Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Oregon City, Oregon, 18 November 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from Oregon City involving three circular objects was investigated by ATIC. The military concluded the report was unreliable and likely involved balloons moving with the wind.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military cable detailing a UFO sighting reported on 18 November 1957 in Oregon City, Oregon. The primary witness, identified as GOC observer Ambrose Roy, reported observing three circular, bright objects. The objects were described as being the size of a flashlight at 100 yards distance. The witness claimed the objects moved eastward at a very high speed to a merge point, though they appeared stationary for the first 30 minutes of the observation. The report also mentions that the second object appeared to have three or four portholes underneath it. The total duration of the observation was one hour and 23 minutes. The military investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), ultimately dismissed the report as unreliable. The official conclusion stated that the objects were likely balloons moving with the wind, and that inconsistencies in the witness statements and the nature of the report necessitated its classification as an 'unreliable observation.' The document includes technical data regarding wind conditions at various altitudes, which were used to support the conclusion that the objects were wind-borne.
Although object was round and moving with the wind (normally a balloon) - the inconsistencies and apparent unreliable statements given relegates this report under Other (Unreliable Obs)
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Official Assessment
Although object was round and moving with the wind (normally a balloon) - the inconsistencies and apparent unreliable statements given relegates this report under Other (Unreliable Obs)
The report was deemed unreliable due to inconsistencies in the witness statements and the observation of the object moving with the wind, suggesting a balloon.
Witnesses
- Ambrose RoyGOC ObserverGOC (Ground Observer Corps)
Key Persons
- Mr. and Mrs. [illegible]Witnesses