PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785933

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONMedford Oregon

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1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
8 December 1956 Medford, Oregon 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT 08/1127Z XN Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 4X Was Astronomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XXNo Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 9. COURSE 0 Other.
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
five seconds Unknown
one North
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round white object with Description, duration, flight
streamer. Object was seen high path indicate sighting was
traveling north. Object was seen caused by a meteor.
traveling along the horizon for
five seconds.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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( 00 RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPDM 3C
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V FM COM 25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
TO RJEDEN/COM ADC ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO
RJEDWP/COMAIR TECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE HDQ USAF WASH 25 DC
BT $\3 4E4
I DESCRIPTION OF OBJECTS: UNCLA IED
A SHAPE: ROUND WITH STREAMER
B SIZE: UNKNOWN PAKM: 4 42d
U C COLOR: WHITE CATEGCP
D NUMBER: ONE ALL INTTKNAL  DY DATE-TIME GROUP SICALLY REMOVE
E FORM: N/A PRIOM TO DECLASSIFACATION
F DETAILS: NONE
G : TATL, TRAIL: TAIL (SIZE TAIL, TRAIL: TAIL (SIZE UNKNOWN) UNKNOWN)
H SOUND: NONE H SOUND: NONE 8 Dec 56
Classification Cancelled 8Dee 56
OR Changeo to a OR Changeo to a
Auth. AER 205-1D Auth. AFR 205-1D ATIC
DARA 2176(ij DARA Z-176Lij =
By h nt B H. nt
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PAGE TWO RJWPDM 3C
I OTHER FEATURES: NONE
II DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: II DESCRIPTION OF COURSE E OF OBJECT:
A ATTENTION TO OBJECT: N/A 7
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B ANGLE OF ELEVATING AND AZIMUTH WHEN OBSERVED: HIGH ABOVE 16,000 1
FT TRAVELING NORTH.
C ANGLE OF ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH WHEN DISAPPEARING: HIGH 16,000
FT TRAVELING NORTH.
D DESCRIPTION OF FLIGHT PATH: FLYING ALONG G HORIZON.
E MANNER DISAPPEARANCE: UNKNOWN.
F LENGTH OF
OBKEGCATION:
A HOW
YES.
C AIRBORNE SI IGHTING WESTERN AIRLINES 6,000 FT BETWEEN EUG AND MFR.
IV TIME SIGHTING:
1272
B LIGHT CONDITION NIGHT
V LOCATION OF OBSERU
VI IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF OBSERVERS: D
A CIVILIAN WESTERN AIRWAYS
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PAGE THREE RJWPDM 3C UNCLASSIFIED
B MILITARY: N/A B MILITARY: N/A
VII AOC. WEATHEI JEATHE N: 16,000 16,000 FT ON TOP ON TOP BROKEN TRAVELING BROKEN TRAVELING
IN THE CLEAR. IN THE CLEAR.
B WIN REPORT: REPORT 16,000 16,00
C CEIL 16,000 FT. 16,000
D VISIBILITY: CLEAR
E E AMT AMT CLOUD COVER: BROKEN
F QUADRANT OF AREA THUNDER STORMS: NONE .
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VIII BELIEVED BY OBSERVER NOT TO BE METEOR OF COMET
VIIII NONE 1
X NONE
XI NONE
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