PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
20 Sep 63 Pacific (off Coast of Oregon) 000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 21/0343Z AinVisuol Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircrait
5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE Was Astronomicol
Yos 000 Probaoly Astranomical
OXNO Picket Vessel PV-3 Possibly Astranomical
7. LEnOtH OF CeSERVaTIOn 7. LENGTH OF CESERVATION 9. COURSE OthorSatellite. ECHo T
00 600 Insufficient Data for Evaivation Insufficient Data for Evaiuation
10 minutes 10 minutes one one East Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1. COMMENTS 11. COMMENTS
Round red coj jglowing brightly passing brightly passing ECHO over ECHO overI Porland at 21/0348z North
directly overhead. Believed to be Satellite. of city heading SE. ECHO at 76 deg
Sighted at deg azimuth 30 deg elevation. deg azimuth 30 deg elevation. elevation. With Picket Vessel off coast elevation. With Picket Vessel off coast
Had appearance of lst mag star. Heading East. ECHO would a ECHO would appear sooner. Obj evaluated appear oner. Obj evaluated
Passed overhead. In sight 1o mins. as ECHO.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 3EP 32)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
IINCLASSIFIED MASSAGI o1
INGO 16
AF IN : 7749 (21 Sep 63) A/cge Pg l of 2
ACTION: NIN-9
INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2 (45)
SM3 A090
HQA876ZCWJA726
PP RUEAHG
DE RUWHKP 21/0947Z 472
ZNR
P 210343Z P 210343Z
FM POADS SA ADAIR ADAIR AFS OREG AFS OREG -
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLO
RUWHBH/25TH ADIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RUCDSOVAIR INTEL CENTER WRIGHT ATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HO USAF WASH DC
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF T HE AIR FORCE WASH DC
BT
UNCLAS PODC 21-J-20. FOR AFCIN AND SAFIS AT WASH DC.
U. F. O.B. IS FORWARDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2.
I. 1. ROUND 2. UNKNOWN 3. RED 4. 1 5. NA 6. GLOWING BRIGHTLY
7. SEE SECTION II 4 BELOW 8. NONE 9. APPEARED TO BE FALLING. 7. SEE SECTION II 4 BELOW 8. NONE 9. APPEARED TO BE FALLING.
II. 1. PICKET VESSEL PV-3 2. 30 DEGREE ELEVATION 270 DEGREE IL. 1. PICKET VESSEL PV-3 2. 30 DEGREE ELEVATION 270 DEGREE
BEARING 3. OBJECT TRAVERSED D IRECTLY OVER HEAD D90 DEGREE HEADING BEARING 3. OBJECT TRAVERSED D IRECTLY OVER HEAD D90 DEGREE HEADING
4. AF30S54, FLYING NORTH OF RED BLUFF CALIF. SPOTTED OBJECT 295 4. AF30S54, FLYING NORTH OF RED BL UFF CALIF. SPOTTED OBJECT 295
DEGREES FROM HIS POSIT ION...BURNING BRIGHTLY AT D540Z. DEGREES FROM HIS POSIT ION...BIRNING BRIGHTLY AT D54ØZ.
UNITED AIRLINES 738, 70 MILES SOUTH OF MELFORD ALSO
OBSERVED AN OJBECT LIGHT ING UP THE ENT IRE SKY. FOG 93, AC135,
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DEPARTMENT 'OF THE AIR FORCE
AF IN : 7 7749 (21 Sep 63) -TAFF MESSAGE BRANCH JNCLASSIFIPG METSAGI Pg 2 of 2
PAGE 2 RUWHKP 13 UNCLAS SINCOMING
TOOK A CELESTIAL ON OBJECT... IT DISAPPEARED AT 42 DEGREES NORTH
FROM HIS POSITION OF 40 MILES NNE OF MEDFORD ORE...SAID OBJECT
WAS SO BRIGHT IT LIGHTED UP THE WHOLE SKY. THE FOLLOWING COMM-
UNICATIONS STAT IONS SPOTTED THE SAME OBJECT AL APPROXIMATELY E54DZ
MEDFORD ORE...OBJECT WAS BEAR ING 260 DEGREES FROM STATION
ARCADA CAL IF... OBJECT WAS BEARING 350 DEGREES FROM STAT ION
KLAMATH CAL IF... OBJECT WAS BEARING 240 DEGREES FROM STATION.
IN ADDITION, A FLYING TIGER HEADED NORTH OVER UKIAH CALIF. SAID.
OBJECT APPEARED IN FRONT OF HIM, THEN DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN..• OBJECT APPEARED IN FRONT OF HIM, THEN DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN...
ALTHOUGH HE COULDNT ASCERTAIN THE DISTANCE. PV-3 REPORTED VISUAL
SIGHTING OF UNIDENT IFIED FLYING OBJECT BELIEVED TO BE SATTELITE.
POSITION 45 DEGREES 22 MINUTES NORTH 135 DEGREES 34 MINUTES WEST. POSITION 45 DEGREES 22 NORTH 135 DEGREES MINUTES WEST.
OBJECT SIGHTED AT TIME OF 0343Z BEARING 270 DEGREES TRUE AT HEIGHT
OF 30 DEGREES. OBJECT HAD APPEARANCE OF A FIRST MAGNITUDE STAR
1 AND TRAVERSED DIRECTLY OVERHEAD ON APPERENT TRUE COURSE 090
DEGREES, OBJECT HAD COMPLETED OVERHEAD ARC IN
MINUTES. 5. N/A 6. 10 MIN
III. I, VISUAL, GROUND TO O AIR, AND AIR TO AIR 2. UNKNOWN
3. 4 ACFT SEE II 4. ABOVE
IV. SEE II 4 ABOVE
V SEE II VI. SEE II 4 ABOVE
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