PROJECT BLUE BOOK

LOCATION
19 Jul 53 20/0120z La Grande, Oregon
10. CONCLUSION BALLOON: Upper air research
civ and mil All Observers interviewed were of opinion that they saw an
4. YAR balloon. Lowery plotting center stated that there
UAR in area at that time.
one
5. LENGTH OF OBSE TION
2 hre 10 min one obj at high alt was seen by civilian airlines personnel
on the ground and a Navy pilot in th Ob,i made some
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION hovement to the North.
ground vis & air vis
NOTE: Some of report Actual observation
7. COURSE was 19 Jul 53.
north north
8. PHOTOS
Ye. D Yos
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9. PHYSICA IDENCE DENCE
D Y.s
No
FORM
FTD SEP63 0-329 (TDE) FTD SEP 3 0-329 (TDE) 10od.
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5 IDENTIFYING INFO ON OESERVER
A. WEST COAST AIRLINES PERSONNEL AT LAGRANDE OREGON AND POLOT
OF NAVY BB11 ENROUT FROM SEATTLE TO BUCKLEY COLO
B ADDRESS WEST T COAST LINES
C TELE UNK
D ORG CIV
E E EST OF RELIABILITY UNK
NO OTHER FACTOR KNOWN WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEARING ON RELIABILITY (
OF SIGHTING
so WEATHER
(
A WX SEQUENCE FOR LAGRANDE ORE CLEAR AND TWENTY FIVE E MILE
VISIBILITY WINDS ALOF DEGREES
FIVE SIX KNOTS
7 LOWRY F PLOTTING CENTER REPORTED MOBY DICK BALLON TO BE ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY MILES SOUTH OF LAGRANDE AT TWO ONE ONE ZERO (
PACIFIC TIME ALTITUDE FIVE THREE THOUSAND FEET PD LOWRY EST
BALLON TO BI IN APPROX AREA OF SIGHTIN AT TIME E SIGHTED C
S NCE WHICH UPPORT SICHTING C
C
C
C
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3 NO IDENTIPICATION ACTION TAKEN
CNC JET ACTT DEPARTED PRTLAND ORE 13A P FOR, DIRECT FLIGHT TO
HILL FIELD PD ONE HOUR TWENTY I MINUTES EST TIME ENROUTE PD
FIVE THOUSAND FEET PD -
11 OF FACTS -
IAI TUAT

RPT
1. DESCRIPTION 1/
A. TTLANGULAR
B. NO ESTIMAIE GIVEN
SHINY
ON3
AERODIMAMIC FEATURES NONE GIVEN
TRAIL OR EXRAUST NOUFE GTVEN
didrdtis PRLP SYS NONE INLICATED
SPEED VERY FAST
SOUND NONE
MANEUVERS STRAIOHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT ONL ICATED
K. MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE NOT GIVEN
L UNUKUAL FEA NONE GIVEN
2. TIME SIGHTCNO
A.
B. DAIE 1953
C. LENGTH OF TLME CHSERVED UNK
3. MANNER OF OBSKRVAPION
A. VISUAL SIGHTINO
B. FROM GROUND AND YHOM AGPT
C. TIENT POYZ HASSES
LOCATION
11805W
1520w
LA GRANDE CREGON
LOCATION OF ORJEGT WITH RESPECT TO CBSERVER
1. DISTANG VIKMOWE
2. DIRECLION SRCH BAST Y EAST
3HBOUTK rRoM I SEAPFLE TO BUCKLEY COIO
3 ADDRUSS IST CMAST LA GRANDE ORE
T13 WK
D. ORO GIV
B. KST OY BELYABILITY UNX
F. NO OTH
6. WEATHOR
HI SUQUNG POR L GRANDE OFE CLEAR AND TWENTY FIVE MILE
ALOPT I THOUSAND THO PIVE ZERO DEGFKES FIVE SII KNOTS
7. LOWRY PLOTTANO GANTER FEPORTSD MOBY
ILFS SCUTE OP LA GRANDE AT
TUOUSAND SAB IG AT TIME
SICHTED
NO SIGHTING
NO IIT ON ACTION TAXEN
OHE JET PARon E 1900P FOR DIRECTF LIGIT MO NILL PTELD PD
PD ALMITCE FITE NCOSAND
20
AGENCTES GONTACTED FCR INFO AND/OR EMATION OF FACTS
11.
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OF ML AIGHTI
3.
C. LORY

