1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS o:: Was Balloon OL ~;,, }:.: 1 0 Prohahly Balloon Possibly Balloon 3. OATETIME GROUP Local .O .Ground-Visual 0 Air-Visual 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER Of OBJECTS 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 7 'x7 ' f oll i:u :Je~ t inb against a tree as a r~.:sn ~ t of tn0 w 1 nd. A note was ;.~t:Lteh~..~J ;,rii.L.:H j11 i{u ssian stati "I do not ur:Jcl tand !lussian -How ATJC PORll 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Intercept Radar 11. COMMENTS 0 Was Aircraft a Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft D Was Asttono111ical D Probably Astrono111ical D Posaibly Astronoical 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Obj no doubt grounded weather balloon. Note is a hoax. IDICI.A c;siFijm CSBCURITY INFORMATION wllen !flied in) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGINATING AGENCY REr<>Rl NO. J750th Technical Trnining .ling '5hA ard A iT' Fe roe Be. re '!'oxnR (1 ) Civilian -rr. & i :r (a ) Aeas o ppr ox:i.mf.ltely 65- 70 . ~!ailing Address -Gc norul :.;el ivc.r :; , nknotm, reli llbility t.:n~!1o\-m. ~fuuther a nd ~in ds-Aloft Condit ionA &t T~ne L~J (1) Observers a cGount o weat .her ccndi tions: Br i!'".: \!intJ 1'tc.~r:: :t rt !teport from neares t A.JS or r . . c:. !onthe r Coiline : ~!/A. (4) Visibility; N/A (5) Amount of cloud cover: rjA. (6 ) 'l'hundar s t orms in a r en: l:jA. Any other unusual activit~ ~!" c cnrJi t:!.o11, r.1e t ut'orr>l ot,lc:.l , f, 1.! ' . ' ! ,J otherwise , which might account f or t:-.c !:ight in!: "j,, i. Interception or identification action t:;ken : :'j; . location, appr oximote altitu~le, and eenerul dircct.~,,n traf.fic in the area a t time of s i,.:ht inc.;: ~:;:,. k, Position titlo and con.l!tents of the r.rep.nrin~ office r : Cr. : tr.in :t.::t ~:. Doria, Asst 1rovost l:arshal, Sheppar : . 'D, 'fexas. Cn G t'uvc:.ber 1. ~-, l:Urtin S . Doria, 45377A, /dr ? alice Officer, J 750th ,\lr l olica ':,(_ ! :r.., n , proceeded to the residence of la- . anj l at Tcr.;-l u , Mr. state d that on 10 October 1958, an obj ect a ppearing t o be ~ plastic balloon was caueht in a SJ:lall tre e loca t ed at i;hc reur of I:~ , r. erty. He further sta t ed that the object had a nato attached t o tr.r; tot t orr: and was written in the Russian languac;e. He didn t act.t:ally see t;. ~ r.l.J.' c::c t in flieht however the wind had been blowing from the rortheast s o he [ ~;~w.:er that was the direction it came from. When asked if tha object was still in their possession they produc od a folded, clear type soft plastic, r ecta n gular sheet mea~mring appr oxirr.u tuly x 7'. They de~cribed it as having the corners tied together by a n ordinary string in a parachute type of affair. The note wus att~rhod to the string. Several hol e s in the pl~stic were observed by the investi~otor and Hr t a ted he assumed they were a rosnl t of dOIJtage by the tr-ee bra.nc further stated that they be.d t hrown the S'.rine away and ovor to U.S. Army officials at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. had no further information regarding the incident so the requested that the plastic sheet be placed in their cus tody. agreed