Tink er AFB, Okla., September 1952September 1952

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Summary

On September 1, 1952, at 8:23 p.m., a white object moving very high and very fast with no trail or exhaust was observed by naked eye from the ground near Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. The object was sighted 28 miles northwest of Tinker AFB. It moved from south to north, circled to the west, crossed its path, and then headed east at a very high altitude before disappearing. An observer in Oklahoma City reported the sighting. Weather conditions included clear ceiling with 15 miles visibility, temperature 83 degrees, and northeast winds at 12 knots. The 353rd Air Division at Tinker AFB was notified. The only known traffic in the area was an Air Force jet F-84 that had landed at Tinker AFB at 8:23 p.m. No official evaluation is stated in the available pages.

Reported location

Tink er AFB, Okla., September 1952

Date of incident

September 1952

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 15

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10373 RECORD CARD

3. LOCATION
Tink or AFB, Ohio.

1. DATE
Labor 2020 CST

CV 1

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

5. FACTS
□ Yes
□ No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

6. SOURCE
civilain

9. COURSE

12. CONCLUSIONS
□ Was Balloon
□ Probab Balloon
□ Possibly Balloon
□ Was Aircraft
□ Probab Aircraft
□ Possibly Aircraft
□ Was Astronomical
□ Probab Astronomical
□ Possibly Astronomical
□ Insufficient Data for Evaluation
□ Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING                          11. COMMENTS

White color. Normal maneuvers.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28949900