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|  1. DATE - TIME GROUP 8 Jul 53 08/2227Z | 2. LOCATION Tinker AB, Oklahoma  |
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|  3. SOURCE CIVILIAN | 10. CONCLUSION CONFIRMED BALLOON OBSERVATION  |
|  4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS ONE  |   |
|  5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3-4 min | 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS  |
|  6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GROUND VISUAL  |   |
|  7. COURSE STATIONARY  |   |
|  8. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No  |   |
|  9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE ☐ Yes ☐ No  |   |

FORM<br/>FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form may be used.

ACTION: 3 Atta
4 L File

1953 JUL 9 09:14
UNCLASSIFIED

UPC:49
72493 JUL 9 09:14
UNCLASSIFIED

JUNK 22
OO JEDEN JEDUP JEPHQ 392
DC JUNK 1A
3 09222Z ZM
A COMDR CCANA TINKER AFB OKLA
TO JEPHQ/BIR OF INTELLIGENCE NR USAF WASHDC
JEDUP/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CTR URIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
JEDEN/COMDR ENT AFB COLO
JEDUP/COMDR AMC URIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO

UNCLASSIFIED

E0-2T-7-1 -E FOR ATTAA-2C PLYGRPT
/1/ ONE ROUND WHITE SHINY OBJECT NO TAIL OR EXHAUST NO APPARENT METHOD OF PROPULSION WITH LITTLE SIGN OF MOTION NO SOUND HOLDING ALTITUDE UNTIL OBJECT DISAPPEARED IN OPEN SKY.
/2/ 092227Z THREE TO FOUR…

PAGE TWO, JUFAK G1A

AND A/10 ON THE FROH GTH MOBILE WEATHER SQUADRON
WITH HER APR OHLA.

/6/ 25,000 FT 328 DEGREES 16 KNOTS; 25,000 FT 292 DEGREES 21 KNOTS;
25,000 FT 238 DEGREES 19 KNOTS; 35,000 FT 238 DEGREES 21 KNOTS; 40,000
FT 298 DEGREES 17 KNOTS. 8821002 OBSERVATION. WEATHER AT 02230Z
02230Z SCT VIS 19 WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 18 KNOTS

/7/ BALLOON RELEASED BY GTH MOBILE WEATHER SQUADRON AT 02100Z CITED
BY UNIT CHIEF CLAUDE R RIGSBY, ROY J REED CHIEF CIVILIAN AIR POLICE
ROGER D PACK CIVILIAN INVESTIGATION AIR PROVOST MARTIAL UNIT THROUGH
MINGOULARS AND A/10 B G WHEELER. A/10 G L LORD. THE LAT…

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FROM: (Originator)
COMDR ATIC

TO: COMDR OCANA TINKER AFB OKLA

INFO:
FROM: AFOIE-ATIAZ-7-11-2

|  DATE-TIME GROUP | 092000Z JUL 53  |
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|  PRECEDENCE FOR: | ACTION ROUTINE  |
|  ☐ BOOK MESSAGE | ☐ ORIGINAL MESSAGE  |
|  ☐ MULTIPLE ADDRESS | ☐ CRIPTOPANCAUTION ☐ YES ☑ NO  |
|  REFERS TO MESSAGE: |   |
|  IDENTIFICATION | OCSO-2T-7-10-2  |
|  CLASSIFICATION | UNCLASSIFIED  |

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5200.10

Reference your FLYCERPT …

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FROM: (Originator)
COMDR ATIC

TO:

INFO:
Video film received but as yet not processed. Under separate cover you will receive
questionnaire, briefing booklet, and latest Status Report for Project Blue Book.
In reply site Project Blue Book.

COORDINATION:
ATIAS-5
Lt Olsson
Date

ATIAS
Col Johnston
Date

ATIA
Col McDuffee
Date

DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

UNCLASSIFIED

|  DRAFTER'S NAME (and signature, when required) | ET R.M. OLSSON/ve | SIGNATURE | DATE-TIME GROUP | 092000Z JUL 53…

UNCLASSIFIED

AEP02
JUL 14 13:10
JWFNK E5
RR JEDUP
DE JWFNK 108A
R 132218Z ZHJ
FM COMDR OCAMA TINKER AFB OKLA
TO COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
/A/ OCIS-7-4-E URNSS AFOIN-ATIAZ-7-11-E CITE PROJECT BLUE BOOK. QUESTION 1/UNIDENTIFIED OBF SIGHTED BY JARRETT IVEY EST ELEVATION 30000 FEET, AZIMUTH 0 /OVERHEAD/ 1ST OBSERVATION DISAPPEARED AZIMUTH 270 DEGREES. BALLOON OBSR BY MIL AND CIV THROUGH BINOCULARS EST ELEVATION 30000 FEET, AZIMUTH 135 DEGREES. QUESTION 2/ NO RADAR CONTACT BY 33D ADIV AT TIME OF SIGHTING.

13/2215Z JUL JWFNK
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. D…

(1, white, round, shiny object)

20,000/16 knots
2100th Sounding

25/21

2701

TINKER
SIGHT, MASS HERE
AT 2227th - object
unwired at first
then went West.

X Support balloon seen
by Turner then breakdown

30/15

1801

BANNER LAUNCHED BY 6th WED at 2100th
- SIGNED BY TINKER AT 2350th

2900

WESTH. AT
2330th
35,000/1000

Balloon by 6th Wren - 2100
SIGHTING AT - 2227
Balloon Noticed by TOWER - 2350

If the sighting was of 6th's radar wind balloon, this ball would have been at 87,000 ft. It seems improbable that even a swollen up 9 ft. radar wind could be seen at this height.

The balloon noticed by Tower if released at 2100 would be at approx. 117,000 ft. too high to be the 2100 = sounding.

Note:
USGA Weather Bureau released a pilot at 2100 = sounding = R.R. vessels.

2227
2100
1 hr 27 min after launch
2250
2100
1 hr 50 min after launch