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REPORT NO. (LEA vy AP" "Sef Z| ce Q a
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
Unidentified Flying Objects Reporting
AREA REPORTED ON FROM (Agency ky ecuri ty Indoctrination Office
Hg OCAMA, Oklahana City, Oklahoma
DATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
9 June 195 5 Jume 1953
PREPARED BY (Officer) SOURCE
DAVID A. POWERS, JR, Lt Col, USAF Toauny Dowborn
“REFERENCES (Control number, directive, previous report, etc., as applicable)
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SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin tert of report on AF Form 112—Part II.)
1. Report submitted by Tommy Dowborn, mailing address: Post Office Box 1,62,
Saint Joe, Texas, no telephone mmber given; occupation: Aircraft Engine Mechanic ?
| place of employment unknown,
2. Above named civilian called Tinker Air Force Base long distance telephone
and talked with Mre Louis B. Lackey, Civilian, Badge Noe 59063, Aircraft Dispatcher
Supervisor, Flight Operations, Base Executive's Office, Tinker Air Force Base, and
reported sighting three (3) objects which looked like stars with tails that glowed
traveling South. Objects were sighted over Muenster, Texas, (reported in mes sage
as Muster, Texas), geographical location approximately thirty (30) miles West of
Gainesville, Texas. One object made a wide 190° turn and headed North which was the
reason Mr. Dowborn called this station, ‘The other two objects continued South,
Mre Laskey advises that Mr. Dowborn left the impression he had called or intended
to call Fort Worth, Texas,
5e Speed was estimated at 2000 MPH; altitude was estimated at 60,000 feet,
Mr. Dowborn reported that he did not hear any sound. Flight was straight and level
except for time one mde 180° turn, Time of sighting was 2305 Central Standard Time
and was reported to TAFB 232) Central Standard Time, Sighting was visual from the
ground and length of time observed is unknown, Weather was clear with wind velocity
of approximately 15 MPH.
lL. Mre Dovborn Spoke very conscientiously and his emunciation was distinct.
He was not hysterical and was very much concerned about notifying proper authorities,
USAF memo 2/31(78
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