PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8643266

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONNear Heppner Oregon

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
9 Mar 61 Near I Heppner, Oregon Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local 2000 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
D Probably Aircraft
GMT 100500Z AirVi sual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical VENUS
Yes Probably Astronomical
No Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 00 Other_
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
10 min 1 NW-SE
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF SIGHTING ROund, white objt size Or sicniine Round, wnite Objt size 11. coMMENts Witnesses report objt had a eport objt had a
of half dollar. Sighted - 30° elevation. of half dollar. Sighted - 30° elevation. slight movement, which would have been due slight movement, which would have been die
Disappeared -40° -40° elevation. Plane - DC6B elevation. Plane - DC6B to movement of a/c. Azimuth of objt was
United, located 6551-18M, 270°, 210 knots, United, 1ocated 6551-18M, 270°, 210 knots, not given, only directic not given, only directio of movement. f movement.
Seattle. Witnesses did not see objt disappear as Witnesses did not see cbjt disappear as
they apparently flew into overcast reporied they apparently flew into overcast reporied
below them. It is possible that objt was
planet Venus which was in NW, and planet Venus which was in NW, and move- i move-
ment of a/c mistaken for movement of ment of a/c mistaken for movement of
planet.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF DE AR PORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGR
INCOMI
AF IN : L 43204 (10 Mar 61) F/cgd
ACTION: CIN-14 1
INFO : 00P-2, OOP-CP-1, SAFS-3 (21)
SMD A 158
ZCHQE753ZCQJA571
PP RJEZHQ
DE RJWZKP 16 DE RJWZKP 16
ZNR
P 101915Z
FM POADS ADAIR AF STN ORE FM POADS ADAIR AF STN ORE
TO RJWFAL/HQ ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWZBH/25 AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQS USAF WASHINGTON DC
RJWZHQ/SEC OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
BT
UNCLAS FROM POOIN 10-C-1.
FOR ADC, 25 AIR DIV, AIR TECH INTEL CENTER, AFCIN, SAFIS. FOLLOWING
UFOB IS FORWARDED IAW AFR 200-2. A. 1. ROUND 2. 1/2 DOLLAR/
3 WHITE 4. 1 5. N/A 6. NONE 7. NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE 3. WHITE 4. 1 5. N/A 6. NONE 7. NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE
B. 1. SLIGHT MOVEMENT CAUGHT BY PILOT 2. 30 DEG ELEVATION NW-SE
3. 40 DEG ELEVATION NW-SE 4. NW TO SE 5. ACFT WENT IFR 6. 10 MIN
C. 1. AIR VISUAL 2. NONE 3. DC 6B UNITED 6551 18M 270 DEG 210 KTS
SEATTLE D. 1. 10/0500 2. NIGHT E. NEAR HEPPNER INTERSECTION SEATTLE D. 1. 10/0500 2. NIGHT T E. NEAR HEPPNER INTERSECTION
SEATTLE 65, WASH ( LOT);
CO-POLOT; ENGINEER , STEWARD-

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION
UNCLASSIFTED MESSAGI
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AF IN : 43204 (10 Mar 6h) Page 2 of 2
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ESS. G. 1. VFR ON TOP 2. (10,000) 250/35; (20,000) 250/50;
V OVCST. 4. 10 M RW 5. 10/10 6. NONE 7. 47 DEG H. NO V OVCST 4. 10 M /10 6. NONE 47 DEG H. NO
I. NONE J. NONE I. NONE J. N KNOWN K. NONE L. NONE NONE L. NONE
BT
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