I. .lATI ~-TIMI UOUP t. LOCATIOII LI ... TMOfl IVATIOII 6. TYPI Oft OlllltVATIOII t. PHYSICAL IYIDIMCI 2 October l953 ~1 nl:er .. s.s , 0'-tlah~Ma. str.aJEOf: Report on an Unidentified Ob,1ect in Flir,ht ~: 0or.L'!J3Jlder Attn: Air Intello:~enoA Dbrision t~ight~atterson Air Forco Base, Ohio ~he follo\'fin~ report on an u.."'lidenti fied aireal ob,1eot aighte<'. about 0200 hours, 2 October 19;3, 1a cubr.1i tted for your evnluatton and information: FA(1.rn.\L DA.TA (l) LOCATIOU OF SIGaTil:G P3?.SO::. tEL. Tinker Air .ibroe Base, Oklahorra City, 01~labo!lll. (J) tTI~i.!SSBS. 8/S,r:,t D~lP. :&. l:COo!t'bs, AP-l546S837, !Ir- Stt Seet, 2S54th Air :Base Wins , Tinl:cr Ali'D, O'tlA.hon::J. 01 ty, O:da., t\nd PFO Char loa E. :Bro"n, U.S. Arm~, SPriel. Uo. :RA-1S376191, :~ort Sill , OldahoJS. DESCRIPTIO~i 0? ~AVEL. A. Location of w1 tnessf!s (::3nr.!.ne!ta l:o. !1'-511) B. Horizon obstruction (Ease Post ~Y.ehan~e) 0. Object t-ravelled trol'3 D" in sppro:d1 :at ely two (2) aftoonda, on couree to "B c\eaerlb"d in para.~raph (5). s. At point D" the object olo,.r~d to nraeticil.1l:y-" atop. then monl.on in a f'iab-tailin. J'lOtion at a drastically reduce~. apeed, stoppin~ at point for a oximately 15 to 30 aeeonda, taking &p1J!"oximately three to four minutes to reach -point ,~. oba~rve4 hoverln at point for a roximatel~ two ninutos, \hen tho uriter proceeded to the Hq Sq Section, 2S54th AJ3 ~Tint;, orcl~rly room, to call the field control to,.,~r. "hich, eoul.<'l. not ba renoh"d ae phone ,.~ not D.nl'~ttrec\. Upon return to point of initial obeerYation. about three or four ~inmtea lnter, the object coulc\ no l"n{;er be eeen. P?O :Brown, ,.,ho had reM&\ ned to v::1.tch object, Hh11~ the writer e.tte:lll'tec\ to call field control to~,er, ban gone into the barracks to obtai1l additional uituessee. Therefore, ne\thP-r of the vitneseea oboerved tho objecte departure. Dl SOUSSI O!T fhft uri ter is thoroughly :tn:~ili:~.r ui th nll conventional :..ir craft lighte, t'loteore, etc., ot which he is cortai'l tr.at it "aa ne1 t ::er. !he objftcte altitude ia unkn~m. but ~o:l l!.!">pearanee in relation to a 'hln ece.tteriDb of cirro-stratus cloud (about 5 to 10~) of wl~ch it vaa abcwe, it is belieore4 that it ran&ed in the ctratoanhere or hit;h- er. ne ., .a. could. not be e111tina.ted due to lack of trian~iinting reference pointe, and unkn~ altitudee, but. !ron psat aircraft flir,ht obeerYntion experience, it s 'Peed, other than tho t~a-ee h~"eriU& post tiona, waa in all probability in excess of e. thousand aile per hour at all times. The first portion of ai~r.ted flight, c to liD' r.eterenoe4 in ph (6), had to be in the thouaand.a of Jlph cat&&OZT It emmitted no awl\ble nolae. Surroun41~ urea n~iee level vae exceptionally quite. aa a result of early uorning hours. PJIC Brown, and the writer, are positive tb:\t this ~.'&a e.n intelle~ently controlled ob&1ect, unuetJAl in maneuvering performance C:l."'&bili tie a, and in abort lilce nothing ue Ye war aeen bef'ore S/Sf!.t Dale E. I:cOombs, AJI-1546 37 Hq ~ 8f'et, 2S54th Ai: e.ae 1fing 01 ty-, Oklaho::ta