Tussy, OklahomaJune 1955

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Summary

On June 25, 1955, near Tussy, Oklahoma, a civilian reported one object while driving. The sighting was seen from the ground and lasted about five seconds. The object was seen through the windshield of the observer's car and then faded.

The object was round and green and about the size of the moon, with a fuzzy outline. It had an orange tail roughly three times its own length. The tail looked cut off in a straight line and did not come to a point. The object moved in level flight toward the east-southeast.

Because the report was delayed, no investigation was authorized. A check of maps and charts found no beacons or flight paths in the area. The Air Force concluded the sighting was astronomical, most likely a meteor.

Reported location

Tussy, Oklahoma

Date of incident

June 1955

State / country

OK / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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1. DATE {YU 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS |
: O Wos Balloon
25 June 1955 Tussy, Oklahoma O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION O Possibly Balloon
| RR i isis 8 Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar a Probably Aireroft Fin)
CMT 25/10307 June 1955 O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft |
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE DO Was Astronomical |
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical |
“Of No Civilian IX Possibly Astronomical
"7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE ~~ |D Other fs a |
; (w] ibd Data for Evaluation :
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| Five (5) Seconds Cne (1) ESE hilo
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ?
5 : Due to the delay in transmis-
Cne (1) round, green object, the size of the | sion of the report no investigation was
moon with a fuzzy cutline appeared thru the authorized, A check of maps and radio
windshield of the observers! car for a period | facility charts failed to reveal any
of five (5) seconds and then faded, The ob- | beacons or flight paths in the area of | |
ject seemed to have a orange colored tail sighting, The fading of the object and
tat was approximately three (3) times the | the close proximity of the two colors
size of the object in length, The tail ap- would tend to eliminate the reflection
peared to be "cut off" in a strdght line and | possibility. Tn the opinion of this
did not come to a point, The courde of the hgs the sighting was generated by astro-| |
object was a level flight path to the ESE nomical activity, i.e., meteorite.
: This report was received by AF Form 112,
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54) Lin
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