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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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2. LOCATION

l. DATE
YS 1 Nov 59 | Oakridge, Eugene, Oregon -
3, DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF CBSERVATION
Locol {% Ground- Vi suol 0 Ground-Rador
CMT 01./11352Z 0 Air Vi sual D Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
0 Yes
3 No Civilian

7, LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

1 br 59 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9 COURSE

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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12. CONCLUSIONS

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Probably Balloon
Possivly Balloon

Was Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical Vetus
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient? Dota for Evaluction
Unknown

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11. COMMENTS

Cigar-shaped cbj, 6-8 times as long as wid¢ Beleived to be
‘jin vertical position. Red lights at extremitidgs observers.
+ |w/extremely bright white light in center, possibly

flashing.

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HEADQUARTERS
337TH FIGHTER GROUP (AIR DEFENSE)
UNITED STATES AIR FOACE
PORTLAND INTZRNATIONAL AIRPORT
PORTLAND 18, OREGON
REPLY TO

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1. A renort of civilian sightirg of unidentified flying objects is
submitted in accordance with APR 200-2,

2, Description of the Objects

(1) Cigar shaped, about 6-8 times as long as wide in vertical
position.

(2) Large, but impossible to give a reasorable estimate,

(3) Red lights at the extremities with an extremely bright
white light in the center, vossibly flashing.

(4) One.
(5) x/a

(4) Observer in the Government Camp area described the object
as resembling the Mobilgas Red Horse, about the size of a blimp.

(7) None.
(8) None.
(9) None.
b. Description of Course:
(1) Unknown.
(2) The Oakridge observers reported it at about 12,000 feet
Gue North of Mount Hood, Oregon. The Government Camp observer reported

Zt at 12,090 feet South, Southeast of Mount Hood.

(3) Oakridge - at 2000 feet and 2 miles Fast of Oakridge.
Goverrmment Camp - South irto the mountains.

(4.) Oakridge observers reported that the object drifted to the
North. The Goverrmert Camo, Oregon, observer stated that object
drifted to the South.

(5) Oakridge - suddenly at 2000 feet, 2 miles Fast of Oakridge.
Gaverrment Camp — observer entered a canyon and when he came out, the
object had disapneared into the mointeins to the South.

(6) Apnroximetely 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Cc, harrer of Observation:

(1) Ground - visual.

(2) None.

(3) N/A.

ad. Time ard Date of Sighting:
(1) 01/11352.
(2) Night.

e. Location of Observers:

Oakridge, Government Camp, and Eugene, Oregon.

f. State Patrol Officer!
State Police Office, Milwaukee, Oregon (Goverment Camp)

State Patrol 0? i cer gilli,

West Fir, Oregon (Oakridge)

Patrolman
State Police Office, Fugere, Cregon (Tugene )

g, Weather:
(1) Clear night.

(2) Winds:

Portland (010400 PST) Medford (0210100 PST)
SFC Calm/3S0F Calm/34°F

6000 34,00/05K/12°6 120°/15K/12°C

10,000 360°/10K/5°C 070° /10K/6°C

16,000 020°/05K/-10°C 050° /05K/-7°C

20,000 010°/15K/-19°C 2709 /10K/~15°G
30,000 3209/25K/-39°C 320°/25K/-40°C
50,900 290°/15K/-68°C 3/,0°/15K/-68°C

(3) Cleas,
(A4)° 15 Plus.

(5) None

(6) Nore.

(7) See (2), above.

h, Northern Lights were visible. Venus and several other bright stars
were visible or the horizon. The observers at Onkridee and Fugere decided

that Venus was the object they had seen,

4, The object was reported to the 460th Fighter Interceptor Sauadron,
but no interception was attempted because of the poor weather conditions
at Portlard International Airport. The radar sites in the area were
alerted but ro return could be detected,

4. Nore known.

k, Helicopter pilot, George V. Iawler, Ist It., USAF, 482794,

(1) An airliner over Eugene, Oregon was contacted but the crew
could see nothing unusual in the Mount Hood area,

(2) Officer Clson first observed the UFO when he was about
five miles West of Goverment Camm, It was movirg slowly to the South.
Ye then drove up to Timberline and observed that the UFO was just
slightly higher than he was. He thought he was at, 11,000 feet and the
object at about 12,000 feet. Actually he was at about 6500 feet.

(3) The TAA Tower at Portland hed no report of UFO's from
any aireraft during this time period. No aircraft were known to be
in the sighting area.

(4) Officer Olson reported the UFO to be so bright that he
could clearly see it while he had on his surglasses.

(5) The preserce of Aurora Borealis and Venus and other bright
stars in this area of the sky seems to point 2 possible cause of this
phenomenon, The observers reports seem to corflict and since some
people looking for the U0 could not find it, optical illusion seem to

be indicated.

FOR THE COMMANDERS:

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