1. DATI TIMI Ci v t l:i.<..:.l"l s. LENGTH OP OlllltVATION l11o tltll-Vis' .:-.1 9. PHYSICAL IVIDIMCI 2. LOCATION 10. COMCLUIIOU 11. lit liP IUMMAitY AND ANAL Yltl ~:::ij1t ,n~itc-colo .:t b 8!-lin.-l (1. Loun t~. :tn. '=~ JED~rn 'lOV JED -T-JEDHP/TOAI!: TECHNICAL I TFl...l.F.GNCL C!.~!TF.F.n /'.TT ATTfti'HT~I 'rFO Ol!!O UP.\1FlPFt3UEDEN JED~!F JFPS 444 rt r: IL F SVC CTP f1CCPOP.D AFB t-!.~.SE TO JEFF/DIR OF INTELLIGENCE 110. USAF MP.SH 2 DC JE!F.JF/.~I~ TECHNICAL I~lTELLIGNCE CENTE~ ATTN ATil\t~-2C FFO OHIO J~DE~!/CG ENT AF9 COLORADO SP?I~ GS COLOPADO I FO JEPP.S/COt!~ANDF.P. FLIGHT SEPV!CF. ~rASH 25 D C JF.FFF /C()fttfAANDER ft1ATS AND~EHS AFP 'o~!ASH 25 D C .UNCLASSIFIED 1. ~ESCRIPTION A. ROt1ND BALL SHAPD . ~. no ESTI}~ATE GIVE~! Ot~ S 17.E D. NUr~ER OF 03JECTS: ONE E. t.E~ODYNA IC FEP.TtmEs: tiONE Gl"EN t . TRAIL 0~ EXHAUST: NOtrE ~E G. r~10?ULSIONS SYSTFT: Not~F: lt~DJCf..TF.!J lJNC~SSJFiED I. sot m: no~n:: Bt:H nm t:Ot NTA I N TO" ~. TI :: OF SIGHTit!G: B DATF. : 28 APRIL 1~53 C. LEf!GTH OF TI"''f:: O?SEPVE?: riVE SfCO~!BS 3. t:A~NEI< OF 0!3SERVATJONS: A. VISUAL SIGHT!tJG J. FRO~ SURFACE: GROU~!D c. 0 OPTICAL OP. ELECTRIC EQ~ri~r~E~!T t'SED ~. OCATION A. /\PP!tOXIt1ATE LOCATION 0! O~S~P.V'JP D!r7'I~lG SIGHPIG 3. rlO REFERENCE OT KNOWN LA~ID~Q~l(S ~. LOCATIO~ OF O~JECT HITH ~F.S"f'CT TO Q'=lSF.t'VO': 1. tiST/S.~iCEI ABOUT Tl'IPTY f':ILFS 2. DI~ECTIOM: WEST SOt'Tl~ ~EST 3. flLTITUDF.I A~OUT ~,-.~ FEET 5. IDF~JTJFYING INFO OM O~S!RVOP ~. P.r'P.ESS: ROU KLA~ATH FALLS erA OHEGON c. TELEPHONE NU ERI l~L.~l'ATH FALLS ~'""~1. D. NO OY'.GANIZATIO~ C~,l' ~ANJ( 0? SEP.VICE t-'Uf1~F.~-CI'T!LI~.~ [. ESTirATE 0~ RELIAQILITY AND FXPEPir~'CE: NOT ''NOT F. ~:0 OTHEP. FACTORS KNO~:!N t-'}~ICH VIGPT 1-!AV~ ~EAP.PlG Orl RELIA~ILITY OF SIGHTING. 6. HEATHER A. TJEATHER SEQUENCE OFP. LMT 28193~P 1. BASE OF CLOUDSI ESTI~ATED 45 FErT O~!N 2. VISABILITY: THIRTY ~ILES 3. OTHER WEATHER STATIO~JS IN AREA WEPE RE~ORTING SCATTERED TO BR!'N CLOUD CONDIT IONS GOOD VS~Y E. HINDS ALOFT: UNCLA55\r\EO CAUSED THE S!GPTI~lc;: 3:. NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHICH YIC:HT Slf PO?T !-;IGHTING 9. NO INTERCEPTION OR IDEt!IFICATIO~! f.CTI0: 1. !!0 If'!FOP.~ATIO~ ON f,i!Y AIR TP.AFFIC r~ A?EA P.T TI~"E o-r:-Sir-HTP\G 11. AGENCIES CONTACTED FOR H!FO l\ND/0~ CO!!FIR'-.ATIO~l OF FP.CTS A. 25Tlt AIR DIVISION HAD NO VNID!NTIFI!D PA~AP TPAcvs IN THAT AREA AT THE TH~E OF THE S IGHTit-~G. B. I~!FOP.~ATION RELAYED TO TCf .. FSC VIA VL'A~1ATH t'ALLS C~'P.. OREGON Ct1A CAA RAD 10 AND t~EATP!::n ST.~TIO~! 282355" SGtm OPE~ATIONS OFFICE~ rCCHOPD FSC l'CCHOr.