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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 29 Jun 60  |
| --- | --- |
|  2. LOCATION | Altus, Oklahoma  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local ☐ GMT 29/0900-1000Z  |
|  4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Rader ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No  |
|  6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1 min  |
|  8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE | varied  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | Round object 2/3 size of dime, orange, viewed while lying in bed through window. First seen 35-40° elev, 170° heading. Last seen 15° elev, 090 heading. Disappe…

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CZCSOH252ZCUYC55S
HM RJEDSQ
DE RJWFFU 2S
M 012313Z
FM COMBOMUG 11 ALTUS AFB OKLA
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWFNK/33RD AD D TINKER AFB OKLA
RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHO/HQ USAF WASH 25 D C
RJEZHO/SAF WASH 25 DC
DT
UNCLAS FROM DCOI 10335. UFO. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 200-2, DATED 14 SEP 59, THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED.
A. 1. ROUND.
2. 2/3 SIZE DIME.
3. ORANGE.
4. ONE (1).
5. NONE.
6. NONE
7. NONE
8. NONE

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9. NONE
B. 1. SOURCE AWOKE WITH HEADACHE. SIGHTED OBJECT THRU OPEN WINDOW. SOURCE DID NOT ARISE.
2. 35-40 DEGREES ELEVATION AT 170 DEGREES AZIMUTH.
3. 15 DEGREE ELEVATION 090. DEGREE AZIMUTH.
4. TURNED AWAY FROM SOURCE ON HEADING 090.
5. BEHIND BUILDING, BEYOND VIEW.
6 ONE (1) MINUTE.
C. 1. GROUND VISUAL.
2. N/A
3. N/A
D. 1. APPROXIMATELY 0930-1000 ZULU 29 JUN 60.
2. NIGHT, FIRST SIGN OF DAWN.
~~ALTUS OKLAHOMA, 12 BLOCKS NORTH OF COURT HOUSE.~~
F. CIVILIAN: ~~[redacted]~~, ~~[redacted]~~
(WB-6) EMPLOYED AT ALTUS AFB. THE SOURCE IS AN AMATEUR ASTRONOMER AND STATES THAT THIS S…

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|  2. ALTITUDE | DIRECTION | KNOTS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  SURFACE | 190 | 8  |
|  6000 | 210 | 20  |
|  10000 | 150 | 10  |
|  16000 | 110 | 15  |
|  20000 | 130 | 15  |
|  30000 | 330 | 10  |
|  50000 | 270 | 05  |
|  80000 | UNK |   |

3. NO CEILING.
4. 15 MILES.
5. NONE
6. NONE
7. 77/60 3000' TEMPERATURE INVERSION LAYER.
8. NONE
I. RADAR REPORTS NO UNIDENTIFIED TRACKS IN AREA.
J. TWO B-52 ACFT IN AREA. LANDING TIME 29/0843Z AND 29/0929Z
JUNE 1960. NO OTHER TRAFFIC.
K.

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BOM WG (K). COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS INDICATES SOURCE MAY HAVE OBSERVED THE LARGE BRIGHT LANDING LIGHT OF THE B-52 ACFT MAKING APPROACH AT 29/0929Z JUN 60. RELATIVE POSITION OF SOURCE AND AIRCRAFT WOULD MAKE OBSERVATION OF A LIGHT ON AN AIRCRAFT MAKING A LONG APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH APPEAR AS A STATIONARY LIGHT, AND THEN SPEED UP AND DISAPPEAR AS ACFT TURNED ON FINAL. ALTUS AFB IS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF SOURCE'S POSITION AND THE APPROACH PATTERN IS LOCATED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE RUNWAY.

L. NONE.

BT
02/0020Z JUL RJWFFU