Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Report - Barview, Oregon - 11 November 1965
AI-Generated Summary
An Air Force report regarding a UFO sighting in Barview, Oregon, on November 11, 1965. The report concludes that no cause for the sighting could be determined.
This document is an incoming Air Force staff message dated November 13, 1965, detailing a UFO report (UFOB) from Barview, Oregon. The incident occurred on November 11, 1965, at 0220Z. A 38-year-old grocery store owner reported observing a round, white object, described as being the size of a quarter coin, for a duration of ten minutes. The witness noted the object was moving up and down in a straight flight path and disappeared into clouds in a westerly direction. The witness used a spotting scope to observe the object. The weather at the time was reported as overcast and raining. Major A.F. Shiflett, a staff intelligence officer, investigated the report. He noted that while five F-104 military aircraft were in the area, they were flying at an altitude of at least 6,000 feet and would not have been visible through the overcast conditions. The report concludes that no analysis is offered as to the cause of the sighting and assigns a reliability rating of F-6.
NO ANALYSIS IS OFFERED AS TO CAUSE OF SIGHTING.
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Official Assessment
NO ANALYSIS IS OFFERED AS TO CAUSE OF SIGHTING.
The sighting was reported by a grocery store owner in Barview, Oregon. The object was described as a round, white object the size of a quarter coin, observed for ten minutes. Military aircraft (five F-104s) were in the area but were at an altitude of at least 6000 feet and would not have been visible through the overcast weather conditions.
Witnesses
- [illegible]GROCERY STORE OWNER