Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Project 10073 Record Card — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 14 September 1962

📅 14 September 1962 📍 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 🏛 ATIC 📄 Record Card and Correspondence

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TL;DR

A civilian in Oklahoma City reported a high-altitude, maneuvering object on September 14, 1962. The official military evaluation concluded the object was an aircraft.

On September 14, 1962, at approximately 5:00 PM, a civilian witness in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, observed an unidentified object in the sky. The witness, who was visiting their daughter's home, was alerted to the object by their grandchildren. The witness described the object as appearing to be an aircraft at an altitude of 50,000 to 60,000 feet. The object was observed to be maneuvering, but it produced no vapor trail and no sound was heard. The witness attempted to contact Tinker Field and local radio stations to report the sighting but received no answer. They later spoke with a newspaper representative who indicated they would investigate. The witness noted that the late afternoon sun helped reveal features that made the object resemble an airplane. The official Project 10073 record card categorizes the sighting as an aircraft.

With difficulty I observed the object which seemed to be a plane maneuver about fifty or sixty thousand feet up. There was no vapor trail.

Official Assessment

Was Aircraft

The observer reported an object that appeared to be an aircraft at high altitude. The official conclusion on the record card is that the object was an aircraft.

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