Spot Intelligence Report: Unidentified Flying Object at Muskogee, Oklahoma

This document comprises a Spot Intelligence Report regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting in Muskogee, Oklahoma, during the summer of 1953. The witness, an employee of the Post Office Department in Tulsa, Oklahoma, reported that while near a restaurant in Muskogee, he observed an object glinting in the sun. He described the object as being approximately 75 to 80 feet in diameter, traveling on a horizontal plane at an altitude of 6,000 to 7,000 feet, with a speed estimated between 300 and 500 mph. The witness stated the object was noiseless and moved in a southern direction. The observation lasted for approximately three seconds. The witness, who was initially reluctant to report the incident for fear of becoming involved, provided a photograph of the object taken with a Super Ikonta camera using a shutter speed of 1/500 of a second and an f-stop of 2.8. The original negative was obtained from the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, New York, and reproduced for the report. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the incident was a hoax. The report, dated 19 June 1954, was transmitted from the 11th OSI District at Tinker Air Force Base to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The document notes that the evaluation was placed at P-4, indicating that it was impossible to properly evaluate the information without further interview of the witness. The file includes the original report, correspondence, and a copy of the photograph.