Project 10073 Record — Sighting near Tulsa, Oklahoma, 28 October 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) sighting reported on October 28, 1954, at 1524Z. The primary witness was a civilian American Airlines pilot who observed the object while performing an instrument approach 54 miles north of the Tulsa, Oklahoma airport. The pilot described the object as being approximately the size of a small fighter aircraft, shaped like a half-moon, and exhibiting no noise, smoke, or vapor trails. The object appeared to be either motionless or moving very slowly. The pilot's observation was noted as being very brief while his aircraft was in a turn. The report indicates that there were no optical aids used and no radar contact. An airman stationed in the base tower was contacted as part of the follow-up investigation; he reported seeing a bright light in the general area near the time of the incident but stated he had initially dismissed it as light from the surrounding hills. The airman could provide no further information of value. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. The document includes a priority cable sent from Tinker Air Force Base to various commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center, summarizing the incident and noting that no similar sightings had been previously reported in the area. The report confirms that the information was passed to the CAA Control Tower at the Tulsa Municipal Airport.