and signified that they had no desire to have tho . object returned to them. Major Joseph H. Cason, Artillery Hajor, Liaison Officer of the 1\ssistant WARN/NO: Tlli document ronteina ;'nfot~nafion a/feefinl flo nuiona/ defen of the Unlted Stet .. within the meanin' of the l!pion Lew, Title I I , U.S. C., Seetiono 7JIJ end 191 . Ita trnmiuion or the rnelatio n of ite contente/n any manner to an unauthori .. d peuon i prohibited by law. II may not be reptodurttd in whole or in part, by other then United State Air Force Alenc/ee, eacept by P.,rmiuion of the Diuctor of lntllilence, USAF REP\AC5 A, F'ORM liZ-PART II. I JUN a, WHI(H MAY IE USED. (SECURITY INFORMATION when ftlled Jn) U. S. GOVlliHMlHT "'INTIHG ClrriU lti6-0 )17562 U no-1 m;cx.A 9-''IEI:o . !SECURITY INFORMATION w/aen fllld in) c:LASSif'ICATIOH SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGlt.AliNG AGENCY 3750th Technical Training .ling Shoppard Air Force Base, Te:,as REPORT NO. Chief of Staff, G- 2 , Fort Sill, CklllhOI .. o 1::.s c ontnctaJ t..l :;, l1r: n~ c .lly : , to determine the location of the note llllce::<Jdly Jttt;ch. d t o !'.11, Lt,J.l-,, :. .. .. s tated he \orould T:lflke inquiry and on 1.3 "over1r e r l~5L :. ~c.t"c..r .11;, l'...jt::.: ' t he investicators from thnt office a t icrt '3ill stal,in:. V.1 t . i .jur .. ~ ... ~. ~, Region VII, 112th CIC Grouj: Ckl ahomo 'Cit~{ , C~h'1 ... 1:.. ~wl ru. .. the note to the i.?BI office in tha t city on o r about 1( t:ctolc; c 1 :; ~t.'. ' . : r Brotherton did not know \-lhat disposition t h e li'C3l mode o f ti: t. 11ctc. ~Y~stence of physical evidence, sheet (balloon) enclosed. Hate FBI, Okl ahoma City, Oklahoma. OHll!:l:TS OF THE f'fllil'ARTIW OFFIC3;l1: I:J&t &r:i..t;lr; and Jhc t oLt'"' h~: . J :. i,' c A search of the imr.,ediate area of discovery r c v e l..ll..<l :.o t ntlsuu l c ; c.: ... - ifying data. It appears that this incident "'ould be t ho r(.~:...l t c f 0!'!.: things: (1) A grounded weather balloon, (2) A hoax The complete absence of \-leather eqdpr.:cnt r;l u s t~>10 .l~scd. ; t.:on :: r i.' ~. object when fol:nd ns given by the Corelcnds leads t ho ..:rite r t c :.:c.lit.._,; "'.: . t he incident is a hoax Captain, t:SAF WARNING: '/'hi documnt ~ontein informtion ffec t lntl the neUonel defen,. of tit United Stteo within I he meaninl of the &pionnfle 'l'itl 18, U.S. C., Section 7U end 794. It trenemi uion o r th relation o/ it content in 1ny m1nner to 1n llnlfuthorid ,..,.on i prohibited by fw. It may n o t b reprodu~ed in whofe or In pert, by other then United Stetu Air Foree Atfenciel, ecept by ,.,m;.,;on o f the Director of lntellitlnee , USA' SECURITY Cl.ASSIFICA TJON (If "I) FILE NO. SUBJECT ( U) Unide11ttfi PlA:tic ]loon tJ.i'GJ E- l1 Ell ... -::?;' DAT l 9 !7ov _:; 9 COMMENT NO. l 1 . Jn Accordance '.d th c x 1 st in.:_ A'J'I C : C' 1 i.e i cs , t h e attncherl rhvsi cal snecir.:en I R 112 1 s fol'':H\!'(~f'Cl to ym .. !r office-fur ~utal~ ~is. 2 . Ur:'0'1 comrl~tio'l o f e n PJ!rsi s , rl J!..,(..; f o r.J::<.rd yo-re C \ Jl'oC}l.l:;icr:s to TO: AFC IN- 4 E4 FROM: AFCIN- 4E2 DATE: 24 Nov 58~ . OMMENT NO. 2 AFCIN-4E2c/F. G. a ocks , Jr.jcv1 The plastic bag herewith accompanying the basic IR is of ordjnary polyethylene of the size, thicknes s a n d s Lape in daily u s e by weathe r stat ions The si~all size of t he bag completely precludes any possibility that i t crossed the Pacific Ocean on t h e prevailing westerly winds. 