Stroud Art On Route 66 Has an Out of This World Feel

For some the found art in a backyard in Stroud, Oklahoma along Route 66 is a curiosity, a junk masterpiece, a bit of good ol' boy kitsch.  For others they see the link to the larger UFO and flying saucer mythos and cattle mutilation events as the inspiration. 

For the Stroud resident and author of SOONER SAUCERS: OKLAHOMA UFO'S FROM 1947 TO 1969 (Amazon 2020) and the upcoming SOONER SAUCERS. Vol. 2 (due out later this year) it is a reflection of the bizarre stories Marilyn A. Hudson has uncovered in her research and through stories shared with her for the book.

In fact, she has collected a growing list of sightings, experiences, and events all along Route 66. "I am always interested in more," she said in an interview. 

People through the decades have experience strange things all along the "Mother Road."  "I would like to hear from people with stories of sightings of objects, strange lights, and any really odd experiences cruising along the area of Route 66. "

The author has a "comment" form on her webpage, UFO SKIES, where anyone can submit a story related to UFO's or odd events along Route 66.  "If a person does not want me to use their name just give me some initials. I will want details - time, place, details of the event - and what went on before and after. It is not enough to say there was this object in the sky unless information about which way it was moving, if it made sound, if it had any colors, smells associated with it. How fast did it move? How did move? What was the shape? Where exactly was the event or the object? To consider these stories in the wider context of events there has to be enough to locate where the event happened, what the weather was like, time of day, movements, and all the rest. So those are needed in any report. What time did it happen and when did it end? Every detail of the event is valuable in getting a picture of the experience."

Author Marilyn A. Hudson is ready to get her kicks on Route 66 - on the road or in the skies. 

OKLAHOMA UFO SIGHTING LOCATIONS: 1947-1969. Marilyn A. Hudson

Drawn from the work of Marilyn A. Hudson, author of Sooner Saucers: Oklahoma UFO's 1947-1969 (2020) here is a list of locations related to UFO reports in Project Blue Book for Oklahoma by Years and regions in the state.

By years--

1947: Oklahoma City (2), Yukon, and Enid

1952: Tulsa, Enid

1953: Muskogee (apparent hoax photo), Stillwater (spotlights), Oklahoma City (4)

1954: Oklahoma City (2), Enid, Canton, Kingfisher, Enid, Tulsa

1955: Oklahoma City (2), Duncan, Tussey, Stillwater

1956: Stroud, Frederick, Oklahoma City (3), Sapulpa, Altus

1957: Oklahoma City (4), Tulsa(2), Bartlesville, Afton

1958: Tulsa, Lawton, Altus, Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Ponca City, Temple, Fairfax, Poteau

1960: Altus, Ft. Sill, Tulsa

1961: Roosevelt, Altus AFB

1962: Oklahoma City

1964: Ardmore, Sayre, Oklahoma City

1965: Hinton, Hugo, Tulsa, Midwest City, Norman, Purcell, Wynnewood, Cushing, Tulsa, Paul's Valley, Lindsay, Ardmore, Altus, Hobart, Chickasha, Erick, Forgan, Guymon, Guthrie, Edmond, Bethany, Warr Acres, Choctaw, Harrah, Moore, Yukon, El Reno, Shawnee, Seminole, McAlester, Chandler, Stillwater, Miami, Sapulpa, Hardesty, Sand Springs, Stratford, Pawnee, Wewoka, Coalgate, Eufaula, Stigler, Kiefer, Tishomingo, Durant, Meeker, Davenport, Chandler...NOTE: The 'Summer of '65' is an in-depth study in and of itself. Long dismissed, the PBB records indicate something very serious and not understood was going on. 

1966: Temple, Enid, Tangier, Tulsa

1967: Norman, Oklahoma City, Tulsa

1968: Rocky

1969: Billings

Regional area sightings:

Northwest Oklahoma (Includes panhandle):

Enid (4), Fairfax, Woodward, Tangier, Guymon, Forgon, Erick, Sayre, Kingfisher, Canton, Hardesty

North Central (roughly the 1-35 corridor):

Stillwater (5), Ponca City (3) Pawnee, Hinton, Billings

Northeast Oklahoma:

Tulsa (7), Sapulpa, Bartlesville, Afton, Waggoner, Davenport, Cushing, Chandler, Stroud, Meeker, Stigler, Sand Springs, Bristow, Poteau

Central Section (basically metro OKC area):

Oklahoma City (22), Midwest City, Edmond, Guthrie, Warr Acres, Bethany, Purcell, Moore, Choctaw, Shawnee, Harrah, 

Southwest Oklahoma:

Lawton, Ft. Sill, Altus, Duncan, Frederick, Roosevelt, Rocky, Hobart, Chickasha

South Central Oklahoma:

Temple, Ardmore, Stratford

Southeast Oklahoma:

Muskogee, McAlester, Hugo, Seminole, Coalgate, Eufaula, 

Also, this graph of directional movements of the cases listing such information might be helpful.  The directions indicate the direction the objects were witnessed to have moved. Note,,. "motionless" may also refer to stationary rather than without movement.

The greatest movement was to the south, followed by to the north.  During the summer of '65, this north and south movement is important due to the strange activity around the eastern Nebraska and western Wyoming ammo depot and missile silo.

--Copyright, Marilyn A. Hudson, 2020. If use cite Marilyn A. Hudson, Sooner Saucers: Oklahoma UFO'a 1947-1969.  Book available on Amazon in print or digital format.