PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6788139

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONPortland Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2, LOCATION

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One object. described a World War II
buzz bomb, very bright object had a
loud whistling noise and very high est
speed 260-300 kts. Numerous a/c in arez

DATE 12, CONCLUSIONS
| O Wos Balloon
7_ April 1957 Portland, Orerron . Erabay = hi
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Seeeee. Guest
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Local oerhame os 2Ground- Vi suol 0 Ground-Rodor ‘a Drabakte Airerel)
GMT 03/0305 and O2Z15Z O Air Vi sual O Air-Intercep? Rodor 0D Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O Wes Astronomiccl
0 Yes O Probably Astronomical
XT'No Civ 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE 0 Other
0 Insufficient Doto for Evaluction
: = O Unknown
2 minutes one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Tl. COMMENTS

Possible a/c,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)

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DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, HDQS, USAFe WASH. 25 DC. is
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14. NONE REPORTE

12. IN ADDITION TO THE SIGHTING AT
MADE BY GOC OBSERVER, MRS EDMONDS
AT 02152 OF A HIGHBRIGHT, SPEEDING
WASHINGTON AREA. THE OBJECT ws

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PORTLAND OREGON A REPORT WAS
P.O. BOX 726 ALLYN, WASHINGTON.
OBJECT IN THE SHELTON,

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