PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 19 NOV 54

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying Air Intelligence Information Report detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on November 19, 1954, in Corvallis, Oregon. The witness, identified as a civilian college professor, observed an illuminated object hovering in the sky for approximately 12 minutes. The object was described as having the shape of a long, oval cigar. Throughout the observation, the object flickered and shifted in color from an off-white to a distinct pink. The witness reported that at one point, the object appeared to bend and change direction, and it also descended to a lower altitude, though the observer could not estimate the actual altitude. The object traveled through a 20-degree arc in approximately 3 to 3.5 minutes, moving from west to southwest. The weather conditions at the time were described as cool and dry with low clouds drifting north and a solid cloud bank on the western horizon. The observer noted that the object did not make any sound and did not move in front of any clouds. The investigator, 2/Lt Richard E. Hansen of the USAF, noted that the description sounded similar to a 'Sun Dog' phenomenon, except for the travel through the 20-degree arc. The final conclusion recorded on the card is 'UNIDENTIFIED'. The report includes a sketch of the object's movements and behavior, illustrating its stationary position, its appearance, and its eventual movement to the south. The document serves as a formal record of an unexplained aerial sighting investigated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC).