PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.. LOCATION 3. DATETIMI OROU~ XXGrountl-Vluol 0 GrOUttdRaclor a Alr-lnterc.,t R CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon 0 Probably Bolln 0 Posl Wy Bolloon 0 Woe Aircraft a P roltalal y AI rcroft PosiW y Aircraft QX Wo Atrono :vo,"f,f.~llv 0 Yee a Pro~y Aet cal 7. LI .. TM OP ATION L NUM811 OP OaJICTS t. COUitS! a OIHthMio~r .. --~--...,_,---. a lnsftlclont O..o t.r Eluotion 10 mins one altiiP.,_.IYOP Possib~ round obj size of pea. Si l v er cho.nging to. red, ora nge with b rief fla:;hes blue and green. Bright light firct called nttention of ob:;crver t n ouj. Pilot attcopt t o c l o 3e w;ithout dcc r c a.;ing di ~;tanct.;: b(~t~Iee hin lf and chj. stationary II. COMMINTS Star charts indi cate first magnitude st a r Fmalh3ut to be i u er~ct location give n by observeri> Jb j ha s char a ct eristic s of u~trcnc NNNZCZCSQP828CZCSQA551ZCWYB493 DE RJWFNX 3 FM COMDR VANCE AFB TO RJVFAL/COMDR ADC INFO BJVFHV/COHDR 33RD ADIV RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES RJWFAL/COt1DR 1"16TH AlSS UNCLAS FROM CA 1152A. UFO. SHAPE, U~DETRMINABLE, POSSIBLY ROUND. SIZE OF PEA. COLOR~ sILVER CHANGING TO RED, ORANG, WITH BRIEF FLASHES or BLUE AND GREEN. NUMBER, ONE. NO DISCERNIBLE FEATURES OR DETAILS. NO TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST. NO SOUND HEARD. NO OTHER PERTINENT OR UNUSUAL FEATURES. A BRIGHT LIGHT FIRST CALLED THE ATTENTION or OBSERVER TO THE OBJECT. FIRST APPEARED 11 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, ESTIMATED 35 STATIONARY AND GREW SMALLER~ OBJECT VAS.VISIBLE 11 MINUTES. GROUND AND AIR VISUAL. BINOCULARS USED. SIGHTED WHILE AIRBORNE IN T-33 NO. 52-~354 28111 FEET, HEADING 241 DEGREES, AIRSPEED 241 KNOTS INDICATED; HOME The aiabtiDa ret e4 1D 7our letter took place on 5 1959 The objeot vaa M81l from two Tantase pointa, airport control tower an4 a a aircraft. The Air Technical Inte Center' a t de the ob Jeot of thia algbtiq to be the first tude star 7aaahault. At the time of the aigbtio.c F~ult vaa lese t ten degeea abcwe tbe her izoD, correpoDd1J18 to the reported poaitiosa ot the un1clentit1e4 flJlQK objeot. The wltaeaea deaoribed the object as a brisht llibt tluct\atlaa red-oraaae to Retraction ot the lipt from star ~1ch are low on the horizon distorts their appearance~ this di stortioA ia nor 11~ d1aplaye4 as a color oh , a t 1noreaae in a1ze aDd a pulaatioa etteot. Th1a diatortioD 1a the probable cau.ae tor the laok ot ideJntiticatioD on the part ot tbe vitneaaea. Tbe ottioial report to the Air Technical Iotelllgence Center made no mentloD ot SUD o ptoture belQS taken ot this object. The airo trca vhlch thia aisbtiD& vaa made la a T-.33 jet trainer. Sincerely STATION, VANCE AFB OKLA. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING: QI31Z TO 0148Z 5 JAN 59.LIGHT CONDITION~J i~ LOCATION OF OBSERVERs (1) FROM CONTROL TOWER AT VANCE AFB OKLA. (2) IN AIRCRAFT ON 241 DEGREE RADIAL FROM VANCE APPROX 51 MILES. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERI H. PRYOR, T/SGT 2111 AACS SQUADRON, CONTROL TOWER OPERATOR. (2 GORDON R. KARTRUDE JR., 1ST LT 3575TH PILOT TRAINING SQUADRON, INSTRUCTOR PILOT. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING& CEILING, 29111 FEET. VISIBILITY, 31 MILES. AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER, THIN BROKEN. NO THUNDERSTORMS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY TOWARD OBJECT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE. IN ADDITION TO T-33 ONE CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT OVER CHEROKEE, OKLA, APPROXIMATELY 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF VANCE AFB OKLA, WHO ALSO REPORTED SIGHTING BRIGHT LIGHT. POSITION TITLE AND COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OFFICER. A PILOT FLYING IN THE AREA OBSERVED THE UFO BUT COULD NOT GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO DETERMINE ANY SHAPE OR LATERAL MOVEMENT. IT COULD HAVE BEEN AN AIRCRAFT AT AN EX!REMELY HIGH ALTITUDE, STILL IN THE SUNLIGHT AND REFLECTING SUNLIGHT TOWARD THE OBSERVER. 