PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6970641

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1957

REPORTED LOCATION3Mi Nof Albany Oregon

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
14 December 1957 3 Mi N of Albany, Oregon 0 Probably Balloon /
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local XXGround-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT 14/1359Z Rivoculars Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
XOXNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
xXInsufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
2 hrs 28 mins one stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Red hazy, round object, brightening then Intercept was requested. Pilot
dimming. Brighter on one side. Two scouted area
bars 25 ft below object resembling wing except bright full moon on
span. horizon. Possible merage. Insuf-
ficient data for analysis. lelent daca Tor aualysls.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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RUSH!
RB085
BM SQA125 C
YDA104 XYA259 XDC114DMA1 197155 wt s
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DE RJWPDM 118A ATIC
0 1415152 4E4
FM 25CADD COC
TO RJEDDN/COMDR NORAD 4-4×20
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RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTE ENCE USAF ASAP
ZEN/COMDR 25CADD C
BT D D
/U N C L A S/25CADD TAC L62 PD FOR COC
ACCORDANCE WITH ADCR FOLLOWING UFOB IS FORV FOLLOWING UFOB IS RDED IN IN
ADCR 200-7 200-7
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1. AROUND
B. SIX-FEET DIAMETER 5
C. RED-HAZY, BRIGH THEN DIMS, BRIGHTER ON ONE SIDE ) (
D. ONE
E. NONE
F. NONE (
G. NONE
(
H. NONE
PAGE TWO RJWPDM 113A
I. TWO BARS 25-FEET I. TWO BARS 25-FEET BELOW OBJECT RESEMBLING WINGSPAN y FU SXCIEC
II A. HER OCCUPATI A. HER OCCU PATI GOC 1
B. 45 DEGREES NNE 80 DEGREES B. 45 DEGREES REES 1
C. 45 DEGREES NNE 80 GREES
D.STATIONARY AA
CLOUD LAYER nt
F.2 HRS 28 MIN
III I A. VISUAL- GROUND
B. BINOCULARS 1
C. NONE
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IV A. 14/1359Z
B. NIGHT 2 $\frac { 2 }$
V 3 MI NE OF DJ-MQ 5538
VI
B. N/A
VII A. DRIZZLING RAIN Mile, Weechea
030/35 bisihlty -dang beret

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VIII NONE
IX NONE
X NONE 1
XII NONE
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