Project 10073 Record: UFO Sighting, 21 May 1966, Condon AFS, Oregon

This document details a UFO sighting report from 21 May 1966, involving Major Slaughter of the 636th Radar Squadron at Condon AFS, Oregon. The initial report, submitted via military message, described three round, pin-head-sized objects that appeared white and changed to red. The objects were observed for one hour, from 0500Z to 0600Z, positioned 10 degrees above the horizon in a northerly direction. The witness reported that the objects were stacked and in a trail, converged, rotated in a circle, and eventually brightened before disappearing. The observation was made from the witness's quarters using a hunting rifle scope and binoculars. Following an initial request from the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) for more information due to the insufficiency of the original report, Major Slaughter provided a follow-up explanation on 6 July 1966. He noted that he had drawn a reference line on his window pane to track the lights. Upon further investigation, he discovered that this line aligned with distant mountains approximately 100 miles away. A check with the highway department confirmed that a new road had recently been opened in that area. Consequently, Major Slaughter concluded that the observed lights were actually vehicle head and tail lights traveling on this new road.