PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8694875

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1965

REPORTED LOCATIONLacomb Oregon

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10O73 RECORD
1. DATE TIME GROUP . LOCATION
20 December 1965 21/0244Z Lacomb, Cregon
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian A/C
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Roox Two or Thres Three iets in area of sighting ai time of
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUWMAR AND ANALYBIS
visible.
15 minutes and still Observer sighted a round large object which was glowing
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION with an amber color. It sometimes changed to white. They
we.e in forration but they split up at times. No tail,
Ground-Visual (BX) trail, or exhaust. No sound. It was going back and forth
COURSE over the given area in very fast flight. Sometimes both moved
and sometines one moved while the other stayed in place. Had
Going back and forth not disappe red at time of report. Chserver used binoculars.
8. PHOTOS
n Yes
X1 No
9. PHY SICAL EVIDENCE
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevlous edidoms of thls form may be 2s0d.
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ZNR UUUUU OSA
OSP
P211930Z US
PR
FM POADS ADAIR AFS OREG IL
TO RUWGALE/ADC
RUWHBH/25 AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH
RUCDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RUEAHQ/HQ USAF
RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH
BT
UNCLAS POCDC-I 13083 DEC 6.
SS
DSNG
PART A
1. SHAPE - ROUND OR OVAL
2. SIZE - ABOUT HAT OF A GOOD SIZE BASKETBALL EVEN AT THE DISTANCE
OF 18 MILES (APPROX).
3. GLOWED WITH AMBER COLOR; "LIKE COALS IN A FIRE SOMETIMES
AFHQ JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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Hrncenue
UNCLASSIFIED /
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 64CC (21 Dec 65) Page 2 of
CHANGEO TO WHITE".
4 AT LEAST TWO (2) SOMETIMES THREE (3).
PAGE 2 RUWHKP 09 15 UNCLAS
5.FORMATION: FLY FORMATION BUT DO SPLIT AT TIMES WITH ONE STILL
THE OTHER MOVING HIGH SPEED.
CR DETAILS. CR DETAILS.
7NO TAIL, TRAIL OR EXHAUST .
8. NO SOUND
9. SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO LAND AT 0240Z. 9. SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO LAND AT 0240Z.
PART B. PART 8. /
1. GLANCED UP TOWARD SNOW PEAK MOUNTAIN AND NOTICED THE OBJECTS.
CBSERVATION.
4 BACK ANO FORTH OVER THE GIVEN AREA IN VERY FAST FLIGHT BOTH
OR ONE WHILE OTHER STAYED IN ONE PLACE.
5.D ID NOT OR HAD NOT DISAPPEARED AT TIME INFORMATION WAS BEING TOLO.
6AT LEAST 10-15 MINUTES OF SIGHTING BUT STILL PRESENT WHEN PHONE
CONVERSATION COMPLETED.
AFHQ JAYS5 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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2 USED B.INOCULARS.
PAGE 3 RUWHKP 0015 UNCLAS
PART D.
1 21/02442 21 DEC 1965.
PART E.
=
1 18 MILES SSW SNOW PEAK MOUNTAIN IN LACOMB, OREGONL
PART F
1. =
OCCUPATION:
6M 280 AT 17
12M 250 AT 28 A -
20M 260 AT 45
30M 250 AT 45
50M 260 AT 21
AFHO JAM SS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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NO THUNDERSTORMS.
PAGE 4 RUWHKP 0015 UNCLAS
TEMP GRADIENT INVERSI0N 5$3&433 :
735233, 7333-8500
SUNSET 0034Z
PART H. NONE
PART I. NONE
PART J. - AT 0322 SEATTLE CENTER ADVISED PORTLAND AIR DEFENSE 0322 SEATTLE CENTER ADVISED PORTLAND AIR DEFENSE 7
PART J- AT 23
SECTOR OF 1 THE PRESENCE OF THREE HIGH ALTITUDE JETS NEAR THE VICINITY
OF THE SIGHT ING AND AT APPROY IE SAME FIME5
PART K. STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HEADQUARTERS PORTLAND AIR DEFENSE
SECTOR. THE OBSERVER' S DESCRIPTION OF T THREE OBJECTS AND THEIR
MOVEMENTS CLOSELY COINCIDES WITH JET TYPE MANUEVERS WHICH COULD
HAVE OCCURED IN THAT VICINITY AND WITHIN THE SAME TIME PERIOD. F-5.
PART L. NONE
BT NOTE: ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED DIA.
NNNN
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED