PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9734401

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONSEOregon42 17N117 43W

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
23 Sep 63 SE Oregon 42.17N 117.43W 03 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Locot Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
not reported re ported a JO Probably Aircraft Probabiy Aircrart
GMT Air-Visual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS PHOTOS s. 3. SOURCE SOURCE x Was Astronomical Was Astronamical meteor
Ys Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
14 No DNo military 0 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTN OP OBSERVATION 7. LENGTN OP OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other. Other_
not reported not reported North 00D 00D Insufficiant Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
one Unknown Unknown
10. 10. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Report received at O050 Local 24 Sep 63 Objs at this latitude Objs at this latitude would have an
from SAC Command pos observation by Easterly component if it was a
B-h7 Pilot. Obj was heading North. Estimated Satellite Decay. With decah ruled
to be 20 deg above horizon and 500-600 miles out obj assumed to meteor.
distant. Trailing bright tail a5-30 miles long Also remote possibility of auroral
streamer. Duration omitted. No mention
o f movement other than trailing a
bright tail. Case evaluated as a
possible meteor sighting.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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23 I
ol Ssotamber 1693
Suhject: "FO Report
I. The following Air Force Commani Post, at Ooso (local), 2L Septamber 1963:
B. Major STANFELL, SAC Com d Post, raperted a Uro sighting by the
pilot of a Morntain Hone AFB B-li7, callslgn DIAL 32. Position of alreraft L7y/il73lw on heading of oso dsgraes at bime of sighting. Pilot
raported seeing Uro on bearing of o2o dagrees fron aireraft and travalling was Lal
in a northarly heating. Estimated object to be approximately ?o dagrees above horizon at a dstance of Soo to 6oo miles and trailing a bright
tail 30 to 35 miles long. tail 30 to 35 miles long. N
2. No other iatails were 2. No othar datails were givan. given. N
ltpp lntpp 282 282 2 22
Captain, USAF AITEP ATOED ?7 '
Duty orficer
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A.Seabmear 1093
Suhjart: Fo Reporl
nilat A Moiatain Hone APB B-li7, callalm DlAl 32. Poaltion ef adrerad
gerss at tlma ot Tlghting. Pilst
ranorted seeing UFo bn boaring of ood iigras trot alreraft und travellin
in i horsharly handine. dstiantal mejvet to ty opgraxd aatoty ?o dagrses
above horizon at a diatance of So to Soc nilss ahi tralling a bright
tail 30 to 35 mites long. tulI 30 to 35 nites long.
2. No othar iatails vara givan. 2. No othar iatails varo givan. N N
VALTER O. KNAPP/ WALSER C. KNAI
Caotain, UCAF Caotain, VEAF
Duty Officor Duty OrEicor
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