ATSS-UFOB-1-56 (DO 1-267-E) — 1956-01-20 — Approximately 5-10 miles south of Stroud, Oklahoma (airborne

On 20 January 1956 at 1651Z (day), Captain John E. Fritz, a highly experienced USAF pilot (3500+ hours total, 2500+ fighter hours), was flying an F-84F-55RE (Jingo 37, callsign) at 32,000 feet, 272 degrees heading, 440 knots true airspeed, en route over Stroud, Oklahoma. He observed a round emerald-green object the size of a bushel basket (fuzzy edges, comparable to a large green pyrotechnic flare) accompanied by three smaller white-silver spherical objects in trailing formation. Objects passed approximately five miles to the right of his aircraft at slightly higher altitude on easterly heading, visible for three to five seconds. GCI station established his position fix but reported negative radar observation. Pilot believed the object to be a transient celestial body (meteor), though distinct from prior celestial observations which were white or orange.

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