Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Message - Albany, Oregon, 8 Feb 64

On February 8, 1964, at approximately 0340Z, two separate witnesses in the vicinity of Albany, Oregon, reported observing an unidentified aerial object. The first witness, a 52-year-old maintenance foreman, described a small, circular or egg-shaped object with a light reddish color and a pointed nose, emitting a glowing white flame. He estimated the duration of the sighting to be between 4 and 10 seconds, noting a high rate of speed and a North-to-South flight path. A second witness, a 36-year-old Oregon State Police officer, reported a similar sighting within five minutes of the first, noting the object appeared to resemble a jet interceptor or missile. This second observer reported seeing a ring at the trailing end of the object that obscured the nose section. Both witnesses were approximately eight miles apart. The Air Force investigation, led by Major Arthur F. Shiflett, concluded that the description, duration, and general pattern of the sighting were consistent with a meteor. Despite this official conclusion, the report explicitly notes that the witness was experienced in observing meteors and remained confident that the object was not a meteor.