3. The note, not inclosed but herein described, which wa s written in Russian and attached to t h e balJ.oon by a string , was evidently copie~ from a Russia n plt r Rse book, s uch a s those furnished to foreign- based U.S. troops , or which can be purchased at any good book store. Even the juxtaposition of the two rather unrelated phr ases i s typical of the foreign l anguage phrase book 4 . The comments of the offic er who prepared IR- 1- 58 are fully concurred in, to wit z a . This is a grounded wca~ber balloon. b. The attachment of the note, written in Russia n is a prank. f'lliV ...... ..,MER E MAR 'I' IN Ac ting Chief "~ REPLACES NM( fORM 96. 1 OCT WHICII MAY 8 USlO U, I , (i()YtRNMEIIT PRlNTDIO OrrJCt : ltU 0-UUU mo Analysis :3heet _ Astronomical Phenomena Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc. Radar Analysis (AF'CIN-4El) Natural Phenomena Analysis end Conclusions& I . DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WASHINGTON THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. USAF ITK DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVE S TIGATIONS WRIGHT P ATTERSON AIR FORCE BAS E. OHIO 22 October 1958 SUBJECT: (U) UNKNOWN SUBJECT(S): Balloon of Unidentified Origin Landing on Property Temple, Oklahoma TO: Commander Air Technical Intelligence Center ATTN: AFCIN-4E4 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 1. Forwarded herewith for your information and any actiQn appropriate is one (1) copy of letter from District Office Nr. 11, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, dated 17 October 1958, concerning subject matter. 2. Your attention is invited to the provisions of AFR 124-1, which prohibit the release of investigative info~ation to unauthorized persons Ltr, DO #11 dtd 17 Oct 58 DOYLE REES Colonel, USAF District Commander Copy furnished: Dir OSI w/o lncl .... UNCLJ\SS!FlED SUBJECT 1 UNJUh) N SUi:lJEC'l' ( S): Di:iJ!oon ot Unidentified Origin Landing on Property of Temple, Olcl.Bhana TOt District Commander 23d OSI District (IG) USA~' Car6Wll Air Fotoo Baoo, Texaa 1. On this da te the .following SttillTit~ ot Inrornn tion uas fur- nishe d t.hio Distrlc t; Office by the Comrr.ander, Region VII, ll2th CIC Group, Oklahana City, Okl.ahomaa . "VI. (U) tri;s~.!?l!gqcou,s, ,c_o~ten:rtt:o,y~.s n~e ~o~t !! 1. On ]J October 1958, tho .tolloring information was J-eceived Iran Jo3eph u. Cason, Najor, Arty, Liaison Of'i'icer, Office of the ACot s, 0-2, Fort Sill, Olclahoma. Cason advised that it r~d tod to theOt!ico of the AC ot S, 0-2 by a , Lawton, Old.a- boma, that on 10 Octobf)J' 1 9$6 an unidentified bc.llion ha.d landed on tt-2 property of a Nr. and Hrs. at Temple, uklahoms. iho b\11 loon was ~ecribod ns beinc npproxima seven (7) feet sq'UI&re (deflatoo), and corwtructed of a thin plastic materinl. 