DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6959908
DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1955
REPORTED LOCATIONKlamath Falls Oregon
FRAMES3
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1. DATE
8 May 1955
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION
Klamath Falls, Oregon
“3. DATE-TIME GROUP
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4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Loca! - XIX Ground- Visual O Ground-Radar
GMT 08/12072 0 Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS Saal 6. SOURCE ,
0 Yes
XNo
Civilian (GOC_ Observer)
“7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
ons hour twelve minutes
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
one. E to SE
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12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
QO Probably Balloon
fxPossibly Balloon
O Was Aircroft
O Probably Aircraft
O Possibly Aircraft
O Was Astronomical
0 Probably Astronomical
9 Possibly Astronomical
O , Other.
OD Insufficient Data for Evaluction
QO Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One white object, "larger than the
morning star", was observed for a
period of more than an hour to drift
Slowly from the East to the Southeast,
Part of the time, object was observed
by ;means of binoculars, but
11. COMMENTS
cou}d not be positively identified as a gation.
balloon,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
Due to the correlations of con
ditions, wind, time and proxi-
mity,(to weather balloon releas
ing poingt) this sighting was
resolved as possibly weather
balloon with no further investi
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LOCATION : 12. CONCLUSIONS
© DATE 2.
38 May 1955 Klamath Falls, Oregon QO Was Balloon
Q Probably Balloon
“3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION —|@ Possibly Balloon
Local — en % Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Radar OG Was Aircraft
Q Probably Aircraft
out 8/1207 a May 1955 OQ Air- Visual CD Air-Intercept Radar |9 Possibly Aircroft
. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Was Astronomical
O Yes O Probably Astronomical
CENe Civilian (GOC Observer) O Possibly Astronomical
. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE DO Other ;
‘ 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one (1) hour twelve (12) min one (1) Bast to Southeayss Unknown
. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
ning star", was observed for
loone
AISOP Form 5 (15 Oct 54)
than an hour to drift slowly
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11, COMMENTS
One (10 white odject, "larger than the mor=- Due to the correlations of conditions,
a period of more wind, time, and proximity to weather
Prom the Fast talioon releasing point, this sizhting |
to the Southeast. Fart of the time, object | was resolved as possibly weather balloo
was observed by means of binoculars, but with no further ine stigation.
coud not beepositively identified as a tal-
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