Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Grants Pass, Oregon, 15 August 1966

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed over Grants Pass, Oregon, on August 15, 1966. Two civilian witnesses reported observing a bright, bluish-white, star-like object traveling toward the east-northeast for approximately three minutes. The witnesses noted that the object was brighter than Mars and exhibited a pulsating light. The observers compared the object to a satellite they had seen on a different night, noting that while the behavior was similar, the UFO was significantly brighter. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, in which the witness describes the object as appearing like a 'welder in the sky' with a pulsating light on one side. The witness also noted that the object disappeared by going over the horizon. The official Air Force evaluation, signed by Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., concluded that the sighting was likely a satellite or a shooting star, noting that the description was consistent with a satellite observation. The file includes internal military communications, a formal request for further information sent to the witness, and the witness's detailed responses regarding the sighting conditions, which included clear skies and calm surface winds.