PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638789

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONPortland Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12 CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
27 Feb 61 Portland, Oregon 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local2135 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircrafi
GMT. 2805352 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Ys 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
Insufficient Date for Evaluation
0 Unknown
10 min 1 Varied
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Round, white objt, size 11. COMMENTS Objts position upon disappear.
of ance was not known by witness; only
Disappeared 45 unknown. It would climb u up reported as disappearing in outer space.
high and get dim, descend and get high and get dim, descend and get bright. bright. How this was determined is unknown. Infq How this was determined is unknown. Infd
Disappeared into "out Disappeared intc space". space". is too limited to reach a valid conclusjon. is too limited to reach a valid conclusion.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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2459 02 MAR 61 −
PRIORITY 1961 M4 2 23
FM PORTLAND ADS ADAIR AFS OREG 012245Z
ATIC WPAFB OHIO
HQS USAF WASH DC
SEC OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC. 1F3
PROJECT SPACE HANSCOM FLD MASS S Y Ji(u)
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FROM P0OIN 1-C-1. FOR ADOIN, 250IN,AFCIN- FROM POOIN 1-C-1. FOR ADOIN, 250IN,AFCIN-
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4A, AFCIN-B1, SAFIS AND PROJECT SPACE TRACK. MOONDUST FOR INTELLIGNECE. 4A, AFCIN-B1, SAFIS AND PROJECT SPACE TRACK. MOONDUST FOR INTELLIGNECE. 2244307*
PART I. A. 1. ROUND. 2. GRAPEFRUIT. 3. WHITE. 4. 1 5. NONE. 6. NEG. 7. PART I. A. 1. ROUND. 2. GRAPEFRUIT. 3. WHITE. 4. 1 5. NONE. 6. NEG. 7. ( (
NONE. 8. NEG. 9. NEG. B. 1. BRIGHTNESS 2. 45 DEG/ APPROX225 DEG.
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3. 45 DEG/ UNKNOWN. 4. CLIMB UP HIGH AND GET DIM, DESCEND AND GET
BRIGHT. 5. 45 DEG UNTIL DISAPPEARING INTO OUTER SPACE. 6. 10 MINUTES. C
C. 1. VISUAL 2. NONE. 3. N/A. D. 1. 0535Z, 28 FEB 61. 2. NIGHT.
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