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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8638972

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONAdair AFS Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
28 Feb 61 Was Balloon
Adair AFS, Oregon 000 Prabably Balloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 1930 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 010330Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical MARS
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Military D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other..
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
20 min 1 Stationary
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White, star-like e objt, 11. COMMENTSObjt faded, after béing viewed
séze of pencil eraser. Appeared and disappear-for 20 min with no perceptible movement.
ed at 40 ed at 40 elevation, elevation, 270 270 az. No motion; just az. motion; just Planet Mars, which is very bright this Planet Mars, which very bright t this
faded from view. time of year, was position reported osition reported
for objt. Disappearance was probably for objt. Disappearance probably due
to clouds moving between witnesses and to clouds moving betweel vitnesses and
planet.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET
Location_Adair AFS, gregon
Date (Local)  February 61 Hour (Local) 1930
Hour (Z Time Group)Olo33oz March 61
Satellite: (Det 5 ATIC, Ext 3279)
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Prob Mars
Radar Analysis(AFCIN-4El) N/A
Aircraft, Balloons. Airships, etc --- :
Other
Evaluation of Source Reliability_Prob reliable
Analysis and Conclusions: The object was viewed for 20 minutes with no
perceptible movement, then it faded. The planet Mars was in the position
reported fo the object, which is very bright this time of year. The
disappearance was probably due to clouds moving between the witnesses and
the planet.
Classification Cancelled
DOWN DOWM VALSA VAISA Auth
DLC.
By
Date
If Inclosure No. is withdrswn (or not KFR205
attached. the classiication of this correspondence attached), the classification of this correspondence
will be cancelled in accordance with par ... AFR 205.1 wil be cancelled in accordance with par ... AFR 25.1 38or68 380r68
UNCLASSIFIED

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A.1 PE STAR-LIKE. 2.
DIAMETER OF PENCIL ERASER ARMS 6652
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B. 1. EXCEPTIONAL SIZE AND BRILLIANCE 2. 40 DEG ELEVATION, 270 DEG
AZIMUTH. 3. SAME AS PART II, 2. 4. NO MOTION. 5. FADED 6. 20 MINUTES.
C. 1. VISUAL FROM GROUND 2. NONE. 3. N/AD. 1. 0330Z, 1 MAR 61
SPACE 2. NIGHT E. ADAIR AF STA OREGON, 44 DEG 40 MIN N123 DEG 13
MIN W. F. 2. ROBERT K GARRABRANT, CAPT, POADS, C AND E; LEONARD D
MICHAUD, MAJOR, POADS, C AND E; ELI V DRAGGOO, MAJOR, POADS, C AND E.
G. 03Z SALEM, 40 BRKN 70 OVCST 15; 03Z EUGENE, 45 SCTRD 65 BRKN
1 OVCST 15;04Z SALEM, 30 OVCST 15;042 EUGENE, 40SCTRD 75 CVCST 1 OVCST 15;04Z SALEM, 30 OVCST 15;04Z EUGENE, 40SCTRD 75 OVCST
15. ADAIR 0BS NOT AVAILABLE. 2. 180/20,260/30,260/30,280/60,290/ (
50:290/77,290/80,280/40,--/--. 3. EST ADAIR WX 40 BRKEN TO OVCST. . - 40 BRKEN TO OVCST.
4. 15 PLSU 5. 8/8 6. N/A 7. NORMAL H. NOI. N/AJ. N/AK. COMBAT
INTELLIGNECE SECTION, PORTLAND ADS IBLE RE-ENTRY
OF EARTH SATEL TE. L. N/A
DOWNOT (or changed to_ fTication Cancelled.. C
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