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CASE REFERENCE9555798

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1953

REPORTED LOCATIONKlamath Falls and Medford Oregon

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l. Date of sighting: 26 Pebruary 1953
?, Time of sighting: 2159P
3. lace of sighting: Ground observation, Klamath Falls, Oregon and Medford, Sreon.

.. “eather at the time of sighting: 72000 feet scattered clouds, 10 miles visibility.
Yinds at 10,000 feet from 360 dezrees at 15 knots.

Se itnessess Unidentified CAA Radio Cverator, “lamath Falls, °orezon
Unidentified observer, Vedford, Cregon

6. tyos of sighting: Ground observation, no optical instruments used.
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li. Cboserver location ~ 2 degrees 52 mimmtes 55 seconds \lorth, 121 degrees 57
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5. Object position - 270 degrees from the geographic fix cited in 1, above

ke Length of observation — 10 nimites

4, ‘eneral Remarks: The object remained completely stationary Sut faded and re-
appeared throughout the observation. Object disappeared
eventually by fading completely out. No fragments of any

kind were reported; no interception was attempted; amd there
was no report of air traffic in the sighting srea at the tine

indicated. No photographs or sketches have been submitted.

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Klemath Falls, Oregon 26 February 1953

I. Descriotion of Incident

At 2159 PST a roumd red stationary object was sichted by a CAA cperator for
10 minutes times The object seemed to fade in and fade out intermittently and
eventually faded out complately. The observer estimated the unknown to be at a
270° azimuth from his position and at an altitude of 10,000', Weather at the
time of sighting consisted of scattered clouds at 2,0C00' with 10 miles visibility.

II. Discussion of Incident

Project Blue Book and its contract astronomer evaluate this report as defin-
itely caused by the astronomical body Venus. any similar reports have been ra-
ceived by ATIC during February of an objoct in the wastern sky appyarine to chanr
color and fading intermittently, and almost all suchreports have been found to
be Verus.

It is interesting to note in this and other similar observations that gxper-
denced CAA and Air Force personnel have bean understandably confused by this F
bright planet, comparatively isolated, low on the horizon and sometimes seen
through a high haze layer csusing a rapid change in color. fed is the color
given most often. )

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