PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Myrtle Creek, Oregon, 18 August 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on August 18, 1957, near Myrtle Creek, Oregon. The primary report was filed by a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer, who, along with two other witnesses, observed a black object described as having a ball of fire at each end. The witnesses reported that the object was moving toward the southeast and that the sound of an aircraft was heard during the event. When viewed through binoculars, the object appeared to have two lights at each end. The duration of the sighting was approximately five minutes. The report notes that the 609th ACW Squadron, tracking an aircraft inbound from Honolulu to Portland (PDX) on their radar, identified a radar return that correlated with the object observed by the witnesses. However, the radar data indicated the aircraft was moving in a northeasterly direction, which conflicted with the witnesses' observation of a southeasterly heading. A pilot in the area was contacted by authorities to investigate the sighting, but the pilot reported that he saw nothing. Due to the conflicting data and the lack of corroborating visual evidence from the pilot, the case was officially classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.