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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 4 Jan 59 | 2. LOCATION Vance AF Base Control Tower, Okla | 13. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 05/0030Z Jan 59 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Bimassiliars ☐ Air-Viable ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | 2. Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☑ Was Astronomical (Furnished) ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. …

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PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWFNY 3
P 061525Z
FM COMDR VANCE AFB
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
INFO RJWFHW/COMDR 33RD ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES
RJWFAL/COMDR 1006TH AISS
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UNCLAS FROM GA 0052A. UFO. SHAPE, UNDETERMINABLE, POSSIBLY ROUND.
SIZE OF PEA. COLOR, SILVER CHANGING TO RED, ORANGE, WITH BRIEF FLASHES OF BLUE AND GREEN. NUMBER, ONE. NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILS. NO TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST. NO SOUND HEARD. NO OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. A BRIGHT LIGHT FIRST CALLED …

Oklahoma City 6, Oklahoma

Dear Mr. [redacted]

The sighting referenced in your letter took place on 5 January 1959. The object was seen from two vantage points, airport control tower and an aircraft.

The Air Technical Intelligence Center's analyst determined the object of this sighting to be the first magnitude star Fomahault. At the time of the sighting Fomahault was less than ten degrees above the horizon, corresponding to the reported position of the unidentified flying object. The witnesses described the object as a bright light fluctuating from red-orange to blue-green. Refraction of th…

STATION, VANCE AFB, OKLA. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: 0030Z TO 0040Z, 5 JAN 59. LIGHT CONDITION, NIGT. LOCATION OF OBSERVER: (1) FROM CONTROL TOWER AT VANCE AFB OKLA. (2) IN AIRCRAFT ON 240 DEGREE RADIAL FROM VANCE APPROX 50 MILES. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: (1) FLOYD H. PRYOR, T/SGT, 2011 AACS SQUADRON, CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR. (2) GORDON R. KARTRUDE, JR., 1ST LT, 3575TH PILOT TRAINING SQUADRON, INSTRUCTOR PILOT. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING: CEILING, 29000 FEET. VISIBILITY, 30 MILES. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER, THIN BROKEN. NO THUNDERSTORMS. PILOT ATTEM…

17 February 1959

Dear Mr. ?

The sighting referenced in your letter took place on 5 January 1959. The object was seen from two vantage points, airport control tower and an aircraft.

The Air Technical Intelligence Center's analyst determined the object of this sighting to be the first magnitude star Fomahault. At the time of the sighting Fomahault was less than ten degrees above the horizon, corresponding to the reported position of the unidentified flying object. The witnesses described the object as a bright light fluctuating from red-orange to blue-green. Refraction of the light from stars…

5 JAN 59 OKLA
My Tacker TO AIC Do they know such a anything & glln?
23 January 1959

Gentlemen:

On 5 January 1959, I learned of a report of an Unidentified Flying Object, from Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma. The report stated that the UFO had been unsuccessfully pursued by a jet aircraft from Vance AFB. A rumor has reached me stating that the jet obtained motion pictures of the UFO through it's gun-camera.

In an attempt to learn more information about this report, I addressed a letter on 6 January 1959, to the Office of Public Information, Vance AFB. I received a reply, a carbon co…

5 JAN 59
OKLA

21 February 1959

Dear Major Tacker:

Thank you very much for your letter of 17 February 1959, giving the official analysis of the Air Technical Intelligence Center on the UFO sighted at Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma, on 5 January 1959. I realize that it is Air Force policy not to honor "individual requests for detailed analysis of specific cases", and would like to thank you for making an exception in my case.

There are two matters I would like to have cleared up, however. One, you spelled the name of the star "Fomahault", while the Map of The Reavens, distributed by th…

26 February 1959

Dear Mr. [redacted]:

As requested, I am returning carbon copy of letter dated 7 January 1959 from Lt. Cox. The correct spelling of the star in question is "Fomalhaut."

Sincerely,

Incl

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Executive Officer
Public Information Division
Office of Information Services

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma