PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE  TIME GROUP LOCATION
23 September 65 24/0407Z Portland, Salem, Corvallis and Oregon Area
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION Jor snier 57
Civilian Astro (METECR) Iireh
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Known meteor reported in area at approximate, Differences in
motion, duration, and blinking attributed to personal interpresajionl
One of this of this identified object.. identi fied object..
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
Several MINUTES Several MINUTES Red circular ob ject emitting trail of red sparks. Red circular object emitting trail of red sparks. Flight Flight was , was
t.. TYPE OF OBSERVATION TYPE OF OBSERVATION faster than jet. Blinked. High altitude. Moved back and foi Blinked. High altitude. Moved back and foi th
In sight for several minutes. Faded repidly from view.
Ground-Vistal (BX) Observed through BX. Observed through BX. Night was dark with snoke and fog in area. area.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE Spectacular meteor observed in area at approximate time of this Spectacular meteor observed in area at approximate time of this
report. Reported speed and duration in conflict. Sight ing report. Reported speed and duration in conflict. Sighting
North attributed to the knwn metecr and discrepancies attributed :htodtatho to
PHOTOS personal interpretation.
Yes
XX No
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
0 Yas
X No
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous editiona of this form may be used,

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AFIN: 7381 (25 Sep 65) A/ap Pg lof 5
ACTION: NIN-7
INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-8, SAFOS-3, DIA-1 (21) CYS
S1B B 035CHQC380ZCQJD848
PP RUEAHQ OS OSA
DE RUWHKP0221 2572316 OSP
US
ZNR UUUUU
P 24214ZZ
FM HQ POADS ADAIR AFS ORE
TO RUWGALE/ADO TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUWIBH/25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RUCDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO 1
RUEAHO/HQ USAF WASH D C
RUEAHQ/SEC OF THE AF WASH D C
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UNCLAS POOIN 13225 SEP 65, FOR AFCIN-HQ USAF; SAFOI-
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FOR RCE. UFOB REPORT. THE FOLLWOING UFOB REPORT
IS SUSMITTED. PART I.
PART A.
1. CIRCULAR SHAPPED OBJECT. 1. CIROULAR SHAPPED OBJECT.
2. SIZE AND SHAPE OF LIGHT BULB.
3. COLORED RED (COLOR MIGHT 3. COLORED RED (COLOR MIGHT I HAVE BEEN DUE TO OIL ON BINOCULARS HAVE E BEEN DUE TO OIL ON BINOCULARS
LENS). LENS).
AFHO JAN 39 FOHN 0.309C
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1

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 7331 (25 Sep 65) Pg 2 of 5
4ONE.
5. N/A
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6. CIRCULAR OBJECT EMI 6. CIRCULAR OBJEC NG SPARKS. SPARKS.
7. TRAIL OF SPARKS, 7. TRAIL OF SPARKS.
8. NONE.
9.OBJECT OBSERVED BLINKING-ALTITUDE WAS HIGH, RATE OF RAVEL 9. OBJECT CBSERVED BLINKING-ALTITUDE WAS HIGH, RATE OF TRAVEL
WAS FASTER THAN AIRCRAFT.
PART B.
PLUS THE FACT THAT IT "EMITTED SPARKS".
2. UNKNOWN.
3. UNKNOWN.
4. YOVED BACK AND FORTH AS A BLINKING LIGHT WITH "SPACES".
5. RAPIDLY FADED FROM VIEW.
6. FADED FROM VIEW.
7. SEVERAL MINUTES. 7. SEVERAL MINUTES.
PART C. PART C.
1. OBSERVED FROM GROUND. 1. OBSERVED FROM GROUND.
2. BINOCLLARS. 2.BINOCLLARS.
AFHO JAN 6S FOMM 0.309C UNCLASSIFIED

UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 7381 (25 Sep 65) Pg 3 of 5
3.N/A
PART D.
1. 230415Z SEPTEMBER 1955, 1. 230415Z SEPTEMBER 1955,
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2. DURING A DARK NIGHT-WITH SYOKE AND FOG IN PORTLAND AREA.
PART E. 4535N12436W; DKNA 2435.
PART F. MR. PART PORTLAND, OREGON,
AMON, PORTLAND
CREGON, PHONE
PART G.
1. DARKNESS WITH SMOKE AND FOG IN THE PORTLAND AREA.
2. WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY
SURFACE FRON 310 AT 09K
861 FROM 050 AT 20K
10M FROM 230 AT 25K
16M FROM 020 AT 3X
20M FROM a3O AT 30K FROM 33O AT 30K
30M 304 FROM 0S0 AT 1SK FROM 0SD AT ISK
50M FROM 322 AT 15K FROM 22 AT 15K
301 301 FROM S10 AT 04K FROM 318 aT 04K
AFHO JAN GS FORH 0-309C
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. UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 73S1 (25 Sep 65) Pg 4 of 5
3. NO CEILING.
4. VISIBILITY 4 MILES.
S. SCATTERED CLOUD COVER.
6. NO THUNDER STRONS IN AREA. 6. NO THUNDER STROMS IN AREA.
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7. NO SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS. 7. NO SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS.
PART H. A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE APPEARED ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE
CREGON STATESMAN, SALEM, OREGON, 23 SEPTEMBER 1965, CONCERNING
THE SIGHTING OF A LARGE METEORITE. "IT WAS SEEN FROM TWO LOCATIONS
SOUTH OF SALEM, CORVALLIS, ALBANY AND DALLAS. ALL AGREED IT WAS
A METEOR. " THIS PARTICULAR METEOR R WAS SIGHTED AT 2304DTZ SEPTEBER
1965 MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
PART I. NONE.
PART J. N/A.
A NEWSPAPER CLIPING FROM THE OREGON STATESMAN 23 SEPTEMBER A NEWSPAPER CLIPPING FROM THE OREGON STATESMAN 23 SEPTEBER
STATED THAT " A SPECTACULAR METEOR HAD FLUSHED ACROSS THE MID-
WILLAMETTE VALLEY SKY WEDNESDAY A WILLAMETTE VALLEY SKY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND HAD BEEN SEEN BY SPEC- NIGHT AND HAD BEEN SEEN BY SPEC-
TATORS SOUTH OF SALEM AND FROM CORVALLIS, ALBANY AND DALLAS, "
AFHQ JANES FOR4 0.309C
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 73S1 (25 Sep 65) Pg 5 of 5
ALL HAD AGREED THAT IT WAS A METEOR. THE TIME LISTED VARIED
ONLY BY A FEW MINUTES FROM THAT OF THE TMO OBSERV IN PORTLAND.
INASTIUCH AS THE OBJECT WAS TRAVELING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH, IT WAS
UNDOUBTEDLY THE SAME SIGHTING AND WAS, IN ALL PROBABILITY THE UNDOUBTEDLY THE SAME SIGHTING AND WAS, IN ALL PROBABILITY THE
SAME SEEN BY THE OTHER OBSERVERS FARTHER SOUTH, A METEORITE.
PART L. NONE.
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AFHO JAN 6S FOAM 0.309C
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