PROJECT 10073 P.ECORD CARD 2.. LOCATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION DATETiMC: GROUP Ol / ll35Z tl Ground Vi suol 0 GroundRoda r 0 Air-lnt~rcEtpt Rodar 12. CONCLUSIONS D Was Ba lloon 0 Probably Bolloon D Possi~ly Balloon D Wos Ai rc raft 0 Probably Aircraft 0 Possibly Aircraft Ef. Wos A:stronomi cal Venus 0 Probably A:.tronomicol 0 Possibly A5tronomlcal 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUM3ER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Other---------- 0 Insuffic i ent Octo for Evoluotion 0 U nknown 10. BRIEJI SUMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Cigar-haped cbj, 6-8 times e~ l ong a s widE Beleived t o in v erti: a l position. Red light:; a t extremitiEs ob5ener s . -:--,.,/extremel y bright uhite light in center, poo~ ibly :fla s hing. ATIC FORM J2"J l~ rv Z!S SEP 52) be Venus by s~vcral of the HEADQUART!tRS 337TH FIGH'l"ER GROUP (,\IR OEII'ENS) UNIT!!D STATI!S AI~ JI'ORC& PORTLAND INT~:.NATIONAL AIJIJtOitT POR~LAND 18,0~XOON suBJe:cT: UFO Rcoort To: .1\ir T~c:--l'lical IntelligEn,ce Centt=!r , l.!rir-ht-Pa tterflon .C.YB, Ohio 1. A renort of civil i.a'l" sightirg of UJ":tdentified flyiPg objects is subm:.tt:.ed i, accordance with A.FR ?r O- ? . a . Description of the Object: (1) Cigar shaped, about 6- 8 times as lorg as uide in v ertica l posl.v~on. L'lrge, but impossibl:--to rive a r easoT"a.bl e esti;;.at.e. light s a t the ex t.r e Tni ties vri th .-;.n extre::1ely bright in the center, pos~ibly flashing. (6) Observer ir the Government Camp a rea descri1~d the object as rC'sembl:tng the !-bbilgas Red Horoe, about the size of a blimp. Dcscriot ion of Course: (1) UnknO\Tn. (?, The Oakridge observers reported it at about. 12,000 feet due i~or~:: 'J~ Hount Hood, Oreg on. The Gover!'meT~t Co.mp observer r~ported :l:t at 1:-:, vv; f e e t South, Southea~t of flount Hood. (3) OJJ:ridE;e -at 20ro f eet n:nd ~ miles f'lst of O:tl::ridae. Go-..rcrJ'lnent Ca.mp -South irto the mountains. dri t"tf'd (!..) Onk:'idr:e ob s erver.:; rcp0rte'-1 th:l t the object drifted to ,.'he Gove rrmel"'t CJ.mp, Oregor, observer s t::tt e d that obje c ted. to t!le South. (5 ) Oakr:!.d~e -su~nenly at 2000 foC't, ? miles Tn.r:t o: Oa1Tir1gE'. Goverpm::. -:1t 0'J mp -o bscrve r c ntered a c\nyon al"'r Fhe n he C'ln~P. out, the o hjPct h'ld dlsar""'ea.red in to t hr> mr:>tmt~ ins to the South. (6) Aunroxi tely 1 hour a pd 55 minut~s. c . ia cr of Observation: (1) Ground -Vis 1. d . 'l'ir~.e a rd Date o f Si ghting : e . loco.+ ion of O'Jservers: Oa lcridee, Gover7'ment Ca.mp , a T'ld J2ugene, Oregon. f . State Patrol OI':'icer State Police O:':'ice, State Patrol Of::'icer \Jest Fi r , Oregon (Oa ~ve, Oregon (Government Camp) Fa trolir.an Stat e Police re, Oregon (Fugene) g . \leather: ear rngn.~.~. (2) Hi nds: Portland (010400 PST) SFC CaLm/33oF 6ooo 3400/C5K/l~oc 16,coo r.2c lbdford (0104C'O PST) Calm/31,.F h . l:orthern Lights were vi~ible. Ve nun and several ot'-lcr hright stors '.fC"re visible Ol" the horizol". 't'he observers o.t Oo.kridr:e a.rd Fuze!'le decided that Venus t.ra.s the object they had seC'n, i . 'Tha object \-tas reported to the l.60th Fighter I11terceptor c.~u..:ldron, .tt n o :. r,t.9:;."ceptio11 "'as a tt<?mpt.ed because of the poor H<;o. ther conditions at Portlar.d International Airport. The r a da r site s in tl~e area ,.;ere alerted but r o rettrr!'l could be detected. k . Helicopter pilot, George V. La."!ler , 1st Lt. , USAF, 48279A. {1) An airliner ove r Eugel"e, Oregon 1-1as co!'ltacted but the crew could sec nothing unusml il" the rount P.ood are~. {2) Officer Clso11 first observed the UFO ,,.rhen he lia s about five niles '!est of Go-vernlnent Car.1!> It was f.'OVi!"g slo\-rly to the South. Pe thon drove up to Timberline ard obser-ve d that the UFO was just slightly higher than he 1..ra.s. He tr.ought he \oTas at 11,000 feet a.T'd the object at about 12, 000 fet>t . Actoolly he Has at a.bout 6500 feet. (3) Tl.1e FA.f.t To,.Jer a t any aircraft during thi3 time in t~e sightirg area. h~d no report of l~O's No a:trcraft 1.rer e known (4) Offic9r Olson reported the TJFO to be so brig~t that he could cleo.rly see it vr!'lile he had on his surglasses. {5) The preserce of Aurora Bo.cca.lis and Venus a nd other bright stars in this area of the sky s eems to point n possibl e cause of this pheno7tel1on. The o bser:.rer s reportn seem to CO!Iflict and since some peo?le looking for the DFO could not find it, optical illusion seem to be iT'dicated. FOR 'I:-? co;,~.;.a_}JDER: i~ jJt-d