PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8684488

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONNorthern Californiaand Southern Oregon

FRAMES4

→ Original microfilm scan (PDF) → Return to index

Machine transcription · mean legibility 88.5/100 · engines: paddle-gpu-200dpi

Transcribed Frames

FRAME 001 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

I. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Northern California and 0 Was Ballgon
19 117 61 SouthornDoagon 00 Prabably Ballson
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local POLS Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
100 Probobly Aireraft
GMT 200+15Z Al-Visual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Airerelt
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical McTEOk
CYes Probobly Astronomical
No Militery and Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other.
100 Insuflicient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
20190 7 E-
0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ROUNd balL, size of 11. COMMENTS This objt was observed frm
quarter, reidish quarter, reidish orange. Had amoke and contraih. widely orange. Hiad I amoke and contraih. widely neattered areas of Northern Cafir neattered areas of Northern Cadir
Appeared 15° above horizon at aprox 27o. Dls- 15° above horizon at aprox 27o. Dis-and Southern Oregon. Objt displayed all and Southern Oregon. Cbjt displayed all
appeared 3 to 5^ off horizon. 3o to 5° horizon. characteristies of meteor, and there is
no data availeble indicating this was nft no data available indicating this was nft
a meteor. This conelusion is a meteor. This conelusion is substantiafed substantiated
by faet that objt vas seen over such a by fact that objt vas seen over such a
wide aree.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

FRAME 002 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

NNNN
-
00619 694 *
RF124
ZCSQE460ZCOYC173 4F3
RR RJEDSO 4C2B
1
DE RJWZKP 3
ZNR 2 3-M2 UT
R 200743Z A IS
FM POADS ADAIR AFS OREGON
TO RJWFAL/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AIR FORCE BASE COLO
RJWZBH/2STH AIR DIV MCCHORD AIR FORCE BASE WASH
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL WRIGHT WRI PATTERSON FORCE RCE
BASE OHIO BASE OHIO
RJEZHC/HO UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AFCIN WASHINGTON DC
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE ON DC
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN 1BI
AA WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO
RJEZDK/PRO ORD MASS
BT
UNCLAS FROM POODC-D 2EE1
SUBJECT: UFO
A.(1) ROUND DBALL
(3)N/A (6) NEGATIVE A
(9) NEGATIVE
B. (1) BRIGHT LIGHT (2) 15DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT APPROX 270
DEGRESS, (3) 3 DEGREES TO 5 DEGREES OFF HORIZON (4) EAST
TO WEST. (5) DISAPPEARED IN DI ANCE. (6) APPROX 20 SECONDS.
C (1)VISUAL (2) FERENCE PART r F{$(1).
D. (1) (413/20 ZULU (2) DUSK

FRAME 003 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

PAGE TWO RJNZKP 3
E.(1) RED BLUFF., CALIF. MEDFORD OREGON., NORTH BEND, OREGON.,
KLAMATH CALIF-, CORVALLIS, OREGON., HOOD RIVER, OREGON.
SEA-
TAC, SEATTLE WASHINGTON. (3) MR. MARYSVILLE,
CALIF. (4) SAC AIR CREV, 504TH. AIR EF. SQ. MATHER AFB
CORVALLIS S ORE
(4) 50 PLUS. (5) CLEAR. (6) ISLTD. CBS TO SOUTH.
(7) PLUS 1S DEGREES (7) PLUS 10 D DEGREES STANDARD STANDARD LAPSE RATE.
H. NONE H. NONE
I. NONE
J. NONE
K. SUSPECT METEOR OR OTHER SPACE PHENONEMON OR POSSIBLE REENTRY
OF SPACE VEI LE.
LNONE
BT
20/0820Z MAY RJNZKP
4
NNNN

FRAME 004 / 004paddle-gpu-200dpi

.
!
d rad the sg 7gO0
at dusk on May I lth. It dusk on The obgest, The obfest, desaribed by desoribed on 83 es bri than
the 100on. the 10007. -3 as Car away as tar SOMAY Canada and Canada and Calirornia. Calirornia.
-
4