OATEIIMc G~OUP CM rllL _630Z 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10. BRIEl' SUMMARY OF SIGHTING PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. L OCATION Portland, Vaine TYPE OF OBSERVATION S Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar 0 Air-Vi suo I 0 Air-Intercept Radar 8. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 11. COMM EHTS 12. CONCLU SIONS 0 Was Balloon Probabl y Ball oon Possi~ly Ball oon Wa s Aircraft Probably Ai rc:raft 0 Possibly Aircraft Was A s tronomical 0 Probably Astronomical P o s sibly A stronomical ~ Insufficient Data for Evaluation P~rfectly rnd obj moving fm 75 elev in the South c rossing zenigh t o 45 elev in North. Wiite, n ot glowing, speed constant, although rpt sl3o indicates that at some time or othar it was standing still. Observed in bri6ht daylight about noo~. F light path s traight. Initial impression vas that i t wa s a. nea t h.ar bal loon, except that sp e ed wa s ~xces~ive {obj moving at meteor sp eeds). Sev eral contradi~tory st a t ements Rpt. Case l i sted a s i nsuffic i ent dolid obj not r eflection . A'nC FORW 3l9 (RBV 26 SU 52) 34. Wha t were the: w...:ather conditions at th~ t ime you sow the obj.,ct? 34. 1 CLOUDS (Circle One) b. 'i1ozy c. Scatt~rcd clouds d . Thick o r heavy clouds e . Don't romembe r 34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) b . 1"" ')g, mist, or light rain c. tioderate o r heavy rain ~>. Don't remember 34.2 WIND (Circle One) b. Sf19lit br~ne c. Strong wind d. Don't remember 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle Ona) e . Don't r emember 35. Whttn d id y?; r~port to some officio I that you had seen the object? b~y Month Yoor ( Was anyone else with you a t the time you sow the object? (Circle One) Yes ~) 36.1 IF yo; answered YES, did they see the object too? (C:rcle One) Yes No 36.2 pJ.,as~ list their names and addresses: W.:Js this the first time that you had s~en an object or objects like thi.s? (C ire/~ One) ,Yes 1 No 37.1 IF yo1; tJnswered NO, tha n when, wher~, and under what circ:umstance1 did you Seit other ones? Do you think you c on estimct"' tha speed of the object? (Circle One) Ye':i IF you answered YES, t han whot speed would you ostimats? 40. Do you think you can estimate how for away from you the object was? (Circle One) Yes IF you answer~d YES, then how far away would you say it was? 41. Plecse giv~ the following information about yourself: Zone State TELEPHONE NUMBER p r~ase indicate any special educational training that you have had. a. Grode schoo l V~t- e. e. Technical school c. College _ {/~:.., B .S. c~7 u .;r; f. Other special training------------ d. Post;roduote ltjt, flt.U'.L.VJP2SLL:...' 42. Date you c ompletted this questio nnoirs: U. S. AIR FORCf. TECHNICAL INFORM-ATION SHEET (SU~MARY DATA} 1,., ord~r ~hot your information moy be filed end coded as accurate.ly as possibl-pi~ ~ ~ 1->J owmg .spoc~ to write out a short description of th~ e:tvent ~hot you obser1ed. You moy ro lr.:~rmot :on that you hove olraody given in the quutionnoire, end odd on~ furthetr comments 5tr.Jt!u'Tents, or sk~tches that you believ~ or-, important. Try to pres~nt the details of t he o bser ;ion ln tha order i~ which they occurred. Additional pogas of th., ~ome size paper may be attached af t hey a f e ne~deo. (Do No~ Write in This Space) Direction of r.totion S A..J A~tronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet e~c) Natural Fhemamena ( Ball Lightning, etc) Aircraft, Balloons Airships, etc. Analysis and Conclus ion3: r.rtt!E. Alt7~:!P.tZ,.J Novenbar 16 1959 Portland, 'Jaint3 Dep . .lrt.'ll~nt of the A:ir For Washington, D. c. I wish to report having 3een a n unidentified flying object on Hovambar lJ , 1959 a b out 2:0 0 p . m. Th~ follaring is an account of 'i7h~t I s::n.,. About 2 : 00 p.m. ns I was