Muskogee, OklahomaJune 1954

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Summary

The Air Force received photographs of an unusual flying object in June 1954 from a civilian photographer in the Lincolnwood, Illinois area. The photographer reported taking two pictures with different cameras, including one with a telescopic lens. He initially had trouble getting them developed and eventually submitted them to Project Blue Book in May 1957, asking that the Air Force return the original negatives along with any records on similar sightings.

The photographs showed what appeared to be a round object with windows or markings. According to the project card, Air Force analysts noted that the photos appeared to be fake. The case file also references two related photographic cases from the same time period, one in Moorsville, Indiana and another in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Both involved photographs of flying objects. A note indicates that Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the project's scientific consultant, was asked to evaluate at least the Moorsville case.

The Air Force evaluated the photographs, made copies of the negatives for study, but noted that due to their age and lack of supporting information, it would be difficult to reach a firm conclusion about what the objects were. The file shows the Air Force returned the original negatives to the photographer and sent along a summary of events and a press release.

The full case file is reproduced below as held by the National Archives (8 pages).

Reported location

Muskogee, Oklahoma

Date of incident

June 1954

State / country

OK / US

Page count

8 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 8

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Reto ~~ PROJELT 10073 RECORD CARD ; : NEAR
HE CATE ; ; i | LOCATION i : |12 CONCLUSIONS To i
B June 1954 Muskogee, Oklahoma 0 Wos Balloon :
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| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP TIRE Es TYPE OF OBSERVATION : be EEE 8 aid meri
Local ~ boo csr (DY. | XL Ground: Visual 0 Ground-Radar | a Probably. Alrerait 1 :
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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 18. NUM3ER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE |0 Othe Fake Photo |
: : { {2 Insuificient Dora for Evaluation |
2 seconds 120 | Af S 130 Unknown ‘
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J. 2RIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING | l. COMMENTS |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28958431