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CASE REFERENCE6313445

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONHinkle Oregon

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, ‘ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
i}. DATE. ( ‘T2. LOCATION A 12. CONCLUSIONS
Apr 52 Winkle, Oreson Cl Wes Balloon
23 ? aieaeeenteetenieenienntesiemman ae aeedeetienn iO Probably Balloon
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Ont... et 0030 << ES <a G Air Visuol — _D Air-Intereept Rodor hoa Possibly Aireraft
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m Yes male-civilian C8 Probably Astronomicel MUTEON
5 No 1) Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION.» 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE  |§_|O Other.
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING i COMMENTS
Silver flash followed by light green Brownish trail visible for 20-30
ball. Ball wi trail. Dove vertically. seconds after sighting. Think,

object struck the grotwid.

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1. ‘the eChord Flicht Service Center, MeChord AP IAGO, Vashington rop
sighting of an unidentified fleing object by a civilian eb Hinkle, Oreron
no: rh feat of bendleton and 3 rdles south of Hermiston). The tims of tho s4ehttne
vas 1630 PST, 73 April 195 ;
?e (No sketch or ph ain, last of the object is available, Other éeteils concer:
in the object sighted are

a. Number : One

b,. Shape. ¢ P Rall

Ce Siuea : Not known .

d. Golor : Silver flesh followed by Light preen bali

e, Spead : Not known

P. Voneuverbility: Not known

fe. Veeding : Vertically toward the proved

h. Altitude 3 Not known

i, Sound : None

Jj. Exhaust Trails Licht brown with brownish trail remaining
visible for some. 20 seconds after the objec
struck the pround,

3. The weather at the tine of the sighting was £9,000 feet overcast; 25 miles

visibllity; temperature 73°; dew point 45; wind: North Northeast 13 mph,
4. Witness:
Mr

Walle Walla, Washington
Fhone: 16543
Railrord Engineer

s at 1330 FST, 7& Acrit 195 7 to we rn SAG

(Interstate Air Commnteations 0" 4 ney) bai yun station Walla Valla, Washineton

end thereafter reloyed to McChord Flish
witness for 5-day deley in reporting th

5. Information submitted by witn
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rvice Center, No reason affered by

6, Witness claimed he saw phenomanon fron the svaps of the Hinkle ! eceat Me (inkls

Tregon. First noticed a silver flash, followed by a Light green ball deseendin

vertically leaving in its weke a light brow trail, Object struck the cro: ees baye
second or third ridges about 12 miles south of Hinkle, The brownish trail + vata

visible for 20 to 30 seconds. Othe unidentified witnesses were alllered to sak

observed the brownish substence after the object strvek the ground.

Frepaving Officer's Comment:

I? part or all of tthe object: sighted struck the ground thers is a possipii.-
ity thet the point of impact covld be located and exsmination made of the immedtate

erea to determine whether or not the object Va5 a mnateoric body.

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