PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7814923

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONPortland Oregon

FRAMES8

→ Original microfilm scan (PDF) → Return to index

Machine transcription · mean legibility 59.6/100 · engines: tesseract-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 008tesseract-200dpi

<-> PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE | 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
© Wes Balloon
9 Jul 60 Portland, Oregon O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION G Pesstiy Pattee
, OG Wes Aivcraft
Lecel B Greund- Vi sual O Ground-Roder O Probabl y Airerefe
out __10/0400Z 0 Aire Vi wel D Air-intercep?t Reader O Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTC OU " Was Astronomical
O Yes Probobly Astremmomicel Meteor
PD Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE a
7 OC Insufficient Deto for Evaluation
3-5 sec one NW-E o_o

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS

Large white object with blue tail. No sound.
Traveled straight course after observation at
70-80° above horizon and 320°. Track to 20-29°
above horizon at 080. Broke up instantly.
Weather clear.

Observation of meteor of fireball type.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP $2)

— — ie . aus . —_

FRAME 002 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

00 (O01

740 JUL

3 / f, aX

-
_

_

os . “~

rye

ae

whS

«
+,
-

RO AF

Pee 5 co WF ro TS OE re
a the ww ai

my Tt?
~a—e

zgNTER WRI

C

”
a)

LLIGs |

Lit s

Fae &

-
.

_
w a

<2;
w

--

.

v———e
:

iN

3
J
~ 9
-
~
_~
bad ae |
iy x
'\
.
:

f-23
on
-—4
tf.

P

we

“

we,

FRAME 003 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

CS) IWOlee
€q2 LU ie Liliuy Ji: Flssds a bh ° UC i bt EGEk q "9

Cod hONe BkaAnl

tr

s €1) OFSERVSD LARGE FIRE CALL

Kad 77 TO cc. DeGReeS. ABOVE BORD ZOily “ORTH WEST,

APPRON IMATELY Se DEGREES TRULs
APpeavs IR ISLY: © DEGREES s
[A7 StRBAGEE LE fOnThe ns we EAST.
22 i MS } “ aes )
(we Sevirwo 8 Sy SLOOADS »

Ge C1) GROUND VISUAL

Ce? RUG =

Ram +e eg s rr = as
eres J€ -" § tex nih ois

r=

5&4 “3 PORTLAND, OnaGC ive

:. ©) ),?——a— ie... ° 21.

29
‘)

oH ogg
fiw

i’)
‘n

. eS ier
—-e Se ~<

|
;
.

FRAME 004 / 008POOR LEGIBILITY — PENDING RE-EXAMINATION

iil ee elie eh tei BP ls

NO Ne:

=

(2)

Ve -
“

~
"ay

“
to

| €B
‘3
{-}
tac
|
t.!
t)

AX

(7)

i.)

a.

‘aS
[9

“4
-1

~

~~

sa

M

i)

{3
i

+}

4?

in

n>

DaGki is ©

Yel.
+.’

+r

RESS: Cie

27 DEG

u/4

le

,
-
**

er

.
e

"0

KOE L.

7
at

fy. 3
we try.

**%

we

2

\

= a = bat
~ -
Yr =e J + +

-
i—_

ase

ae

re
SS

=]

Li

a ode an
wee ZINE ii

|

EE LE i I

x

>
Pr a) ao

_——— ee ee ree, ee eee

FRAME 005 / 008tesseract-200dpi

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION

1. OATE

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

14 Jui 60 Portland, Oregon o
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION -
Local & Ground. Vi sual O Ground-Roder S

: ! hs id
GMT 14, 21104 O Air Vi sual © Air-intercept Rader o
5. PHOTOS ~ SOU og
0 Yes a dend 4 0
be)
o

+
- 2 LD ag 7

I ee ee

12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Belloon
Prebably Balloon
Pessibly Balloon

Wes Aivcroft
Probably Aireroft
Possibly Aircroft

Wes Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicol

Otheparetiadle report

Insufficient Date for Evaluction
Unknown

11. COMMENTS

4 ~sund objects, one 6-7 inches tn diameter. me to lac
the 3 others 13-14 inches. Chgect: were white and the reporting
in -cloy appearing separately, bub all «ithin the witness
©? sec traveling in a straight line and dis- siders this
Frearing instantly. Witness considereé as was able to estimate
unreliable by reporting official. within i i

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

ee i Treen

ness was unreliable, ATIC
an unreliable -

© oF corroborating witnesses

officiais coment tha

cone

- 7 ~~ oh *

size of osjects to

we — ot nw

©
nehort covldn't determine mic
oF anything else.

