PROJECT BLUE BOOK

: PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP .OCATION
23 June 1949 23/2200Z Klamath Falls, Oregon
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
4- 5 No data presented to indicate objects could NOT have been A/C.
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 - 4 Minutes Objects were: horizontally in a trail formation in a SE
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION direction. They were oval in shape, approx the size of a dinhe
plate, left no exhaust trail, had not appendages attached. was
Ground-Visual grayish-white in color and maneuvered in a sharp tum to an
7. COURSE
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WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE. DAYTON. OHIO
IN REPLY REFER TO: 5D 24-21 14 December 1949
SUBJECT: PROJECT GRUDGE - UNCOIVENTICHAL AIRCRAFT Sighting at
Klamath June 1949
SPECIAL INQUIRY
TO: Commanding General
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterso Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
ATTN: MCIAX
Inclosed for your information is report investigation by Special
November 1949. This investigation not requested 1 nor through
this office.
emee tx.Hounell
1 Incl JAMES F. X. O'CONNELL
Lt Colonel, USAF
District Commander
144 DOD DLR 5200.10 YEARS.
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AIR FORCE-WPAFB-L-26 NOV 49 15M

-late, left
no exhaust no exhaust trail, hed no apoendeges attached, were grey trail, hed no aprendages attached, were srey vishwhite in vish-wlite in
color, and ran color, and direction and directiou and
faded from
VALS:
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CG, AMC, W-PAFB Commanding General
ATTN: MCIAKO-3 Air Materiel Command
(Action Copies) 2 Wright-Patterson AFB
File 2 Dayton, Ohio
Hqs OSI 2 ATTENTION: MCIAXO-3
APPROVED
497 3712-21
R. LIER
Major, US.F
Acting District Commander.
J-208 Replaces AFCSI Form 4, 23 Jul 48, which may be used. 7744-1 U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFPICE
UNCA

exhaust or contrails, no visible on te clouds ligits
or reflections fron the sun. supoort,
and no ap endages. They were in sight for a period of three or four minutes,
and during this pe
of it and the objects turned to an easterly dir-ction and faded from view.
at about 45o above the horizon. Mr. is enmloyed as a naintenance
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intelligent specta renort signting such
objects to lcity.
5. On 22 4016 Clinton Ave.,
Klamath Falls, Ore., was interviewed by the writer at her home and edvised
that on 23 June 1949 at a aporoximately 13oo hours (PsT), her husband called
her on the telephone end called her attention sone unidentifiable cbjects
in the air over Klamath Falls. She immediately went into the yard where
she observed the objects for approximately two minutes. There were four
to be an intelligent person. However, she ma.[ have been influenced by
her husband's report the same oojects. She arget shoot
ing and gun collecting.
7. Approximate .
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by S/A JAilSO.. and efter reviewing te aircraft flig.t contact records
for 23 hours, 23 position
report National Guard Plane 3ggl revorted
2 F-80 type aircrart-at 3o.Coo feet. Foint o devarture se aircraft
was Moses Lake AFB, Washington, and their destination
California. The time or this report was the nearest do the time o of sight-
ing of unconventional aircraft. Mr. also advised tnat no aircraft
landed or took off from Klamath Falls Airport near
unconventional aircraft.
Sequence Charts of Falls are not
available. However, on 12 October 1949, Mr. of the United States
Weather Bureau, Customs House, 220 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, was
interviewed and advised that sequence charts for Klamath Falls at l300
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did not aprear fly in env formetion, chaneed direction rather rapidly,
had no apparent sound or exhaust, were pin-goint in size, of unictermin-
able shape, and their speed + determined but seemed to very. After
having observed em for e few mimutes, they aoneared to
and disappeared.
DECLAS: ERVALS;
DOD D.. 200.10 1s TEARS.
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DISTRIBUTION FILE STAMP
CG, AMC, W-PAFB Commanding General
1- ATTN: MCIAXO-3 Air Materiel Command
(Action Copies) 2 Wright-Patterson AFB
File 2 Dayton, Ohio
Hqs CSI 2 ATTENTION: MCIAXO-3
APPROVED
497
D. MELCHER UNCLASES
Major, USAF
Acting District Commander
IFHQ FORM ich may be used. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
15 JAN 49 0-208

some velocity times. After having observ ther for a few minutes,
they anveared to appeared
to be an intelligent person. aircreft ident-
ification in the Armed Forces during the war. wears glasses
richt eye and r the left eye. liis
hobbies are amateur radios nd photography.
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