Mysterious beacon notification at Sapulpa’s camp Okiwanee yields no findings

On Monday, August 12th, the Creek County Sheriff’s Office responded to a request from the United States Air Force. According to Undersheriff Joe Thompson, the request involved what the Air Force Search and Rescue Department called “an unregistered plane beacon notification.”

What made the request even more strange was that the mystery beacon was coming from somewhere in Camp Okiwanee, located just north of the Hwy 33/66 junction near the Turner Turnpike.


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