06/1'3'Z JAN RJWFNX 17 February ~959 Deazt llr. !M .spu.a. nre..--4 SA 7atJr le-tter 1959. !M obJect vu MeD fYca tvo van tap polDta 'Dle ASzt Tecbnlcal. Center' ~t obJeoi: ot J.Pt.llll to be til'lli: -.paitude J'~t. At tM u. ot tbe a~Pu.a. ralalaW.t ,.. J.e tbaD ct.sree abov. tM sOD, c to tM paa1t1 ot tb8 un14eAUfte4 ~1D& olJen. 'I'M v1 t.DeaMa 4 tbe obJect u biiiiP nuctua tlrlla OftiiP to Ret'ftct10D of the liP tJ-QI atan CD tbe hOI'iSOD 4J.atort8 tbeir J t.bSa dl 1a n~ a a co1or cbUp, ill a1 u4 a pulatill& etrect. tartiOD tar tM of 'ticm cti part ot 'I'M orrs.a to tbe Atr Tecbntcal Inte].]J.pDce ter belDI of th1 ObJect. tlrlla clb t.!a1 aiabts.a. ,.. .ad 1 a T 33 Jet cuU.w "'0t~fN1cer PubUo.'l ,'P,~uattoa Dtvilov 0~1 o~ Intorma~ion 3e~icea GeDt1e .. n: On 5 7 1959 I le of a report of UDidentified FlJiDI Object, tr~ Vance "l a sr 0. = . \...,!_ .. I ..... -o. The report stat that the had been unaucceatiill7 puraui() "by a jet aircraftfro Vance AJ'B. A ru.or baa reached 1M atatioa that tbe jet obtained aotioD pic .... of the UFO through it' gun-ca .. ra. lD attept to lea .ore infor .. tioa about thia report, I addrea .. d a letter OD e ~ 1858, to the Office ot Public lnfor.ation, Vance ArB. ~ - iYed a repl7, a carbon copy of which ia inclo d. Tbia letter atatea that all UFO iDfo~tioa ia aYailable, but onl7 fro. USAP beadq tera. , With reference to the above ata t, I sent you a letter dated 10 Jan ry 1959, with a requeat for full iDfor.atioa on the aigbtina meatloned, aa proaiaed by tbe letter I eiYed fro. Y ArB OPI. On 19 r7 1959, I received a reply. 7hia repl7 in the for. of Releaaee 1083-58, dated S Noveber 1937 aod 988-58 dated 6 October 1958. 'ftlia mot certaioly did not ~neet my requeat fDr . iofor.ation. Therefore, I saiD requeat full infor .. tlon on the lgbting otion ..turD the carboa cop7 encleed when you reply Air Force Preea Deak Office of Public Information Department of Defenae Washington 2S, D. C. Dear Major Tacker: Thank 70u yer7 much for 70ur letter of 17 February 1959, giYing tbe off- icial analyl of the Air Technical Intelligence Center on the UFO sighted at Vance Air Force Ba , Enid, Oklabo.. on 5 J I realize that it is Air Foree polic7 not to IB ~ requeat for detailed lysi of specific caaea", and would like to .7ou for makins an exception in my cae up, however. One, you Tbere are two tter I would like to have cleared apelled tbe ..... of tb ~ttar "Ji'o.ahault", while the ,Ia of Heavens, distributed aaue of t National like to know the corect b7 tbe Nati Geosrapblc Societ7 iD ita' December, apella it "Fo.alhault". I would cannot find any star spelled the way you Alao, I incloaed a carbon copy of a letter addressed to myself, from the InforutioD Service Oflicer at Vance Air Force Base, dated 7 January 1939. In ~ letter, I requeated you to return it with your reply. You neglected to do eo. Plea return it a~ oon poaible. Sincerely, .J. Tacker Major, us ExecutiYe Officer ~bl1c Inf tioa Division ~Office of Information Services ;~ Depatment of the Air Force Washington 25, D. C. qUA~atiaa 1a "P~ut. 26 Febrtar 1959 carbcm copy at letter c!ated ot the star 1A :ut~ft o~r~r .... taer Pldlla z,.rana D1Y1a1oo Otrlce or Tnror.aa~A'