'l'he b:iJ!Don carried no inatru JRenta o~ ruw ldnd. Uowevo.r, either a note l-:88 attached to the balloon or inscribed on th~ balloon was the i 'ol.l.on-i.ng phrnao, t-n'itta.'l 1n the Rurmion Languagea "I do not, underot.and Rutiainl1. How ara ? , According to Bolan, the balloon ia stil.l. in posoefJaion ot the (B-6) The phrase which Mel been 1n-itton 1n the Russian I.an- guage w.s translated by a Harshall R. Hurley, CAptain, 020l47D4., Bt%7 "A", 2d HOW' Bn, 37th Arty Fort ~ill, Oklahoma. Hurely opined t-hat the phrase appeared to be one th:lt wou.ld havo non-(lally appeared 1n small prunphlet- type !'oreign language dictionax, issued to the American soldier during t,he DOWNGR'Jr~Eff'~ fcr, r~t l.~ 'P~.~s e s (s-.2) DECLASSIFIE D \1:'1-. . . I ; Ddb nf\q) .st .. the !oreeoing be furnished the Canmander, Sheppard AFB, 'l'oxas, aa the Air Force installation neareat Temple Oklahoma. (i)ara-/~ UNCL/\)SfF/Ff) .3. the CONFIDFlrl'IAL olasaifieation is required on thio letter for protection aga1118t unauthoriaed disclosure .. ocr Dir OSI . ~0 liS (tw ATIC) AI.Bffi'l' C. NAUM Lt Colonel, USAF District Canm.Q.nder DOWNGRADE D . DOD lJ IR G~vv.lv SECURITY CLASI'SIFI' 'ION JOINT MESSAGI:.f"ORM UNCLASSIFIED SPA0 8 DE LOW JeESJWVED E'OR OOllll UNIOI.TJON OBNTEJN. PRECEDENCE TYPE M&G ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION SYMBOL OF REFERENCE ACTION ROU'I'JNE BOOIC MULTI SINGLE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS QOIVlDR I A'l'IC TO: COiviDR SrlEPPARD AFB, 'I'EXAS /UNCLA.SSIP~I~n)/FROM: AFCIN-/~4 REF CLASS LTH1 DI'D 17 OCT 58, FR ll'IH DISTRICT OSI TINKER AFB CY FURNISHJi.D YOUR COMvlAND. REQ, YOUR ORGANIZA'riON CONDUCT Ai'J INWSTIGATION Oli' T'diS I NCIDF.NT IN ACCORDANCE vli'I'H Al',R 200-21 IYrD 5 FEB 58. IIf POSSIBLE , GET A HELEASE OJf THE lYSICAL ITEMS JONCERNED AND :B'ORHARD BO'I'H RELEASE AND I 'r.l!lJS TO 'rHIS CID.ffER . IF 'l'HE INDIVIDUAL DESIRFS 'fHE ITEMS RETURNED TO HIM, SO STATE. COORD INA. TION: Al"'CIN-41 SYMBOL .lGN T/S~::.t James o. Bolieu k ,. '/. .../ SECURITY CLASSIFICATION lWCLASSIFIE'D Cl..ASSI,.ICATION (SECURITY INFORMATION when Iii/eel i n ) SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 ORIGIHATIHG ~GEHCY REPORT HO, 3750th Technical Training ,/ing Sheppard Air l''orce Base, 'rexas a . Description of tha Ob j ect: (1) Sha pe s Rect angul ar. (3 ) Color: Opaque (thite) plastic (4) Number: One (1). F'ormation: N/ A. Any discernible features or d0t ails: (7) Tail, trail, o r exhaust, including dze o f sgme cr)rrq,:. red 1.c obdect: N/A. (8) Sound: N/A. Other pertinent or unusual fentt;res : llote aV,o~c,J: \/ritl...,:-. ir I do not unders t und l~,; ian -Po\t tl'0 ;ou': b. Description of Course of Object: (1) '.Jhot first called the nt1.ention of observers to t'1:: object beating aeainst a tree as a rcsl:l t of .tincl. Angle or elevation and azimuth ol' t he object ..Jl,~,.n f'it:; t ob :-v. 1: : j;, , Angle o r elevation end azimuth or object t:.J on lb:"! c:~runCG: (4) Description of flicrht path and maneuvers of object : (5) How did t he object disappear: N/A. (6) How long was the object visible; N/A. c. Manner of Observation: (1) Ground-visual. (2) . Statement aa t o optical aids(telescopes , binoculars, and so f orth) used and description the reof: N/A. If tho s ighting is made while air borne, give type of aircraft, ification number, altitude, heading , speed, and home station: d. Time and Date of Sighting: (1) Zulu time-date