Project 10073 Record — Albany, Oregon, 20 April 1966

This document is a formal Project 10073 record and associated Air Force staff message regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOB) sighting that occurred on April 20, 1966, near Albany, Oregon. The report details a sighting by a 15-year-old witness who observed a round, very bright white object. The witness estimated the object's size to be approximately half the size of a dime held at arm's length. The object was reported to be moving very fast, climbing, and heading south before turning to a south-southwest (SSW) trajectory. A notable detail provided in the report is that the primary object had another object trailing it. The entire observation lasted for one minute before the object was out of sight. The report includes meteorological data for the area, noting overcast conditions with a 300-foot ceiling and 10-mile visibility. The report was prepared by Major A.F. Shiflett of the 26 Air Division. While the official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form states the event was 'consistent with an aircraft sighting,' the staff message explicitly notes that 'no preliminary analysis is offered as to cause of sighting.' The document is marked as unclassified and was transmitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, as well as to HQ USAF and the Secretary of the Air Force.