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CASE REFERENCE6967559

DATE OF SIGHTINGJanuary 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONTillamook Oregon

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IMAL = BECK | PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

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1 January, 1900 Tillanouk, Oregon Probably Balloon

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DATE-TiME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
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GMT 01/0302 O Air Visual 0 Air-Intorcapt Redar Possibly Aircraft

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%% No Civilian | Possibly Astronomical

LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other ppeteete
| OCinsufficient Data for Evaluation

5 minutes One Circling Ny  |@_Boknew

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING \1). COMMENTS i

Round object size of auto light about a | Pattern of observation conforms to
block away, reddish orange in color observed refraction of an astrononical body

at 35 des elev 310 deg az. Relieved to be a| except for the elevation. However therg¢
star, Object remained motionless for 30 sec was no body of sufficient size to

and then began circling in ever increasing | 8enerate the sighting in the location give
Spirals and reached l5 deg elev 310 deg az Given by the observer. The appearance
where it rose suddenly at angle of 60-80 de 8nd disapyearance on the sane heading
and faded from sight. Total observation timd Point to this conclusion and tha circliing
S minutes. would be attributed to fluctuation of
the object. Witness did not give the

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