PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8231972

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONAgness Oregon

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2. LOCATION
Agness, Oregon

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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Lecol ~—- - —-—----——-— | DY Ground- Vi sual 0D Ground-Roder
GMT 28/22002 0 Air Vi sol OD Air-Intercept Rodor
5. PHOTOS = ee:
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OKNo_ ; Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
5 Sec one N

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12. CONCLUSIONS

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Wos Bolloon
Probobly Bolloon
Possibly Bolloon

Wos Aiscroft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomicol
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomicol

Other .
Insufficient Deta for Evoluction

Unknown

10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Witness states that jet type a/c flying N seen
to explode and pilot bail out with parachute

descending rapidly. A/c estimated at 8000 ft. |
Entire observation lasted only 5 sec?? Two |
F-89 a/c vectored to area with negative results
due to darkness. No additional report received.

11. COMMENTS

An occurrance of this nature would last
longer than 5 sec. Either the time is
out of reason or the incident is not
reported accurately.In any case the
report, if true, is of a known object,

namely an a/c.

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JUNCLAS/FROM 25 NR COC I-754

SUBJECT! PARACHUTE SIGHTING NEAR GOLD PEACH, OGEGON 22077 28 SEPT 6°
MESSAGE IN SEVEN PARTS.

PART 1 PORTLAND AIR DEF. SECTOR INFORMED OF FOLLOWING INCIDENT. ¥R
Teas, 31672 A ‘LARGE JET TYPE ACFT, FLYING NORTH, MA“E A
HARD STAR3OARD TURN TO EAST AT WHICH TIME POSSIRLE EXPLOSION

HEARD AND LACK SMOKE ORSERVED COMMING FROM ACFT. A PARACHUTE

WAS SIGHTED DECENDING RAPIDLY. ALTITUDE OF ACFT ESTIMATED AT

2,000 TOET. PART 23 PARACHUTE AND ACFT DISAPPEARED ON SHASTA

COASTAL CREEK SIDE OF GREEN XKNO®, ENTIRE OCCURRENCE LASTED FOR A

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PAGE TVO RJWZBH 36A . ; .
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. APPROXMATELY FIVE SECONDS. OPSERVER LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES FROM ACFT. PARACHUTE ESTIMATED TO LAND
IN SECTION 27 OR 28 OF TOWNSHIP 34, SOUTHRANGE ELEVEN WEST.

PART 33 VISUAL SIGHTING FROM THE GROUND. PART 4$ TIME OF SIGHTING
28/22092. LIGHT CONDITION.DAYLIGHT. PART 53 LOCATION OF ORSERVER

h2 DEGREES 37 MINUTES NORTH, 124 DEGREES CC MINUTES WEST.

PART 63 OBSERVER WAS MRe ER reap Rg AGNESS,
OREGON, PHONRSM@MMMNR PART 73 REPORT RECEIVED AT TOPTLAND AIR DEFENSE
SECTOR 28/23302. TYO F-89 ACFT WERE LATEF VECTOPED TO SICHTING
AREA, BUT DARKNESS PREVENTED EFFECTIVE OPSERVATION. NO ™NOWN

AIR TRAFFIC CORRELATED WITH THIS ORSERVATION.

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