l. OAT! TIMI G .. OU .. J. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION A. NUMIIIt OP OIJICTI ,. 1 .t' s. LENGTH OP OISIRVATION 6. TYPE 0' OISIRVA TtON 9. PHYSICAL IYIDINCI UNCLASSIEIEQ PP J EPUQ JJ)t:JP JEiJEN JEPRS JEPFF 555 D2: Jv!PL>M 04 B P 3Jij 5452 ZNJ ~L1 ;JCCHORD FLT SV CEN ~CCHORD AF3 Iu JCPI!Q/OIR OF INT!:LLIGE('~CE>HQ USAF WASH 25 DC jiDHP/AlR TECHNICAL INT~LLIGENCE CN ~JRIGHT PATTERSON AF8 OHIO," J~D~N/CG ENT AFB COLO INFO JEPRS/COMDR FS WASH 25 DC J~PFF/COMDR MATS WASH 25 DC ATTN ATIAA-2C ATTN INT~LLIGNC2 DIV PO F5C 30-C-2 PD FLYOBRPT A. 1 OBJ SCMI. SHAPE Al~D SIZE UNKN SCML BRIGHT COLOR SCI1L 0BSRVEU OBJECT UNKN SCML NO OBSERVED PROPULSION SYSTiM CMA EXHAUST TRALL CMA REU SCML SPE0 AND SOUND UNKN SCML NO MANEUVERS OBSERVED SCML MOVED FROM NORTriEAST OF LYLE CMA WASH PD TO A POSITIO~ OVER ROWENA CMA ORE PD OBJ VANISHED DID NOT GO BE~U G CLOUDS PD B. ODJT SIGHTD 1905 PST .30 HAR 53 PERIOD~ OF Tii!E UNKn PD C, OBJ vli'.S OBSERVED VISUALLY FR0t1 THE GROUND PO liTH 8 P0 1ZR GLASSSS PD D. 0BSERV~R SIGHTED OBJ AT LYLE CMA WASii PD 45 DG 42 MIN NORTi 121 DEG PAGE TWO JWPDM 0~3 UNClASSIFIED .11:-;uo SCML SPJ:;D AND SOUND UNKN SCML NO MANEUVERS OBSERVED SCML MOVED E'rlOM NORTHiAST OF LYLE CMA WASH_PD TO A POSITION OVER ROWENA CMA OR?.: PD OSJ VANISHED DID NOT GO BEHING CLOUDS PD B. OBJT SIGHTED 1~0' PST 33 MAR 53 PERIODS OF TIME UNKN PO C. OBJ WAS OBSERVED VISUALLY FROM THE GROUND PD WITH 8 POW~R GLASSS PD De OBSERV~R SIGHT0 OBJ AT LYLE CMA WASH PD 45 ~EG 4~ MIN NOHTH 121 DEG UNCW~IFI'f:~ PAGE TWO JWPDM ~4B UNCLASSJFIED E. OBJ 0DSRVED PASSED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AT AN AZI1~UTH ELEV OF 110 A t~AS PD RELIADIJ .. ITY OF INFO SUBMITTD CANNOT BE JUDGED PD G. t~EAT:iER IN GENERAL AREA SCAT C LDS BASES APPROX 4 0Z?J FEET VSBY U~RESTRICTED SCML WNDS ALOFT SCML 28~ DEG 25K 1002~ FEE'f ~CM 32Z DEG 3~K 2000~ SCML 32~ DEG 50K 30000 SCML FEET PD H. MOBY DICK WEAT~ER BALLOOHN MQ DA BEING PLOTTED IN GENERAL VICI~ITY AT 1gJa PST PD I. NO PHOTOGRAPHS OR FRAGNENTS AVAILABLE PD J. l~TERCEPTION ACTION ATTEMPTED UNKN PD K. AIR TRAFFIC SCML TWO CIVIL AIRCRAFT SOUTH AND WEST BOUND FROM YAKI:l A C~lA WASH PD TO PORTLAl~D CMA ORE CMA SCtlL ON JET INTt:RCEPTER ON PAT~OL IN VICINI'fY OF THE DALLES CMA ORE PD AT 1845 PST 35~3~ FE~T. L. INFO WAS RECD FkOM THE DALLES INSAC VIA TZLETYPE A D FROM SEATTLE ARTC VIA INTERPHONE PD 31/06482 MAR JWPDM tJNm:ASSfFlE9 UNCt:ASSIFf0 lu~9ll1~'lnce 0 !'1 ~er r1.t,ll\ E;ertice, .. ,.r3 UNCLASSIFIED :-~e~.ved frtlii !.!eChord Fli3h~ ~ J~ce Con"'Ar., -vi. !llbill ':J ttnrf!stri ettdJ -:ri.nds nlo1~ 2~oo ?$ l:n~ts n~ 10 ,c~;o : cct; J~oo ]0 k"l.ota ct j. J..n t~rel!'ption :~.etion nt.t~pt'Jd ur~r:.,.u. k. f.ir tratt.icJ two clvil ~irr-r"'lft f~u~.!-1 r.'C. ~ .. nshi on to P:lrtland, O:-e3onJ on.J jo~ int.~t"~!'tor ?n E:'St br1rd f:: :~ X:.Ud.-a p~C.rol ~n v.l cinity o .i' "'he ata t..ion vt 3 Infor.na~ion .1as race t ved !rn"' 'i.1!G Dalles Interst.at9 A! M:J._,.~ C(rm"lun1cat i:)\'UI t~lEr~pe ~r..d trona S~attle-kir F~otl te ~ni'lic Control cer.ti!r v5.a int~:rpbone. [om~nta or rren:l~ O:f!icert 1. I~la, :; 33h~Am i:J lo<'a~ed on the :i..,rth t:!.t!e of the Colu.""''hia Iiver, rTppM:d.