PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8698033

DATE OF SIGHTINGNovember 1961

REPORTED LOCATION60mi WNewport Oregon

FRAMES3

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'. PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
60 mi W Newport, Oregon 0 Wos Balloon
20 Nov 61 0 Probobly Balloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3.
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Wos Aircraft
o Probably Aircraft
GMT210235Z xAirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical METEO
Y.s 0 Probobly Astronomicol
No XONo Military 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF NUMBER OBJECTS 9. COURSE 9. COURSE 0 Other_ Other_
D Insufficient Data for Evaluation
6 sec. 6 see. 1 Descending 0 Unknown
10. BRIEF sUMMARY oF sIGHTINGROuNd yellOWish BRIEF sUMMARY of siGHTINGRound yellowish objt objt spurH1. comments Sighting spur11. . comments Sighting has characteristics of
ing bluish flame ram jet engine with ram jet engine with tail tail meteor cbservation. meteor cbservation.
1/2-2 long. Flight into clouds straight.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORGE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
INCO
A IN : 9586 (21 Nov 61) K/ns
ACTION: CIN-17
INFO 0 : OOP-2, P-1, SAFS-3 DIA-2 (26)
01
SMB A 199
CZCHOB84 1ZCQJC126
PP RJEZHO UFO
DE RJWZKP 20
ZNR
P 212145Z ZEX F 2.21452 2EX
FM POADS ADAIR AFS OREG 1E
TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJUZBH/25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH RJVZBH/25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RJEDSO/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEZHG/HO USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC RJEZHO/HO USAF WASHINGTON 25 DC
RJEZHO SECRETARY OF THE AF SAFIS WASHINGTON 25 DC RJEZHO
RJEZBF/PROJECT SPACE TRACK K L G HANSCOM MASS
BT
UNCCLAS FROM POOIN 21-K-1.
FOR AFCIN-4A, AFCIN-1B1, SAFIS. 25 AD FORM 121 BLOCK FOLLOWS:
PART I. 1. ROUND 2. SOFT BALL 3. YELLOW 4. 1 5. N/A
6. SAME APPEARANCE AS A RAM JET ENGINE SPIRTING BLUISH FLAME
7. TAIL -1/2 TO 2 FEET LONG 8. NONE HEARD 9. NONE PART II.
1. BRILLIANCE OF OBJECT 2. 20 DEG ABOVE HORIZON, 020 DEG AZIMITH FROM
A/C POSITION 3. 20 DEG ABOVE HORIZON, 020 DEG AZIMUTH FROM ACFT
POSITION, A/C HEADING 250 DEG 4. STRAIGHT 40 DEG DIVE INTO CLOUDS
5. INTO CLOUDS 6. 6 SECONDS PART III. 1. VISUAL AIR 2. NONE
3. T-33, AF JET 34953 (PAVAN31) 28,000, 250 DEG, TAS 360, PORTLAND

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DEPARTIAENT OF THE AIR FORGE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIAMB MESSAGE
INCOMING
AF IN : 9586 Nov 61 Pg 2 of 2
PAGE TWO RJWZKP 20
INTL ARPT PART IV. 1. 21/0235Z 2. NIGHT- BRIGHT MOON PART
V. 44 DEG - 44 AMINN- MIN OF
NEWPORT, OREG
, CAPT, 4625TH SPT SQ
ADAIR AFS, OREG, SENIOR DIRECTOR & PILOT (RELIABLE) PART VII.
1. CLEAR AT HIS ALTITIDE 2. 300/20, 300/25, 300/35, 300/45,
300/55, 300/85, 300/65, 300/40, 270/25, 3. CL0ID LAYER AT 300/55, 300/85, 300/65, 300/40, 270/25, 3. CLOID LAYER AT
26/000 FT 4. UNLIMITED OUT AND UP, ABOUT 2000 FT DOWN 5.
UNDERCAST TO PILOT 6. N/A 7. NORMAL PART VIII. NO PART IX UNDERCAST TO PILOT 6. N/A 7. NORMAL PART VIII. NO PART IX
NOE PART X. NAVY A3D 44856 FLYING AT 36,000 FT: NAVY A3D NOE PART X. NAVY A3D 44856 FL LYING AT 36,000 FT: NAVY A3D
44862 FLYING 44862 FLYING PART XI. N/A PART XI. N/A PART XII. NONE XII. NONE
BT
21/2146Z NOV RJWZKP
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