Flight Ser MATS,. 3800 Newark
State of Oregon, USA Street, 25. D.
20 July 1953 19 July 1953 F?
West Coast Airlines Persomne
Ore, & Pilot USN Aireraft /O811
Reoort contains information on the sightinz of unidentifled aying object o79r
La Grande, Oregon, the validity of which can be questioned because a Moby Dick balloon
mas estins Ad to anD area of aighting at the time cited.
FRANCIS E. CURRAN E. CURRAN
Major, USAP
Acting Ia 121 fieer Leer
B
1310
4
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
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information, qu
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10
In reply cite Froject Blue Book.
COORDINATION: UNCLAS FIED
ATLAE-5 853 OFFICE_OF RECORD
Olsson orficial Pile 653 Copy
ATIAE, Date
ATIA Date PAGE 1 OF I PAGES
DRAPTER'S RHLPASO PFICOR S SGNA
ER.M.O NC/vS
TELEPMONE OFPICIAL TITLE
65365 PANT GENERAL
REPLACES MME FOPM 171. 1 MAY a 19-389:2-3 GINTING DMPICE
ECURITY AFORMATION

UNCLASSIFIED
Flight Service, MATS
3800 Newark Street, M. T. R-382-53
Washington 25, D. C. 3
Comments of reparing officer
Report contains infernation concerning the sighting of an unidentifi ed flying
objeet at an uninown time but reported July 3 aircraft over
La Grande, Oregon, and ground personnel or Test ast Airlines at La Grande, Oregon.
Teletype report containa an apoarent error in time of reporting sizhting. Date time
group 2004202 rom MeChord FS Center converted to local time is 192020? July, which
mould be lo minutes after receipt of information from the Seattle ART Center It is
my belief that rt, 1 July, should read 19 July.
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7
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
BOD DIR 3200.10
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capability. Request you periorm the investigation of this unidentified aerial object -I
the following 0,000in
ATLAE-5BWbetlar DATE:2.
Lt Olston
ATIAEBfrctfug
PDATE: PAGE OF
ATIA
DRAFTER'S NA RELEASING-OFFICER DSIGNATURE
Lt R.M.Olsson/Ewc/jos
AfLISS
Adintant
DD 173 REPLACES NME FORM 173. MAY 18-34923-1 * 2.1.
WMICH MAY BE USED.

. UNCLASS ta
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2 8 Jul 53 21 GR.te
CH
Action
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RFIG3VVVV 1953 JUL 29
LGPE167L 08:22
XYA335
CXB233
JUPLW 123 sigtig
RR JEDWP -1 -
. DE JWPLN 74 .
R 2819582 Z ZNJ
FM DET 26 4TH WEA G7 LOWRY AFB COLO
ONIO
ATTN ATI-AE-5 UNCLASSIFIED
113 G REF URMSG AFOIN-ATIAE-7-23-E PROJECT
CONTACT ON BALLOON AT D DOWN 3119322
DUE TO ERRATIC FLT ALT PD WIND FLOW WAS NNE NN
GIVING POSSIBILITY
BALLOON WAS IN SUBJ AREA PD NO CONTACT OR RECOVERY WAS MADE ON
THIS BALLOON PD ONLY TI REN FOUR PAREN HRS DURATION ARE
PLOTTED PD QUERY BY MCCHORD ERBAL CMA BEL FOR
QUOTED POSITION IN ERROR PD
23/22007 JUL JVPLU DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 DOD DM 5200.10 YEARS.
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UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIE 0
6 AnG 53 06 492
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UPR081 1953 AUG 6 E1.tile O
00:37 be
XYARE6 .
JMPD 103
JPDM 55 .
RR JEDIE
DE JWPOM 02TA
R 0523502 ZNJ ..
UNCLASS 10
TO COMDR ATIC WRIGHT OHIO
D/WTOAD RPT R2214452/

