PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8862907

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONMadras Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 1. DATE 2. 2. LOCATION LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
12 August 1958 12 August 1958 Madras, Oregon 00 Probably Balloon Prabably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT GMT_ 12/0945Z 12/0945Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical X "Was Astranomical Meteor
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XXNo Civilian 0 o Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
2 seconds Unknown
one SW
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Large explosion, followed by bright flash The earth is now passing
& three falling objs, light trail fm through the Perseids meteoric
falling objs which fell SW & faded. shower
Director - π
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Maxwell AFB, Alabama ATTN: Archives Branch Aerospace Studies Ins (.
SMC. RETURN TO: 1158
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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C. BRIGHT FLASH COLOR UND DETERMINED? cO/or? •
D. ONE EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY 3 FALLING OBJECTS D. ONE EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY 3 FALLING OBJECTS •
E. N/A … •
F. NONE
G. LIGHT TRAIL FROM FALLING OBJECTS TRAIL L FROM FALLING OBJECTS • •
H. NONE • •
I. NONE I. NONE
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B. 70 DEGREES 230 DEGREES sw
C. SAME
D. FELL S.W. AFTER EXPLOSION
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B. NONE
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6. A. 3 CIVILIANS (IDENTITY UNKNOWN) REPORTED SIGHTING TO .
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ATCS REDMOND, ORE.
7. A. CLEAR 45 MI. VIS.
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B. CALM 320/15 21€/20 240/30
Sw sw wsw
230/&0, 220/56, 24/65, UNKNOWN
8. NONE
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10. NONE.
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