Oklahoma City, OklahomaSeptember 1962

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 14, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a civilian observer reported seeing an object in the sky late in the afternoon. The object appeared to be a plane maneuvering at about fifty thousand feet with no vapor trail or sound. The observer initially thought it was an aircraft. Features of the object were revealed in the late afternoon sun. The observer could not hear its motor. The Air Force evaluation is unknown.

Reported location

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Date of incident

September 1962

State / country

OK / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 46

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 1073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
14 September 1962

2. LOCATION
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local 5 pm
GMT 14/2300Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTO
D Yes
X No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
not reported

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
maneuvered

12. CONCLUSIONS
X Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
X Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Obj that looked like plane at 50,000 maneuvering. No vapor trail or sound. Late afternoon sun. Features of a/c were revealed.

11. COMMENTS
Observer thought object to be a/c.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28999074