PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8296324

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONPortland Oregon

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
1 Aug 61 Portland, Oregon Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon
Local_2200 XEGround-Visual Ground-Radar Ground-Radar 0 o Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT... GMT. 020600Z Air-Visual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
X No X No Civilian Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF.CBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
OX X Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5 min 1 SE 0 Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF sUMMARY OF SIGHTING Starlike, slightly BRIEE SLIL A Starlike.slightly 11. COMMeNTS DArati I11. COMMENTS I unation of sighting, and
smaller than a dime, white to red. heading suggest possibility of a satellite.
However, info reported is too limited
precluding a valid conclusion. It is
possible objt was one of 3 a/e in area
at time. Due to limited info, a conclusion
cannot be reached. Categorized as
Insufficient Dat.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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TIME 00252
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ZN.R 1931 A08 3 00 34
P 0223052
FM POADS ADAIR AFS ORE
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO 8
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASHDC - (
INFO RJWZBH/25 ADIV
PT BT *. *
UNCLAS/FROM POOIN 2-H-1.
ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2: -
S. EASTERLY 5. OUT SIGHT 6. 5 MIN C. 1. GRND VISUAL
2NONE 3. N/A
E.'N/A
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LAND.
OREG (UNKNOWN RELIABILITY)
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PIOLOGIS
MRS S IWEGO,
OREG (UNKNOWN RELIABILITY). 2. N/A
220/50, 210/35, 210/15, (60,000)
5. iFSS THAN S/A

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4.
S. EASTERLY
2NONE 3.N/A
E. N/A -
.
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PAGE TWO RJWZKP 18
22, HOUSEWIFE PORTLAND,
BIOLOGI MILWAUKI E, OREG ELIABLE);
MRS. OSWEGO,
OREG (UNKNOWN RELIABILITY). 2. N/A
220/50, 210/35, 210/15, (60,000)200/7. 3. 1SCTD 4. 15 MI
5. LESS THAN 5/10 6. N/A 7.70
H. H/A .
I. H/A I. H/A
J. ONE DC-8 E. BOUND FROM PDX; ONE DC-6 N. BOUND FROM PDX; J. ONE DC-8 E. BOUND FROM PDX; ONE DC-6 N. BOUND FROM PDX;
ONE DC-3 ARR FROM E. TO PDX.
K D.H. KUEBLER, 1/LT, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. POSSIBLE
SPACE PHENOMENA, OR RE-ENTRY CDA DULMOLMLA OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN SPACE VEHICLE.
L.N/A
BT
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