Project 10073 Record Card — Portland, Oregon, 26 June 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on June 26, 1956, in Portland, Oregon. The witness, 1/Lt Robert W. Scott, reported observing a single, light-blue, ball-shaped object that appeared star-like and was estimated to be smaller than a pencil eraser held at arm's length. The sighting lasted approximately one minute. According to the report, the object moved in a west position, came to a complete stop, wavered, and then changed direction toward Vancouver, Washington. The witness noted that the object's speed was in excess of a jet. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with visibility exceeding 15 miles. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the object was likely an aircraft, possibly a jet, as an F-89D was confirmed to be flying in the area at the time of the sighting. The report includes various administrative notations and teletype-style summaries of the event, confirming the date and time as 0500Z on June 27, 1956 (referring to the reporting time). The document serves as a standard military record of an unidentified aerial phenomenon that was subsequently evaluated and attributed to conventional aircraft activity.