PROJECT 10073 RECORD CA~D 12. CONCLUSIONS 2. LOCATION 0 Was Balloon Adn.na, Hashington o Probably Bolloon 3. DATETIM! GROUP 0 Was Aircraft Dround-Visual Q.'C Probably Aircraft C Air-Vi ol 0 Air Intercept Radar C Pauibl Y Aircraft 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical 0 Probably Astronomical C Possibly Astronomical Ci yilia n 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluati on not .. n A:d thre e 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY Of SIGHTING Three objs sighted, r nd \v/a blue cast, in ~rail formation. ~{O we r e sight e d first then ~bird appeared. Ob j s wer e flying South & t he n ~urned to the SE. DisaFpeared b~hind t xees. I.J'o app a r ent cha nge in alt since init;io.l obser - rvation vas est imateu at 30-40 - & di sappeo.r a nce td at 25 elev. ATIC PORM 32t (Jt&V 26 SaP 52) 11. COMMENTS Rptd four days afte r alleged s i gnting. '.Phre e airline flights t o t h e East of obs eTv ex s position between 0700 Z & 0 730Z. 3i gh ting beli eved t o b e one of these a / c or other a / c unde r f.FR condi t i on s . suaJ~:cT: liFO P..eport HEADQUARTERS 337TH FIGHTER GROUP <AIR DEFENSE) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL. AIRPORT PORTLAND 18,0REGON To: Air Technical Intelligence Canter, \-Tright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 1. A report of civilian sighting of unidentified flying objects is submit+~d in accordance with AFR 200- 2 . a . Description of Object: (1) Round. Mitch-hea.d held at arms J.ength. Blue cast. THo first s i g ht.ed t hen the third a.ppearerl. Trail forr:tation. (6) No detail visible. (7) No trails, etc. (S) No nois~ or sounds hear d . Description o f Course: The bright lights in the sky commanded observers attention. (2) 30 to 40 degree elevation of first sighting. (3 ) 25 degrees. (L!.) Traveled South, South\Test then disappeared moving Southeast. c . !anner of Observation: (1) Ground, Yisu.al. (?) No optical aids used. d. Time and Date of Sighting: (2) Night. e. location of Observer: Adna, ,.Jashington, 46 3 8 ' N, 123 03' 1:1. f. Identifying Information: . Jr. g . lAea ther and vi inds ': (1) Scatte~ed to broken. Adna, Washington, Telephone Railroad Section Hand. unreliable (2) Surface: South 3 Y~ots, 6,000 300/60 Knots, 8C, OOO' unknO\m. {3 ) Tolen.o, ~Tashington Report, OSOOZ: 800 broken, 2000 overcast 2 miles ,.rith very light rain and fog. ( L1.) 2 na ut icn.l miles. h . None known. report for OOOOZ: to 30 ooor .lOC j. Three airline flights are knm.rn to ha.ve passed approxirr.ately 15 miles Fast of the observer's position and are lmmm to have been in this area between 0700Z and 0730Z. k. Report prepared by Captain Eugene G. Smith, 41L"04A, Assistant Operations Officer, 337th Fighter Group. (1) 't' l:e report of the unident.ified obj~cts f!.id not reach this . office until fot.'tr days af'te::-the allee:ed sigh tin~. The report ~ .. 1as firnt received from a Nr. ho vTas informed of the occura.nce by Hr. Captain Smith contacted Mr. by telephone to verify the report (2) There are nunerous airline flights along ainrays that pass overhes.d and 15 miles East of the observer s position. As stated in paragraph lj, three airline flights are 1<nown to have been in this area between 0700Z and O?JOZ from records retained by Portland FAA Tm.rer on I?R traffic routings. There are no records to indicate the number or position of aircraft on VFR flights in this vlcinity. (3) Although the-""' it is believed that }~ aircraft and mistook them for FOR THE COMMANDER: l~A l Y C. Ji E!IDLN..cl. J:ajor. usa.p ltti,_,, i:.itiative ofrfo9~ !lO evidence as to t-rhat the observer saw, could have seen lights from a commercial unknown flying objects.