UFO Sighting Report — Rockaye, Oregon, November 1965

This document contains a Project Blue Book investigation file regarding a UFO sighting reported by a mill worker in Oregon on November 12, 1965. The witness, who was returning from a hunting trip in the Anderson Creek Canyon area, observed a bright, round, white object for approximately 20 minutes. The witness described the object as hovering, moving back and forth, and traveling north before returning south and disappearing. The witness noted that the object appeared to be at an altitude of 300 to 500 feet and lacked any visible wings or openings. The witness compared the appearance of the object to a 'baseball cut in half.' Weather conditions at the time were reported as overcast and rainy. The report includes a formal letter from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, dated January 24, 1966, requesting that the witness complete a formal questionnaire (Form 164) because the initial report lacked sufficient data. The file also contains a military incoming message (AF IN: 24123) dated November 13, 1965, which summarizes the sighting and notes that it was the second such occurrence on consecutive nights in that general area. The preparing officer, Major A.F. Shiflett, explicitly stated that there was no military or commercial air traffic in the area at the time and that no analysis could be offered regarding the cause of the sighting. The reliability of the report was assessed as F-6.