19000 FT 25 KNOTS 230 DEGREE CMA 23O0O FT 47 WNOTS 249 DEGREES
CMA 30000 FT 60 KNOTS CMA 250 DEGREES CMA 49339 FT 80 VNOTS 260
DEGREES CMA 5000O FT 69 KNOTS CMA 250 DEGREES. NO FURTHER INFO.
ITEM.3. FROM IN LIED IT IS HIGHLY IMPROBABLE THAT ORJECT
SIGHTED WAS A ON. PLT MUST PE CONTACTED IN REGARDS
TO DIFF TED TIME OF ING G ORJECT CMA AND
1.
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PAGE WO DE JWRDM-SQCA
DEY RALLOON ITEM
END THAT POMT ATION
COLORADO. INTERRO I 1 CMA LY CR BRANT
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CMA COLO. NO ADD INFO AY IS HQ.
06/30157 AUG JWPDM
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UNCLASSIFIED

cerning
Please try to you possibly can. The information that you give will
be used for poses, and will egarded as confidential material. Your name will not
be used in connectian with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this ersonal infarmation so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
.When did you se object? 2. Time of day: __ 5 20
Hour Minutes
Day Yoar (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
. Time zone:
(Cirel Ona):a. Eastern (Circle One): Q. Daylight Saving
b. Contral b. Standard
C.Mquntain
d. Pacific
9. "Other
LeT Coast ilines bi Ginnde Chean
Nearoet Postal Aidress City or Town State or Country
Additional rmarks: m10s
SaoTh
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. —2
Hours Minutes Seconds
Question 5.
a.Certain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d. Just a guess
What was the canditian of the sky?
(Circle One): a. Bright daylight d.Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight e. No race of daylight
c. Bright nwilight . Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DAYL IN located as you looked at
the objast?
(Circle One):_a. In iront olyoy d. To your lelt
b. in bock of yod Overhead
c. To your right 6. Den't romember

bottom top. Looked at is thru 25 powar transit acope arxi saw
what Looted WUike a balloon without basket, color of sun riaibie
Baliave calor cue Mlection of snn on balloon. Estimate tude of
13,000 CS Ok claer nod eala Iarly 30 visibility unliadted.
Helloon did Sear it si.zhtad betman two telenhone wirns.
roaniblo alighs Sorth an other noouls aod
loeidng teor aunz
oerget an
the ot. tho 3x o.jset.
suh 1ob1 Dlck S 3
Lese binoe ometing that Lookn li. fying
n stren yer is
t
actually lo.
Ontong Pogeda Ontong Pograda
ANTONY POGRRBIBAX
0SAF
J
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR LN
DEGLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DR 5200.10

sonnad whe aighted the object fill out sannad wie sighted the object fill out an - inclosed closed
UsAP Teohnd oal Information Sheet.
A
by the Mr Foreee
Sinserely,
BARBARA P. HANAWALT
Ist. Lt., USAF
Asst. Adjutant
COORDINATION:
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APTAE-4 DATE 43
voenston DESIGNATE AUTHD OFPICE OF RECORD
53 OFFICE OF RECORD
ArIo DATE ATLAE
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
Project 10073
AMC Ferm 8 (Rov 17 May 50y

