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Project 10073 Record — Portland, Indiana, 3 September 1965

📅 3 Sep 65 📍 Portland, Indiana 🏛 U.S. Air Force 📄 sighting_report
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AI-Generated Summary

TL;DR

A civilian report of a bright, parachute-shaped object in Portland, Indiana, on September 3, 1965. The Air Force concluded the object was likely an astronomical body, dismissing the reported zig-zag motion as unreliable.

On September 3, 1965, at 0530Z, a civilian witness in Portland, Indiana, observed a single, parachute-shaped object for a duration of one hour and 30 minutes. The witness described the object as having a bright orange hue, emitting light with "rays," and appearing brighter than the surrounding stars. The object was reported to be at an estimated altitude of 50,000 feet, moving in a zig-zag flight path from East to West. The witness noted that the object was observed on two successive nights in the same location. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force investigation was that the object was an 'ASTRO (STAR/PLANET).' The report explicitly notes that the positional data provided by the witness regarding the zig-zag motion was considered unreliable. Furthermore, the report mentions that Venus was high in the Northwest at the time, though it acknowledges this does not account for the initial report of the object being in the East. The witness was unable to identify the object, and the investigation concluded that the exact nature of the object could not be determined from the data presented.

Positional data indicates that the obj moved through a considerable arc. This portion of the rpt regarded as unreliable.

Official Assessment

ASTRO (STAR/PLANET)

The sighting was characterized as an astro body. Positional data indicating zig-zag motion was deemed unreliable. The report notes that the object was observed on two successive nights in the same place, and that Venus (VGA) is high in the NW, though this would not account for the initial report of the object in the East.

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