Unidentified Flying Object Report — Baker, Oregon, December 1964

This document collection comprises a series of incoming military messages and official correspondence from the 821st Radar Squadron at Baker Air Force Station, Oregon, regarding Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings reported in early December 1964. The primary incident occurred on 4 December 1964, involving multiple observers, including military personnel and local police. Witnesses described a stationary object that appeared to move slowly, with varying descriptions ranging from a 'Christmas tree' shape to a round, glowing ball with crater-like shadows. Radar operators at the 821st Radar Squadron reported weak, fuzzy returns on their AN/FPS-35 search radar that did not resemble standard aircraft targets. The official evaluation concluded that the visual sightings were likely attributable to astronomical bodies such as Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Spica, and Vega, while the radar returns were dismissed as false targets or sporadic noise. A secondary incident on 6 December 1964 involved a report of a round, fluorescent blue object that appeared to explode, which was officially categorized as a meteor sighting. The documentation includes detailed observer accounts, weather data, and technical radar printouts from the AN/FST-2 digital data transmitter, all of which were forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further analysis. Despite the thorough reporting and the reliability of the observers, the military command concluded that no physical evidence was found and that the phenomena were consistent with known astronomical and atmospheric events.