looking toNard tl:~ south-:3rn sh--y I sa,., a r ound whl te object ccmi..ng across the sky in a south- north direction. At fi~st I thought it \la s a \Yeatlj.":r balloon bnt soon discounted this as it got clost3r. It wa s flying high and at a tre ndou~ rate of speed; fast~r than any jet c ould possibly fly. It had a round bal l sha.p3 and wns white in color. It wa s not glowing. It disa!Jpaared in th~ n or t h 3rn oky. Th~ sky at the tirne of observati.on wa s a clear blu~ without cloud form.ations. It 'iras not 0.n ptical illttsion. Th' only obj~ct that I could use to describ~ it '.'lould b~ a sa.tellite c oming on a path very close to earth. The abo~r~ is a. f"actU3.l t"eport as I descr1b~d it . I am sending this information to yo~ for \7tntever value it r.3y be to you. Sincerely, SAFOI-3d/l 'l'a cker/mhb/'(2291 19 Hovember 1959 Dear !-Jr. T!lis io to ackn~o led.a2 y~ur l~tter o.f 16 ii0vemoer 1959 resarding t he sighting of a n unidentified flyi~g o b j a c t on 1 1 : rove mber. You~ letter contains insufficient infni'-lation for o v alid conclusion. T:leref'ore, I am inclosing an Air F'orce Questio~aire for y ou to complete and forwa~ direct to the AEROSPACe! Tech.'lic3l I ntelligence Center at; ~.:ri:;ht P atterson A:!.r F orce Baae Ohio, for t heir analysis anrl e \ral uation. ?aztland, ~ai:1e Sincerely, LA\JRENCE J. TA~tC3R ~!ajor) USAF Public Inforn~tion Divisio n Office of In?o~ation CoD!'eback OI-3d Reader OI-l U. $. At R F 0 ~ C r: T r! C H HI CAL 5 N F 0 R MAT I 0 H S t-1 E E T Thi') qu.J:s!ionnoiro hal b~bn ~rcpored ao that you con giv$ the U. S. Air Fore~ a; muc:h inf~rn<J?ion a s possibl(t conc:l'lrning thft unldontifiod a"rial phenomenon that yov have obst~rv&d. Plea~., tiy 7o anaw~r as many queJJtions as you poulbly can. The information that you givtt will ~t U' ~d }~ :es .>-Otc:h purpo5(!S o nd wi II bt r3garded oa confidential mct~rial. Your nome will not b:t ,J~ ~c :n eonMc:tion with uny state;nr>nts, condusiont, 01 publications without your p~misslon. W~ r'::;v-!:H lhi" ~r&onol information eo that, If It i1 doemed nec~ucsry, we may contact you for ~o Whnn d ld ~IOl.J 5 the objl)ct? ?.. T i ma of dey: (Circle Dna): 1-.\ont~ (Cir:!e One): a . t.~Jiern c. Mount~ In d. Pacific (Circl~ On~): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City'" Town Stot o r CounJry '5. c 't! mot.:J how long you s ow th21 o bject. Houri\ Minutoa 5,i Chda on~ of th~ following t o 1ndical~ how certain you oro of your onswttr to Question 5 c. Co r~oin b. Fairly C(3rtoin ~. Whol wo~ ~h~ :-or.diticn of thtt sky? 8 rignt cbyli ght - Dul l dayli ght Bright twilight 7. lr yo\J ~ow th~ objoc' dur ing DAYLIGHT, ~h'3 obiect? (Ci;c/a O no): a . ill front of you b. Iii bock o~ you c . To yo 1;r righ t c. , No1 very sure; d. J ust a guess d. Jus t a flace of daylight No traco of day I i ght Don't r~member or DAWN, wh~He wos tho&. SUN located os you loo~ed of d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember 8. IF you aow th~ oojoct, ot NIGHT, TWILIGH-r, or DAWN, what did you r.otico conc~rnlng tha STARS and MOON? S (C ircla Ono): MOON (Circlo One): Bright moonlight b. A fow b. Oulf moonlight No moonlight -pitch doric t rorr:ombtH d. Don't romember 9. Wc3 tn:J ob:ec bri~ht9r rhan the background of tht.t eky? (C;rc:l~ One): c, Don't r"m~mher 10. IF It was BRIGHTER THAN the sky bockgrounc:l, wos ths brlghtneu like that oF an automobile heorlllght?: (C irc:le On~) o. A mil& or more uway {a dbtant c ar)? b. Soverol blocks away? c. 0 block owoyf) d. Several yards away? 11. Old the object: (Circle One for e oeh question) a. Ap?aor to s tand Gtlll ot any dme? b. Suddenly spoed up and r u3h owoy at any tim~? c. Break up into p~rts o:-e x;>!oc!t!? d, G in~ off smoke? e. C hon5e brightneu? f. C hango shape? g. Flicker , t hrob, or pulsate? No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No Don't Know No~ Don't Know No Don't Know 12. Did the obiect move behind something at cnytlme, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): 'No Don't Know. IF you cnswered YES, then tell what 13. Old the object move in front of something ot anytime, particularly a cloud? (Circl!l On<.!