Pago 3
16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
. Sound Nen
b. Color Gigit silier
and include in your sketch any details
of the object that yeu saw such as wings, protrusions, ete., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place
an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.
O
8.The edges of the objoct were: 8. The edges of the objoct were:
(Circie One): a. Fuzzy ar blurred (Circie One): a. Fuzzy or blurred . Other _ . Other_ =
b. Like  be ight ster b. Like a beight sher.
c. Sharply outlined
d. Den'tremember
19. IF there wes MORE THAN ONE object, then how many we there? 10
Drew a picture of he w they were arranged, and put an are to show the direction that they were travel ing.
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IF you saw the ouject at NIGHT, TWILiGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circl One):
a. None a. Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight"
c. Many c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't romember
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Was the abject brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): a. Yos b. No c. Don'tremember
ile headlight?:
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Several yards away?
. Other
11. Did ihe object: (Circle One for each.question)
a. Appear to stand still at sny time? Yes Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yes Don't Know
c. Break up inte parts or explode? Yes Yes Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes 222222$ Don't Know
.. Change brightness? Yes Don't Know
i. Change shape? Yes Yes Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes Yes Don't Know
(Cirele One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answe
it moved behind:.
Did the abjoct move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle Ome): Yes No Don't Knnw. IF you answered
it moved in frent of:.
14. Did the object appear: (Cirele Onak a. Soiid? . Transparem? c. Don't Know.
a. Eyeglasses Yes No a. Binoculers $a 2 }$
6. Sun glasses Yos No f. Telascooe Yes
c. Windshield No g. Theodalite Yes No
d. Windew glass Yes No h. Other

a. North C. East e. South g. West
. Northeast Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
miles per hour.
looking at the object?
(Circle Ore) Yes No.
What direction v . -
. object
a. North c. East South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and alse the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When ir First appeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon.. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
d. From true North degrees.
. From horizon degrees.

c. Dum i.
d. Nickal i. Basketball
e. QUr1 r k. Other
F. Hall dalia
22.1 (Cirele Question 22.
a. Cariam c. Not very sure
b. Farriv certain d. Uncertain
S
dimimer
Wauld conetruet = a dick cut
10 feet in diai minly winy Ligly
poliited iteel.
a lange $ Cs
mictalle 6.
is
a

Day Manth Yoar
object?
(Circl Ome)(Y.s No
36.1 IF you answered YEs. ey see the abject too?
(Cirele One) Yos No
Mrs
BirporT
La
Corld tae ten a
C wre wery niy Cngh

33. In the fallowing larger sketch pi s n A 33. In the following larger sketch pis n
position when you last saw it. position when you last saw it. eter to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch. eter to smaller sketch as an example oi how to complete the larger sketch.
A 4--
B
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Form B
U. S. AIR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
DATA)
the following space to in order that your infarmation may be filed and coded short description of th as accurately as possible, please use ent that you observed. You may re-
atatements, or sketches that you belleve ar peat information that you hwave already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments, Importont. Try to present the details of the observe-
if they are needed. tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of th paper may be altached
NAM (Plaase Prim) (Do Not Write in This Space)
CODE:
SIGNAT!
DATE'3/53
a C.a C.C nae calleel callel 7e 00 the the
told tld ne ne The wae wae 41 somickay" somikay"
cun furl. forl. . *
8 a atsl atsl cnd spothed a
lright hva1d Slen sl cgit adit eppreenty bo ing L21
ihy (720 2) clile dectches ix
apanos 2 hne it moael south and
essterd fon my poiton D calld
Cupt mg Coile anl
Che igt freon untill He
J Cuse ant ol of fod awy

b. Cool
c. Moderate orheavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow Hor
e. Don't ramember e. Don't remember
.When did you had seen the object? -
→
Doy Month Yar
object?
(Circle One) Yes No
(Circle One) Yes No
resses:
38. in your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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flying tim
Souroe M alean.
He was able to eeti mmte 1mmte fairly accurats aecur Ho expressed expressed hinself hinself
fluently and eleary. elear.y. wes ves that or erious, rious, conseiontious consaientious an
and he ga7e gave thought to sech question thought sch question berore answering. Although Although soures Souros call-
ad the Creratiens at Demor Haval Haval Air Station Air Statien and had the statement and had the statement
made by his made e-pilet, -Dile1 sovoeridng the weriding the unidentified •bject, ad to hia before bia before
be sade reed with the co-pilets statament on the shape
of the objeot. imien of the interriewers inrormation
supplied by idared reliable.
III. IX seho
3D:
JOHM M. WHITS R.
Colonel, US.AP
4 INCLS.
Overlay of Ars
2. emory iketoh
3. Statavent by Sourre
4. Statement by Souroe'a O o-pilot DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALR:
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DOD.DER 3200.10
DHSTRISUT MATOR
I, ADO, oF L APIO, o7 2; 4602d AISS, 3