~ AF~ Ct'.a r.;ASH URCt.:ASSIFIED UNCCASS1FIED ( ~\1t1ed J'qiftl Object Bear n-at Filla, OregoD 28 AprQ. 1953 Pl1gh\ Sernce, 11ATS 3800 Newark State ot ONIOn, USA Streat, n. 'lf., t1uh1ng\on 2$, D. c 28 April USl GereJ d E. f.rler, MaJor, USAr Flls, Oregon 'l'eletl)pe rL!OIIPf 2910001 .April 11Utwitt4 b7 Yo(b)rd Flight Sex +ice Center 28 April U$3. Objea a 110untain top. Fal' OregOD silhtecl a round white object at l900PST to be in a hilb spee4 din and disappearecl behind OElW.D E. rrr.Ea MaJ,r, USAP In tell tgence OUicer . Chief, Air Taohnic&l IDtellSaenoe ::1 ,.,"--~SS,F\E~oWNGRADED AT :: Yi~.\R 1~1~P.nVALS: DECLASSIFiill AFT~R 12 YEARS. ru.~a Seniae, MlfS ~raeh!JWtoa 2~, D. c. UNCLASSlF.lED I R-JlJ-Sl 'lhe 1",Uow1ng telatype report ~aa reeei'ed from !.7oChord T~'l1~ht Set vtce ('enter; t:oChord f\P Due, taco., ~lashingtona 1. Deeoript1ona P.ou.nd 1)11 shaped no e8\imatie [titan on siae !:u.ber of oltJ eaua One Aafl4)1 ""' o rture none at Tza1l or axhat Hone reoorted PNpJ18ion ~.,_. one :L"ldicatecl S'oeecla verr tan Codda !;one !.~Arle'\l'lersa A'Doe8.r!!ld to be in diYe ~tanner of diaappearanoea Appearsd out of c1oud am 'i"'ent ~ehind :nount.11in top Umanal eat1n ea ;a brighter tban usual falling ata.r or meteor! te 2. T.bne ot Sightinga n. Time of s i ghting: '1900P b. D3tea 28 April 1953 e. Length oft~ Five seconds ). !.~ or obee"ationt c. Uo optical or electric e-quipment 11eed b. toca\1ont . a. Approxt mate location of obeerrer during sighting a (3) flo to b. location of object w!. th reap~ to obaa:rtwa (1) D1etaftcet Abou\ 30 miles ( 2) Directiom ':fest South -:;est (3) AltitlXlea About 9000 f'eet S. Identi1)'ir~g 1Dtonat1on 011 obssrtert b. .\ddlet!181 KlaMath FAlls, Oregon c. 'l'e'lllphoftet d. llo saUon, rank or ~erri.oe nCJS'i)t~r -e1 vi1.1.3Zl o. ~sti:~ate of reliability and &oerl.mce -Unknown f. ilG other factors Htd.ch l!light h&Ye be~ng on rel1abU1ty o! e:\.~hti:t~ 6. ~eather i .i~tc ~" S~ir\aBCLASSIFIED AFT .. ':R 12 YEAUS . UNCLASSIFIED 3) OtMP "'ather atatd.on iD MN nt'flOI't.lOIJ scat.tared to brokm oloud ormdt\ione~ 8aocl Yiaibil.lt7 orotherof3t1d1t1~na _., 8ft"-" whic!a z:d~ sppol"\ lllgb\.1~ ?. Yfo ~t.ioa or t.1eat1on action tkea. ~o llltor'.iatioa on tJJ"V air tntrie i n thtt 11. Agene:l contacted for information oM/or eon1'1MAt.1on or act a. 2Sth Air Diviaioa h.t no untdenU.f1ed radar trscka :tn that ~ at tu. or as gb\S Z'll ! b L"'lfor.stloa rela,ecl to !Jau~rcl FS Center T.\.a :o...th hlla Oregon, r..,\A Eadio l'Jd Weather Sta\ion 2823SsP. Ui fCLl\SSlF!ED UNCLASSIFIED z ,ou Tlr.l Location a