PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8847669

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONPortland Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 1. DATE 2LOCATION LOCATION 12. 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
0 0 Was Balloon 1
17 Jun 58 Portland, Oregon Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION D Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4.
Local.. Local.... Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 00 0 Was Aircraft
a Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT. 17/1845Z AinVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 5. PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 00 000 Probably Astronomical
XNo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other Rofloction
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
2-3 mins one NW
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd obj, size of full moon, shiny Sunlight could be reflected fm
silver w/haze around it. Obj headed a surface onto the smoke & haze
NW in a straight line climbing. Speed layer at inversion.
compared to that of a jet.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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18452 17 June
IWituss oTher
17 JUMe
NNNL SQC 76 1.)
RR RJEDDN RJEDSQ :.5
DE RJWZDM 11H 3-4x
R 18104Z
FM COMDR 337TH FTR GP PORTLAND INTL APRT ORE atic
150 - 18
ZEN/CONDR 25TH ADIV MCCHORD AFP WASH C,
RJEDSQ/CONDR AIR TECHNICAL RJEDSQ/CONDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEN
OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIRECTON OF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
BT
UNCLAS 337CD0 5 2993. UFOB UNCLAS 3370DO 6 2993. UFOB
H (A)ROUND)
(E) SIZE OF A FULL MOON
(C)EHINY (SILVER)
(D) CNE.
(E) N/A.
(F) HAZE ARCUND OEJECT.
(G) NONE.
1. CONT.
(H) NO SCUND (H) NO SCUND
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(C) CLEAR 1 .. .
(D) 15
(E) E1C .
(F) NONE. AT
8. RADIATICN INVERSION AT 3CMFT, THIN LAYER OF CHAZE AND SLCK
THIS INVERSION. NOTE: HAZe ANd
9. NONE. SMoke
1 NUMEROUS LIGHT AIRCRAFT IN AREA.
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SUCH AS AN AUTO WINDSHIELD, ONTO THE SMOKE AND HAZE LAYER AT THE
OBSERVER SHOULD BE CONSIDERED, AS POQR EYESIGHT USUALLY RESULTS
FROM OLD AGE. IN EXTREMELY BRIGHT SUNLIGHT, ALMOST ANY OEJECT, SUCH
AS A LIGHT AIRCRAFT, COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR A ROUND OBJECT AS A LIGHT AIRCRAFT, COULD BE MISTAKEN FOR A ROUND OBJECT WHEN T WHEN
SEEN FROM A GREAT DISTANCE EY A PERSON POOREYE SIGHT.
12. NONE.
IT Corcur. theaunu
18/:13CZ JUN RJWZDM
the sight place during the
oTher Olher
(prsb Retk.)
NNNN
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(I) NONE
2. (A) OESERVER JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP.
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(C) HIGHER, APPROX. -75DEGREES DISAPPEARED IMN.
COMPARED TO THAT OF A JET OPERATING NCRIALLY. ....
(E) FADED CUR OF SIGHT IN HAZE
(F) TWO TO THREE MINUTES.
3. (A) GRCUND VISUAL.
(B) NONE USED.
(C) N/A (C) N/A ..
4(A) 1845Z 17 4(A) 1845Z 17 JUNE 1958. 1Y JUNE 1958. 19 =1045
(B DAY.
5. PORTLAND, 5. PORTLAND, OREGON. CORNER OFS.E. AVE. AND S.E. FOSTER ROAD. OREGON. CORNER OFS.E. AVE. AND S.E. FOSTER ROAD.
6. NRL 6. MR AGE AGE 8 PORTLAND, ORE,
HOUSE WIFE.
7. (A) SUNNY HAZY IN WESTNOTE
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(E) SURFACE N.W. 5 KNTS
6M DEGREE 5KT. E
1EM 24DEGREE 5KT. wsw
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PAGE THREE RJWZDM 1IH PAGE THREE RJWZDN 11H
16M NINE 220 DEGREE 15KT.
NNE DEGREE 15KT.
3M 36 DEGRE 2 KT.
7. (E) CONT. R5OM 33 DEGREE 15 KT. :
SCLADFCRE 12 KT.