}: Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, tha n tell what 14. Did fhe objecT appear: (Circle One): b. Transpor<3nt? c. Don't Know. Did you obse rve the object through any of tha following? No e. Binoeulars Yes Sun gla s se:> Yes Tttlascope Theodolit8 Window g los5 Yo'!> 16. Tell In Cl few words th~ following things about thoit o~lect 17. P Yow a plct..,, tl--ot will show the ahop of the obJect or oblec:ta. lob.l and Include In yovr tk'Jtch any dataUt . f;T ~M o~jt~ct h~t yOY aaw auc:h os wlnga, protrualont, etc., and cupeclally o"he~u:.t trails or vapM fralltJ. Pia on arrow beJ ld th drawing to thow the dlroctlcn tht obJact woa moving. lS. Th ~dQ~Ja etf th$ obiec:t wer~: (Circ:l~ One}: a. Fu:::y <>t' blurr.d b. Uke o bright star c. Sharply outlln.d ~ d. Don't r~memb.r !9. IF ther was MORE THAN ONE ~bject, then how many were there? Otow o plch.lr Ql ho'tlf thy wr~ crrot'lg.d, and put an art&W to ehow the direction that they wttr trov~llng, 20. Orow"' plc:hK tf.nt wlll show th motion that the ob}ct or o~Jcts mad Ploc:~ on "A ot th., beginning of ih patn, o "B" ot th end of th path, and show ony, chong In direction dlJrlnt the co&Kae. 22. How large did the. object or objech cppear 01 compar~ with OM of the following obJects held In the hancl cmd ot about arm's length? o. Head of a pin a. Qvorter f. 'Holf dollar g. Silver dol!or h. Baseball 1 CG!:aP..&uiv I Baslcetl>all 22.1 (C itcl3 One of the following to indicah how certain you or of your answer to Qu.sUon 22. Certain c. Not Vflry sur 23. How d id th! object or objects di~oppeor from vie~? -- ----~-------:------- 1 25. Wl1 :r..~ wt:rc you lucoted whe n yo u '>OW the object? 26. Were yo u (Circle One:::) ((lrcle One): a . In:; ide o bui !ding b. In o car cl OtJtdoors. d.l~l .on a irpl one o. In the busines!. sectio n of a citr-_?_ b. r rn tfle"res.identiol !;ect.ion.of a city? c. -In o pen c ount'rysid&? ---../ d. Flying ne a r em airfield? e. Flying ov-:r a city? f. Flying O'l<3t open country? Wha t direction wer~ you moving? (Circle One) a. N-,rth c. East b. Northeast d . Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest mi I es per hour. Did you stop ot any time whil e you were looking o t the object? (Circle One) Y e s No 29. What direction were you looking when you first ~ow the object? (Circle One) c. North g. West c. East b. Northeast d. South~ast f. Southwest h. Northw'3st 30. What direc t ion were you looking w hen you last sow the object? (Circle One) c . E OS t e. South g. West d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest 31. If you are fa,-1 :or w i th bearing terms (angular direction), try to es1irnate th., n umber of degrees th~ object '.o5 ftom true N o;;", :n.::! a ls o the number of degrees it was upward from the h orizo n (elevatio n}. 31.1 When it first appeared: o. From tiue North ---:-r...,.-r.---degr~es. b. From horizon tr" degr~es. 31.2 When it disappeared: o. From true North . dtg~ees. b. Fro:n h'='( i-zon J~ dcgre . In the following sketch, imagine that you are at the point shown. Place Place high t he object was above the horizon (sky I ine) when you first saw it. show how high ths object was above the horizon (skyline) when you last sow on the curvad I i ne to show how "B on tha s ome curved li ne t o In th~ following larger sketch place o n MA" at the po:;ition the object was when you first sow it, and a "B" ot its position wh en you lost saw it. Refer tQ smaller sketch a s an,e~ampfe of how to c omplete the lorgei's lcetch.