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From a distance the object appeared to be like an airplanee I couldn't tell for sure whether it was round or oblong. It was silver in color. I would say it was about the size of a B-29, It was a solid objects; it was not exactly round. There was no trail or exhaust. There was no sound, It stood still for 15 minutes after I started watching it. When it moved, I would say the speed was from between 200 and 00 miles per hours. It stood still over Tinker Air Force Base for about 15 minutes and then it moved almost directly over the field. It was just a little South of me. It stayed there about 15 minutese It started Northwest and disappeared immediately. It didn't change color. It looked like a bright light. The light was on all the time that I could tell. I saw the object at 1830 hours and observed it for 30 minutes. I observed the object from the ground. I was standing still. I did not use field glasses or binoculars. There was only one object. When I saw the object I was at Gate No. 27, Tinker Air Force Base. The object was slightly East and South, then it moved to Northwest and stopped practically due over the field. I would say it was about 140,000 feet high. I have been employed on the Guard Force at Tinker Air Force Base for eleven (11) years, The weather was very clear and fair, The wind was approximately 15 to 20 mph South Easterly. Around 1900 scattered clouds came up in Southwest. I did not take any photographs and did not obtain any fragments. There was one aircraft came in pretty high from the West about 15 minutes after it lefte The object appeared to have a light on and it remained on at all times I observed ite The color of the light didn't change at any time. BOREN, Melvin Le Civilian Guard Tinker Air Force Base 6 July 1953 Declassification Authority: NND 57565