Orogon.
2. mia alors to 100.000 in Ia r981
n. 10,000 ft. 25 knota 230 10,000 kota 260 dag.
D,000 tt. 20 1not 240 deg. 50,000 ft. 60 kmote 250 deg.
30,000 r. 60 lmnots 250 deg. No fut ation.
3. o payaloal ovid
COMENT: Thde otadonone
C.MA.
TECINIGAL INVESTIGATOR: INVESTIGATOR:
1/SOT. D.3.EGAN 1/SOT. D.3.EHAN
Galong Pogebneak
ANTONT'POG
Cbsariere Repors
DOWNGRADED AT 8 YEAR NTEEVAL
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
DOD DTR 5200.10

E7 coben retemee to worke
meit moumy 6.45 2 foinel a
caa nen ollning whit appeaned to
6 the Sane aijet spt this tee it
coed 26.000
osly daid Coades. He
cntchup ix 7.3€ cel Ihen
s.
.

The gourd was not availabla for in-
tarrogation, tarrogation, however, howe tatonwnt ent. concerning the object, that the object, made to ada to
oporation of opuration of the Denver the Sava Ar Ar Station Station on return from the return from the tas 00- DO
tained and is inolude tained and is inolud- oport Inclosure
Sounel Oteus Souel Otheus
SA UEL ATHENS SA UEL ATHENS S
Lst Lt, USAP
OIC, Hq Ft OIC, Hq FTt
COMENTS OF VING
Flight 1- Intelligonce Sarrice Squadron, located at MoChord
Air Force Bese, Iacx an, vashington, has been instructed to exploit the Cirll
Aeronauties Adndnistration personnel at the IA GRANDE, OREGON Alrpert fer
additional infermation on object.
JW
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DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTARVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
DOD DIR 5200.10

: LANGTH OF rTs SOURCS OBSSRYSD OBJECT: Approciantely two (2)
minutas.
. WEATHER Ar   oF OBSSRVArION: CAVO witH bright suniight.
z. DISTAMPS O OEJSCT: Soure aatimatan that he was
never cloeer than
attempt to int ot it.
h. POSITION
cUrraneY)
tion. (See 3 2, Inal.2)
1. Oo  t: urLnK toa
t of your' s99 al1y ecaus5,
vapor trails or 71 would imiicate
propulaion.
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DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12
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SRETCH #1
1.SOURCE'S MEMORY
SKETCH
CRJECT
2.OBJECT

-UNCLASSIFIED
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 AF FORM 112-PART I (CLASSIPICATION)
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM C4 HQ FLIGHT
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11,000 200t little be-
hind could ae So
be the sorn round etit
3eaeed to atched 1t moving ov
us in a Lat orneRd our plane could
gee it ertee could
see it for
as:ly what the biee some large silver coiored
reaiher delloon noved by soma uever vinda. Lut on the other band
I ad hot at all discount bilty sould en s019
atrange
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALB
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erved the object
nuton iuring whicn of the opinion that it must be some
tyme of although it appeared to iaye a rounded,
triangular toll the direction of movenent
of thi obiee LaGrande CAA Ground Station
will be able to awpn Pormation. my estimation
that the objeet was oximately end, baaed on
comunication ad me thet the objeet had been
identified rachute Chat had en released by some
branch
account object aps.
? burthe ation is
leeirea Gion oan
assist is eigution.
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS
DOD DIR 5800.19
3
hugust 20, 1955
THIS 1S A PAUE CERTIPISD COPY:
_--INCi No. 3 JAMIE AIWEE