- r.ateq c::.X Md or.a hal tniles N~rt!".fiA3~ (J30 trua bearing) of '?1"'8 ;" clll~Js f.o'Jt.r.a. CM~on io loca~ed acrose the Col.amb!:l riv'!r ~o Lyle (1.5 'nll::s tl":e bearing 2. 7 r . .;.,M 1 3 n. :~by D1 ~lc b.Ulcon l:1u.oehlr~ site ::t f'hs;,&li~, - hirg4An, -,hich i3 ll.h =..!.le'~ :1-:-rt:~!!~ ( tr~a bearir.!t JlOO) ..,r J.Jle. A balloon l~.lr.e'r.ed frn~ this ~;i~, arr.-~et~ LT{ t~e \11 nc! alo!t in<!i ~:tt-d in i;. -e3S'!1~, 'f"rlld h lVIJ ~'"l ) r.;'>;tr the T;""1 (J ~a, a~ ~ ~d!.c~tc-'d b-J the ~oss3g,. t. l.lloo:t-.'f-'llj h"J.V$ beun ,t ~., :ll.~.:. ~1de ::h'.ch Tt~ld h~.La ~;~ven ti~at n b:Jl]oon a~ nlt.!. ~ude c~n b~ c~sily lost -:~hen u:sin~ -;l zsaes ; n :1 m.mn~ which l : ~' t~ a belle! th'lt. it has h)r!lrt or n:! r.tl'p nred. J)OWNGRADEi:1 AT 3 Yl-!.\1-t LSTEltV.\ . J>ECIASSIFIED AlTER 12 YEARS . UNctASSIFJED ~ r'li;h\ t"\!nice, r::. l'S UNCLAsSIFIED p:rctJAl~Ce c i em j ntereepter patrol ] n t' -' ~:-':a, ho.11JVer v:lillilr.ett 1nthis area i!) inad~aa~e. IJOWNGRADED AT 3 Yl~AH r~r.:--\ LS DECLASSIFIED Ar' TRR 12 Y.h:i~: 8 . THE OHIO STAT! UNIVERSITY llowu L Bavn. 1'rt'lil'"' COLUMBUS 10 DUtlt~ McWJWN OIIUYATOIT 1st Lt. Robert Olss~n ~rir,ht-l"~attorson Am. Dear Lt. Oleson; !his is a belated report on the la9t batch which I received at the end or April. Just as soon as our plans tor eroployine :.~iss Gluck officially co through, I shP.ll be abl~ to send you a sheet with comments ,drl .. each individual case, so that you \dll have my comments on each folder. The letter method Xll has obvious drawbacks. But until that time comes and she can handle my typing and cooplation or forms, I had better stick to thin letter method. In this latest batch we have only 4 really interesting caseo. I micht mention a .5th, 28 trarch .53, Scott AFD, which is the 1st rflport I've seen of an honest to goodness mirage. b Caoes have only one observer and I'M tollo1ing my usual rule or discotmting those. 8 April vtas a rnetP-Olt~ The Great Fall .Apri case was Venus if reported til:tef vtas 1n 28 Uarch Albrook AFB was pr/obably Venus. 31 l.Tarch Ponshu, and )0 March Lyle, Y!ash., are puzzling but could possibly have been balloons. Tba S Ap_:il Greenland cas~ nas an obvious taeteor. This bringous to the interesting cases: . 25 l!arch San Antonio could hardly have been a r.tirage nnd I 111 surprised there lYas no radnr pickup. ,_.~as there nny aircraft like helicopters t hat miht c>:plain this. Anyth:i.ng more come in on this one? Don t th'..!lk this is ~ood P.noueh for a pinch-hottlo but it should be listed as Nocturnal meanderinr. lt icht. 29 Harch Spoonflr ,...isca Duration times needs chgcking here. HW':!d to to believe that object could have done all that in 1~ second3. An interesting C3Se and one or the regular questionqf}tos should be sent to l!:r. Gilette. Ne>..1; is tho 12 April ~tcad AFB. I think this is the most, intere~tin;. case or the batch and I hope you receive nore dope on it. Qunstionatros thould be sent.I d like to sao l!enzP.l explain this one 1 Is there an:r possibility thatthene could have been airc._r,.3~'f? Appa ly ducks have been el!.:11inated. 1\ (;]!;ox-the 6 l.!at , Equasseur AFB although 1JiL the data are ~.con tradic1(yoy a J.nsuffici A. Perhaps this was a helicopter? We oueht to kx e have ~uch more info~tion on this one. Has th18 been received?