ROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. COMCLUSIOHI 'l'illanook, o Woa Bollooft Port ""-0 Prolaolaly Balloo" I-3.-DA_T_I_-TI_M_I_G_I_O_U_,-------t-. T~Y~, O~P~OI~U~R~V~A~TIO~H---------1 Poaai Wy Bollooft 0 Woa Aircraft Loel IXGt.unti-Yiauol OrouftfiRodar 0 Prolaolaly Aircraft 0 Waa Aatroftoml cal D y oa 0 P rolaoW y A at rono111l col CINe IC111ta17 aDd _Ct ... ~.. IX Poaailaly Aatroftomlcai(1771l,.l.~"' o. IRIIP OP liGHTING Two o'b.1ecta c cted, s14e 'b7 aic!e. , tvo a, tball ]'ellc 11 lead, white. path. cl1DIDed untU no Tisible. Appeared 30 eleY, az 270 ie. Disappeared e ion 30, azimuth 200 ie. Also reported as tvo brigbt 11gbts about 3 tt known. s retleetiDS 1D ., llpoDd. l:lae ot rltsbt. Di 17 to sw. First obserTed at 35 eleY fa 240-330 ATIC PORM JH (R&Y 2 au t2) 11. COMMENTS It is possible that the object obsexved by the vituesaes vas a satellite, but there was a later siShtiDI trom Oreson which appeared to be a meteor, 1nd:1 catiDg a meteor "Shower was being ob- served. Therefore, the obJect observed by these vituesses was probably a meteo-r, rather a satellite. ZCZCSQPQ43ZCSQBS792CQYC753 PP RJEDSQ DE RJWZKPF Fr1 589 ACWRON TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT -AFB RJtvZBH/25 ADIV ~ ~ RJEDSQ/ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEZHQ/HQ USAF RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE~USAF UNCLASSIFIED FROM 589 ODC-0591. FOR AFCIN, FOR SAFIS. UFO. THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS SUBMITTED lAW PARAGRAPH 5 AFR 2Z~-2. DATED 14 SEP 1959. (2) 3IZE U~JKNOWN, TWO BRIGHT LIGHTS APPROXI MATELY (3) THREE FEET APART, ONE I N FRONT, AND ONE I N REAR. C4) ol~z Cl) C 5) NONE PAGE TWO RJWZKPF 3 (1) BRIGHT LIGHTS REFLECTING IN MILL POND. C2) ELEVATION 35 DEGREES, APPROACHED FROM 240 TO 33~ DEGREES (3) ELEVATION 35 DEGREES, DISAPPEARED TO SOUTHWEST (4) STRAIGHT LINE OF FLIGHT (5) INSTANTLY TO THE SOUTH WEST (5) C5) SIX SECONDS GROUND VISUAL RO FIVE TWO ZEROCDKMA~52~>, LATITUDE 123'58 WEST, LONGITUDE 45'20 NORTH , WESTSIDE OF TILLAMOOK OREGON. PACETHREE RJWZKPF J G. (1) CALM, CLEAR NIGHT. CFOG ROLLED IN APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER OBSERVATION). C2) SURFACE: FROM THE NORTHWEST AT Z9 KNOTS 5~GQ' FROM 3~3 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS FROM 31~ DEGREES AT 320 DEGREES DEGREES AT 5~ K~OTS DEGREES AT FROM~323 DEGREES AT ~9Z DEGREES ' C5) HIGH THIN SCATTERED c -F> uNKNowN. J. B-52 IN TILLAMOOK.AREA AT 35,000 FEET K.:JAMES P. COUDEN, 1ST LT, USAF, SENIOR DIRECTOR. AS THERE WAS NO SQlJND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OBJECT, THE BEST._TWO POSSIBLE CAUSE :. ;: A~E: THE B-52 FLYING AT 35,Z~a FEET 0~ LIGHT FROM A SHIP OR SHIP 3EACC~l REFLECTING OFF A CLOUD DECK. JUN RJWZKPF r FM 337TH FTR GP PORTLAND INTli!APRT ORE L TO RJWFAL/ADC-ENt AFB -COLO.-. : . RJWZBH/25TK' AtR:niV-I'MCCHORD Ara.WASH RJEDSQlAIR-TECK;' INTELLIGENC' ~CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AF.B OHIO : .RJEZHQ/JfQ-usAt~wAsH"--25 nc - '=:ft--':"; RJEZHQ/SEC OF:~AF.WASH25DC RJEDSQ/COSMATIC.WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO~ RJEZBF IPROJECT . .:S~ACE 'TRACK L G HANSCOM FIELD BEDFORD MASS IUNCLAS/.3.370D ACTION ADC, 25TH AIR DIV, AIR.~ECNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER, AFCIN-1B1, SAFIS, ?AFCIN-4A~ .. AND PROJECT SAPCE TRACK. DOLLOWING RPORT OF UFO SIGHTINGS IS SUBMITT~D PER PARAGRAPH 15, AFR 20~-2, 14AEPT 59. UFO REPORT IN 5 PARTS: A. ( 1> RECTANGULAR, TWO LIGHTS. (2) LARGER THAN PENCIL LEAD. < 4 > TWO :'OBJECTS CONNECTED. :.::!:-. B. (1) MOVEMENT?OF'tiGHTED OBJECT. (2) ELEVATION 31 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 271 DEGREES MAGNETIC. ELEVATION Jl DEGREES, AZIMUTH 290 DEGREES MAGNETIC. (4) LEVEL FLIGHT PATH FROM NNW TO SSE. (5) GRADUAL. DIMMING.UNTIL NO LONGER VISIBLE. K. (1) NAKED EYE.FROM AIRPORT CONTROL TOWE: C 2> NONE. C 2> NIGHT. E. CONTROL TOWER,.PORTLAND INTL APRT, OREGON F. C 1> CIVILIAN. UALIFIED OBSERVER. A. <1> NO SPECIFIC SHAPE. ( 2> ONE QUARTER INCH DIA1iETER. PAGE THREE RJWZKPH 4 (3) RED AND WHITE AND GREEN. ) R.:B. ( 1). MOVEMENT OF LIGHTED OBJECT . 2:~ (2) 25 DEGREES ELEVATION, 271 DEGREES AZIMUTH. :-~ .. ~.:. .. (3) 2S=DEGREES ELEVATIO~; 261 DEGREES AZIMUTH. . ... ( 4> LEVEL FLIGHT PATTERN, NNW TO SSE. -~ ( Z ': . C 5) LIGHT-: GRADUALLY DIMMED OUT. ( 6) ESTIMATED . 1" SECONDS . -. C1>.VISUALI NAKED EYE FROM AIRPORT CONTROL.TOW[R. ( 2> NIGHT /L.rlC~[. AIR TRAJ'FIC~iCONTROL TOWER, PORTLAND INTL APR,OREGON. PAGE FOUR RJWZKPH-~ I& . ~ : I PORTLANDi~OREGON;-coNTROL.TOWER OPERATER. QUALIFIED AND A. <l> CYLINDERICAL SHAPED. (2) TWO LIGHS LIKE DC-6 LANDING LIGHS AT CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE ( 3) WHITE. (9) ESTIMATED 1581 MPH SPEED. B ( 1> ANOTHER-PERSON; :r~ ~-., (2) ELEVATION 45 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 270 DEGREES MAGNETIC. (3) ELEVATION 45 DEGREES, AZIMUTH 255 DEGREES MAGNETIC. ( l&) LEVEL FLIGHT PATH, NNW to SSE . ; (6) ESTIMATED 5 SECONDS. C. <1> NAKED EYE PAGE FIVE RJWZKPH 4 ( 2> NIGHT E. CONTROL TOWER, PORTLAND INTL APRT, OREGON. AND RELIABLE OBSERVER. A. Cl> UNABLE TO DISCERN. C2> THREE-EIGHTS INCH DIAMETER. (3) GREEN.HUE TO FLORESCENT APPEARING LIGHTS. C4> TWO LIGHTS. C 5> SIDE BY SIDE. (9) LIGHTS APPEARED TO BE ROTATING. B. C1> BRIGHT LIGHT MOVING LIKE A METEOR BUT SLOWER. (2) 275 DEGREES AZIMUTH, 45 DEGREES ELEVATION. 22118122 JUN RJWZKPH M 337TH FTR CP PORTLAND INTL APRT '.ORE .. I O_RJWEAL/ADC ENT :ArB .COLO ... : :-:- RJEDSQ/AIR TECH~INTELLIGENCE.CENTER WRIGHT.'PATTERSON AFB OHIO . , RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH 25 DC RJEZHQ/SEC OF AF WASH 25 DC . . RJEDSQ/COSr1~TIC wRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ~ RJEZBF/PROJECT SPACE TRACK L G HANSCOM FIELD FINAL 'SECTION OF TWO. ~ BEDFORD NASS . . -= .;-: (3 > 250. DEGREES AZIMUTH;-45 DEGREES ELEVATION. C4> LEVEL FLIGHT PATH. (6) ESTIMATES 10 SECONDS. C. C1> GROUND-VISUAL, NAKED EYE. C2> NIGHT. E. FLIGHT LINE SENTRY POST, PORTLAND AIR BASE, PORTLAND PAGE TWO RJWZKPH ~ INTL APRT, OREGON. A. C 1) UNKNOWN. C2 > UNKNOWN . , TIMATED TO BE COMPLTETLY (3) ONE GREEN AND ONE WHITE GRADUALLY CHANGING TO GREEN. C4) TWO LIGHTS. (5) SIDE. BY SIDE. B. (1) BRIGHT MOVING LIGHTS IN THE SKY. C2> ELEVATION 40 DEGREES, AZIMUTH WESTERLY. (3) ELEVATION 40 DEGREES, AZIMUTH SOUTH WESTERLY. (4) LEVEL FLIGHT. C5) GRADUAL FADING. C6) SEVERAL SECONDS -UNABLE TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. C. C1> GROUND -VISUAL, NAKED EYE. PAGE THREE RJWZKPH 4.~