By 3 tne eS

FRAME 006 / 008tesseract-200dpi

He

Ie

-

> a = BYyus YZ

PIN WINPPRPS &@ Ww riwin

29 9 AGsPPP A G
20,060" - 229/25, 30,300" - 224/49, 50,232" - 212/25,
62,002' - 290/15.

(3) N/A

(4) 5@ MILES

(5) NONE

(6) NONE

(7) SURFACE PLUS 25 DEGREES C 10,@@@ PLUS 5 DEGREES C, 20M - 12
DEGREES, 30M - 39 DEGREES, 40M -56 DEGREES, 50M -56 DEGREES,
69M - 57 DEGREES

BLOWING DANDELION SEEDS APEEAR, AT A DISTANCE, AS LARGE ROUND

SPHERES AND REFLECT A LARGE AMOUNT OF LIGHT.

NO NE

HEAVY LOW AND HIGH ALTITUDE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF SIGHTIN,

HOWEVER, THIS WAS NOT BELIEVED TO BE AN A/C. NO KNOWN BALLOON

. Ke
Le
BT

TRAFFIC.
Ee Ge SMITH, CAPTAIN USAF, ASST OPS OFFICER 357TH FIR GP.

NONE «

15/2 2@25Z JUL RJWZKPH

NNNN

a

FRAME 007 / 008tesseract-200dpi

-

" eR errr rte rE a eta RET ERLE SRE Te Gt A NT IT (Sher Seeeey = peGueratn POUSERET EPS

”

PAGE TWO RUWZKPH 19
(5) NO, APPEARED SEPARATELY, BUT ALL WITHIN 60 SECONDS. wee!
(6) NO en
(7) NONE |
(8) NONE |
(9) NONE

Be (1) OBSERVATION OF OBJECT
(2) UNKNOWN, BUT OBSERVER WAS LYING ON HER BACK, THEREFORE

IT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 7@ DEGREES. |

(3) SAME AS (2) ABOVE.
(4) STRAIGHT LINE - NORTH TO SOUTH

(5) INSTANTLY
(6) 6@ SECONDS
Ce. (41) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A
De (2) 21182, 14 JULY 1969
(2) DAY
E. 45 DEGREES 33°N 122 DEGREES 35'We

F. (1) CIVILIAN - (| ES ae

PORTLAND, ORE. UNRELIABLE.

PAGE THREE RJWZKPH 12

G. (1) CLEAR AND BRIGHT.
eee are ene Se re. nn ee , ye Lr ch

FRAME 008 / 008tesseract-200dpi

C2SQD4S7ZCQYDs91 eat, 13. 29 33 gale Ji aed
PP RJEDSQ fi oe ay
DE RUWZKPH 13°
P 1529192 ZExX

——=—

FM 337TH FIR GP PORTLAND INTL APRT ORE a te
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO ema
RUWZBH/25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH rake Sate ot

suena

RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/ HQ USAF WASH 25 DC

RJEZH/SEC OF AF WASH 25 DC

RJEDSQ/COSMATIC WPAFB OHIO

RJE ZBF/ PROJECT SPACE TRACK L G HANCOM FLD BEDFORD MASS

AF GRNC
BT
/UNCLAS/S370DC 77-2937. ACTION ADC, 25TH AIR DIV, AIR

TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER, AFCIN-1B1, SAFIS, AFCIN-4A, AND
PROJECT SPACE TRACK.
FOLLOWING REPORT OF UFO SIGHTING IS SUBMITTED PER PARAGRAPH 15,
AFR 200-2, 14 SEP 59. |
As (1) ROUND

(2) OBSERVER COULDN'T SAY BUT VOLUNTEERED THAT ONE WAS 6-7

INCHES IN DIAMETER AND THREE OTHERS 15-14 INCHES.
(3) WHITE
(4) FOUR