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forwarded for your lnformation. forwarded for your Information.
FOR THE DOAYOERT FAVOER
7
THOMAS C. SAVAGE
1 Inel Inel Major, USAF
AF Form ll2, Ports Asst Command Adt
I & IL, subj: I  IL, subj: inilentified
Flying Object rt, Flying Object Bevort,
dtd 9 Sep 53, w/ 2 incl dtd 9 Sep 53. w/ 2 inel
DOWNGRADED AT S YEAR INTERVALS:
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
2. DOD DLR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED
2E2

eys.
auni groen top with yte color of sun
trerwis scone.
dNumber: ond.
@. Aaro D
Tr
Propulsion None.
484449 slew.
Nonee
North,
1 Othes dth 2 eeope abjoot looknd lie ballion
rithout bes
2. tingi 201.0 Staydand Pacirie
tifying intommekion of
Airport, L Granie, Oregon.
io Sotimate of raliability C3.
b.Balinbdlity of sishting:
erther sibility
unlinited.
7. Asfivity or concition - n which aght anoan for sigtia; Nons,
hlatarcs of piysieal ond ioncey Sona.
MU WNGRADED AT
lome. DECLASSLFIED AFTER 12
DOD DIR 6200.10
10. Losation D I Sonttls NAS
to Bacilay HA, Daayer, Colorado. Plot LeDk Brant, d. 99759,
711 Sacklay NAS Calo..

MMRTN
WRIGHI-PAT FERSON AFB CMA HIO AND THIS HQ IAW AFL TWO ZERO ZERO DASH
SUBJ OBJ CMA STATES OBJ WAS POSTIVE BY COCA ALFA ALFA
PERS AT'LA GRANDE CMA OR
31/1638Z AUG JEDEN
3
UNCLASSIFIED

JEDEN YeS NO
. REFERS TO MESSAGE:
IDENTIFICATION CLASSIFICATION
INFO:
FIED
FROM: AFOIN-ATIAE-8-6-E
Blun Book Field Lnvestig
mI
object on July 53 near L
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DOD DIR 5200.10
AE Ms Tyah Darto L2 Aug 53
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PAGE TWO JWPD 93B
Is SOUND NONE
MANUEVERS STREIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT INDICATED (
K MANNER OF DISAPI ARANCE NOT GIVEN
UNUSUAL FEATURE NONE CIVEN
2 TIME SIGHTING -
A REPORTED AT 201CP ACTUAL SIGHTING TIME NOT GIVEN
(
DATE 1 JULY 1953
C LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED UNK
3 MANNER OF OBSERVATION 3 MANNER OF CBSERVATION
A VISUAL SIGHTING
B ND FROM ACFT FROM ACFT (
TWENTY FIVE POWER GLASSES TWENTY FIVE PO GLASSES
C C
4 LOCATION LOCATION NILA
1 11805W 1 11805W C
2 4520N
3 1 LAGRANDE OREGON
RESPEC OBSERVER
DISTANCE UNK
2 DIRECTION SOUTH EAST BY EAST
3 ALTITUDE EST 13000 FT
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AF GRNC UNCLASSIFIED (
ATTN ATIAA-2C TEXT MSG FLYOERPT
1 DESCRIPTION
A+ TRIANGULAR letter sont 2
B NO ESTIMATE GIVEN
C SHINY
D ONE
AERODYNAMIC FEATURES NONE GIVEN
WRIAL OR EXHAUST NONE GIVEN
PROP SYS NONE ICDICATED
SPPES VERY BAST
a

1
AREA AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING
B INFORMATION RELAYED TO TCMFS VIA SEATTLE ARTC
o LOWRY PLOTTING CENTER CONTACTED FOR MOBY DICK INFORMATION
THRU LOWRY FLIGHT SERVICD
20/0740Z JUL JWPD
DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR I DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; INTERVALS;
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS.
t DOD DIR 5200.10
UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED J