PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9668802

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1947

REPORTED LOCATIONPortland Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE -TIME GROUP 2. TATION
Jun 47 Portland, Orecon
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian UNIDINTIFI D
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Five or Siy
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 1T. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1.5-60 seconds Round object with tail, about 30 ft in dianeter. About five
6. TYPE OF OESERVATION or six objects benking in the sun, nsd no rarticuler formation.
Source stoted that the needle on a crnrass wevered fron side
round-Visual to side while the objects vere in si ht. No sound.
7. COURSE
8. PHOTOS
Yes 8
No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yes
No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE Previous editions of this forr may be used.
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apparent; one, stated he submitted this report solely because he
had read several days following his observation of another sighting- Therefore,
he very likely either consciously or inadvertently nay have attenpted to conforn
his report and twro, he colored his report
with infere inplication which he was
obviously Cormed.
JNE 24, 1947 CASCADE MOUNTAINS WASHINGTON (KEYHOE-1950 P 24) 1 WITNESS 00
A PORTLAND PROSPECTOR NAMED N, WHO WAS WORKING UP IN THE CASCADE 01
DUNTAINS, REPORTED FIVE OR SIX DISK-SHAPED.OBJECTS BANKING IN THE SUN. HE 02
ATCHED THEM THROUGH HIS TELESCOPE SEVERAL SECONDS. THEN HE SUDDENLY NOTICED 03
HAT THE COMPASS HAND ON HIS SPECIAL WATCH IWAS WEAVING WILDLY FROM SIDE TO 04
IDE. (JOHNSON INSISTED HE HAD NOT HEARD OF THE FAMOUS REPORT THIS SAME 05
AY,BY (Q.V.). WHICH WAS NOT BROADCAST UNTIL EARLY EVENING.) 06
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Projoot Grods
3t ay c Mo Ralention ot RareAndng Poports
Wi. S i y or Dc Bvaluation of tertning Reports
The remaining unexplained inoidents (sco Appondix rT") mailiied
for cemon ourneteristios. Tvo of than, by statenents of the roport te.
vould not hare bocn made had tle witnesses not road of tho l'te Roihar
Lncident (Inoidunt lio. i7). Kost vorn distributod without pattern
Shroughout tho United States. A. few vere outsire the U. S. No bro 00t77is0. The 33
APROXE
In the follodng so or thls roport, each remaining wexplaiset.
cacddont is considered sepcuratsly. It is not the intent to gonerally disnredes
e ohatactor of obsorvers, tut caoh case has wndesirable elements, tnd Shusse
unnot be disregarded. The numericnl dosignation is morely the categarient.
ader oE the iacidont in tho projoct files.
1s 10, 17, 21, 29, 35, 37, 10, 51, 58, 62, 6k(68) 71, 75, 76, 77, 79, 84
111, 122, 134, 135, 151, 152, 154, 162, 168, 176, 163, 186, 193, 207, 215, 2550
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