to accurately report what
they observed.

g.- Weather and Winds;

(1) Clear night, calm winds.

(2) Surface Calm
6,000 20° @ 20K
10 ,000 19° @ 8K
16,000 190° @ 10K
20,000 210° @ 10K
30,000 120° @ 5K
50,000 280° @ 15K

Recordings at 21/1200Z.

(3) No ceiling.
(4) 15 miles.

(5) High thin cloud cover - 9/10 sky cover.

(6) None.

(7) Surface +63 F
5,000 #13.5 C
10 ,000 +4.5C
15 ,000 -5.5 C
20,000 “14.5 C
24,000 =-22.5 C

Recordings at 21/0955Z
i h. None.

i. Wing Command Post contacted radar sites in the area and site 8 / } )
southwest of Altus, but no additional sightings were observed. nt a

j. None.

k. Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander, Crew R-37, 577th SMS, Altus
AFB, Oklahoma. I am only reporting the events that took place as described
by the observers. At 1040Z, 21 May 64, A3C Davis called me in the Launch
Control Center and reported sighting the object. Being unable to leave
the LCC, I immediately sent AlC Sumera topside to check this out. At
1046, AlC Sumera returned to the LCC and reported his findings.

2. This concludes the report.

Brady Dd. Seow

STANLEY D, STEPHENSON, 1Lt, USAF _
DMCCC Crew R-37

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DEARBORN OBSERVATORY

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS 60201

18 November 1964

Major Hector Quintanilla

Foreign Technology Division ) |
Box 9494 |

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio

Dear Major:

I am enclosing the equatorial crossing sheetyfor Echo I and Echo II for p
the year 1964, to the present. I shall send you copies of the new sheets
as they come along, as I have a good reason now to believe they will.

With reference to the Altus, Oklahoma sighting, 21 May 1964, that definitely
has proved to be Echo II, as reference to the enclosed sheets will show. I
believe the identification is positive. |

The case pf the Northwestgfn student fro st, Illinois As in abeyance, ©
dent in the Vizgin Islands.

The stugént is no longermAhere but is now r

Since }iis sighting was/ve ikely an air I don't think e need to’

pursye thet one any further. “She sight , in anx case,scontain avery little

information,~and it/does not seemprofjtable to try to,get more outrof this |

chap at the present time. Since we have gone this fe however, if y eel
worthwhile, my gamg.and I here can sénd a ietter off to him to’ see what

At might bring forth, Butt I don't think it's mech worthwhile.

What are your plans on coming to visit us? I would suggest the week of

December 7 as the one following I am scheduled to be in Austin, Texas for

& few days, and during the first week in December, I shall be in New

Mexico. ta

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With respect to the Altus case, would it not be a good idea to drop a note

to Mr. Davis and Somera to let them know that they had seen Echo II? Good

inter-Air Force relations. Pd
Ant ata m

Sincerely yours, ; °

Ahh

Je Allen Hynek

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