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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  20 Jul 58 | Midwest City, Oklahoma | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 21/0515Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☑ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 40 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE West  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Rnd ball sh
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4E4 42
1 Witness

RA#47
MCZCSQA292ZCWYB165
MM RJEDSQ
DE RJWFHW 28
M #11945Z
FM COMDR 746TH ACWRON OKCTY AFS OKLA
TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
ZEN/COMDR 33D ADIV OKCTY AFS OKLA
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS FROM 746TH 8-14 PD SUBJ: UFOB

(A) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
(1) ROUND (BALL SHAPE)
(2) 200-300 FEET IN DIAMETOR
(3) BRIGHT WHITE
(4) ONE (1)
(5) N/A
(6) APPEARED TO BE SPINNING EMITTING, HEAT WAVES
(7) N/A
(8) NO SOUND
(9) APPEARED TO HOVER IN ONE SPOT

(B) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. BRIGHTNESS AND 
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"was very
to it."

1. GROUND-VISUAL
2. NONE
3. N/A

( D ) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
1. 0515Z, 21 JULY 1958

( E ) LOCATION OF OBSERVER
1. CENTER OF MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA. 97 DEGREES 10 MIN
WEST 35 DEGREES 30 MIN NORTH.

( F ) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
1. CAPTAIN 33RD AIR DIVISION, OKLAHOMA CITY
AIR FORCE STATION, DUTY: MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR. RELIABILITY:
VERY RELIABLE ← Or what basis? is a med. administrator
or as a qualified senior director?

( G ) WEATHER
1. CLEAR SKY
2. UNKNOWN
3. CLEAR
4. UNLIMITED
5. N/A
6. NONE

( H ) NONE
( I ) NONE
( J ) NONE

( K ) OPERATIONS OFFICER ACW SQ
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2315 local 20 Jul 42

JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED

SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER

AC
PARAPHRASE NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT PRIOR TO
RATINGS & EXCERPTS PROBABLY REMOVE
THE GROUP
CLASSIFIED
QUOTED

ENCODED
Initials C
Checked By

|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK MULTI SINGLE | AF | MSG 746-8-4 | UNCL  |
|  INFO ROUTINE |  |  |  |   |

FROM: 41X
COMDR, ATIC

TO: COMDR, 33RD AIR DIVISION, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
ATTN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
FROM: AFCIN-4E4
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SPICA 15° 240 AZ
Regulus on Haryon 290° AZIMUTH
Nov 9.40.53 out
Venus 5.58.49 out
Nov 1.54.22 out
Depot 13.27.45.56 Reel - 754.50.1
22° ELEV 250 AZ

ATC
1-3 4E4
2-5 4E4
3-4 X 7a
Enc 9

RA052
MCZCSQE2612CWYB854
RR RJEDSQ
DE RJWFHW 29
R 111849Z
FM COMDR 33D ADIV OKCTY AF STA OKLA
TO RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEDKE/OIG DET 2 100. AISS RICHARDS GEBANS AFB MO
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INFO ZEN/COMDR 746TH ACWRON OKCTY AF STA KK A
BT
UNCLAS 33D ODI 3344. SUBJECT: UFOB INCIDENT, MIDWEST CITY, OKLAHOMA, 20 JULY 1958. REFERENCE YOUR CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE AFCIN-4E4 IC-40973, 6 AUGUST 1958. FOLLOW UP I CVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THIS OFFICE HAS RESULTED PN THE FOLLOWING: (A) O CAPT IS A MEDICAL OFFICER AT THIS STATION 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 THERE WERE NO
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ASAGFORM - CONTINUATION SHEET
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED

FROM:
COMDR, ATIC

ON HORIZON. C. ANYTHING THE SIZE REPORTED (I.E., ALMOST SIZE OF FOOTBALL FIELD) WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND REPORTED BY MANY, ESPECIALLY IN FAIRLY CROWDED AREA. YET NO REPORTS OF ANY UFOS OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL FR MILITARY OR CIVIL FLIGHTS, RADAR UNITS, GOC POSTS OR OTHERS IN THAT AREA. RPT STATES SKY CLEAR AND VISIBILITY UNLIMITED. D. ELEVATION GIVEN IMPLIES OBJ FAR OUT ON THE HORIZON (I.E. DIRECTION OF OKLAHOMA CITY) YET SIZE AT ARMS LENGTH MAKES STATEMENTS CONTRADICTORY. THIS REQUEST BASED ON REQU

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