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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  12 September 1957 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1700 CST ONY 12/2300Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☑ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE N to S  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 
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4E4

OCRD, AFPR, Douglas Aircraft Co., Tulsa, Okla., 9 Oct 57, Subj: Report of Unidentified Flying Object (UFOB)

OCIP 1st Ind

Hq, OCAMA, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 15 October 1957

TO: Commander, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado

1. Basic letter is forwarded, in lieu of AF Form 112, in accordance with paragraph 7a(2), AFR 200-2.

2. In view of the time lapse between asserted sighting and reporting date, further inquiry is not being conducted by this headquarters.

FOR THE COMMANDER:

Homer D. Day
HOMER D. DAY
Lt Colonel, USAF
Deputy Inspector General

ADODI-B 2n
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AIR FORCE PLANT REPRESENTATIVE (OCAMA)
AIR FORCE PLANT NO.3
DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY, INC
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
P.O. BOX 1017
TULSA, OKLAHOMA

Address Reply And Envelope to Air Force Plant Representative

Attn: OCRD 9 October 1957

SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Object (UFOB)

TO: Commander
Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area
ATTN: OCIS
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

1. On 8 October 1957 Mr. [redacted], age 30, of [redacted] Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma, reported to this office that at 1700 hours CST on 12 September 1957, he observed an unidentified object on a radar scope while performing 
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12/2300-2
1 Witness
SECRET
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION GIVEN
12 Sept 57
44

|  FILE NO. | SUBJECT  |
| --- | --- |
|  TO AFCIN-4E4 | Evaluation of UFOB Report dated 9 Oct 57  |
|  FROM AFCIN-4E1 | DATE 13 Oct 58/58 COMMENT NO. 1  |
|  W. L. Picklesimer/jc | 74201/Bldg 828/Rm 241  |

This office concurs with paragraph 3 of the report that the object observed on the scope was probably caused by a malfunction of the radar set.

1 Incl
UFO Rpt

GORDON C. HOFFMAN
Colonel, USAF
AFCIN-4E1

DD FORM 96
1 FEB 50
REPLACES NME FORM 96, 1 OCT 48, WHICH MAY BE USED.
U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
16-64801-2

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