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Cold Open. This is a declassified United States Air Force questionnaire titled “U.S. Air Force Technical Information Questionnaire – Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon,” reference number xxxx 07 7574541, filed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The document is notable because it records the standardized set of questions the Air Force used to collect eyewitness reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, providing insight into the agency’s investigative methodology. Provenance. The file was released to the public through The Black Vault, a repository of government documents, under the archival identifier xxxx-07-7574541-Tulsa-Oklahoma. The entry was uploaded to the Internet Archive on the date of release, with the source cited as The Black Vault. No FOIA case number is listed; the declassification authority is the United States Air Force, which authorized public dissemination of the questionnaire. The Document. The heading of the form reads: U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for further details. The questionnaire proceeds with numbered items: 1. What did you see the object? 2. Time of day – hour, minute, day, month, year (circle one) A.M. P.M. 3. Where were you when you saw the object? Nearest post office, city, state, or county. 4. How long was the object in sight? (total duration) Hours, minutes, seconds. 5. How was time in sight determined? 6. Was the object in sight continuously? Yes / No. 7. What was the condition of the sky? Day – bright, cloudy; Night – stars, moon, etc. 8. If you saw the object during daylight, where was the sun located as you looked at the object? (circle one) In front of you, behind you, to your right, to your left, overhead, don’t remember. 9. If you saw the object at night, did you notice the stars or moon? (circle one) None, a few, many; Bright moonlight, dull moonlight, no moonlight, don’t remember. 10. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object? Clouds – clear sky, hazy, scattered clouds, thick or heavy clouds; Weather – fog, mist, light rain, moderate or heavy rain, snow, don’t remember. 11. The object appeared; (circle one) solid, transparent, vapor, don’t remember. 12. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars? (circle one) brighter, dimmer, about the same, don’t know. 13. Compare brightness to a common object. 14. The edges of the object were: (circle one) fuzzy or blurred, sharply outlined, don’t remember, other. 15. Did the object appear to stand still at any time? Suddenly…

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This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

Xxxx 07 7574541 Tulsa Oklahoma

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Cold Open. S. Air Force Technical Information Questionnaire – Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon,” reference number xxxx 07 7574541, filed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The document is notable because it records the standardized set of questions the Air Force used to collect eyewitness reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, providing insight into the agency’s investigative methodology.

Agency: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document: View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/xxxx-07-7574541-Tulsa-Oklahoma

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Cold Open. This is a declassified United States Air Force questionnaire titled “U.S. Air Force Technical Information Questionnaire – Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon,” reference number xxxx 07 7574541, filed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The document is notable because it records the standardized set of…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/xxxx-07-7574541-Tulsa-Oklahoma

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What was Xxxx 07 7574541 Tulsa Oklahoma about?: Cold Open. S. Air Force Technical Information Questionnaire – Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon,” reference number xxxx 07 7574541, filed in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The document is notable because it records the standardized set of questions the Air Force used to collect eyewitness reports of unidentified aerial phenomena, providing insight into the agency’s investigative methodology.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.

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