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CASE REFERENCE7340263

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONSauvies Island Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD RM Oi Shan if

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pk. DATE 2. LOCATION ie “CONCLUSIONS
, (NW OF PORT ANT. Balloon
_9 January 195 Sauvies Island, Oregon : Probably Balloon
“3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6 Pees bly Balleen
Local BS round- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar = Shake Atvereli
omtT__10/0611Z 0 Air Vi sual QO Air-Intercept Radar OG. Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE ‘ .10 Was Astronomical
O Yes e O Probably Astronomical
MIXNo Civilian ; 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION LP. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0% Oreeflection
a : . nt Uata fo vaivation
relatively |g Uekiews : :.
one (1) hour one | stationary ane
ho. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

@ne very large object observed as a

as being the size of a city block,
elongated and circular, with lights
on side, The object was big enough

to look like a hotel when lights went

on. The object was hovering and
. pulsating. Faded into the West.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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WX completely overcast at

| reflection on Columbia River described 1500',. Atic forms 164 were sen

to the observers on 12 Jan 56,
From the data contained in the
preliminary report it appears

that this sighting was possibly

generated by river traffic

an

(boat or boats) on the Columbia

River.

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FM COMDR 635TH ACWRON MCCHORD AFB WASH | - f K eee
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO ial

RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTECWRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO |
-RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF WASH 25 DC
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SUNCLASSIF I E-D/. 635ACW 117. FOLLOWING UFOB IS FORWARDED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH 240-2, PARAGRAPH 7. te Ae CIGAR AND CIRCULAR B. CITY
/BLOCK C. SILVER THEN A REDDISH GLOW D. 4 LARGE OBJECT 7 LIGHTS ON SIDE
“E. NONE F. REFLECTION ON COLUMBIA RIVER G. NONE H. NONE I. BIG ENOUGH
TO LOOK LIKE HOTEL WHEN LIGHTS WENT ON ON THE SIDE 2. A. CHECKING WEA-
‘THER B. 45DEG C. ASDEG D. HOVERING AND PULSATING E, STARTED OUT TOWARD
“WEST AND THEN FADED Fe 2 HOUR 3. Ae GROUND Be NONE Ce. NONE 4. As 96117-
i 19 JAN 1956 Be NIGHT 5, SAUVIES ISLAND NA 9545 6. A. MR AND MRS.

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