2. LOCATION CO~CLUSIOIH ni..lc area <if 0 Wos Oolloon 0 P robobl y Sol I oo" P.: OF OIUERVATION 0 Pouibly Bolloot'l 1. LENCTH 0-' OSSU'fATIOH P. Cro~d-VI"""' J. HUioi&E~ 0, 08JECTS 1hich b- in:o ev~ral ri~c~s. ?ieee~ tr\~led i our~ec. Cbj~ct h~a fla t3il, tap~rt~g i,.:~, w.:':l~ilS.t lo ~-a, obj~ct . . ~trai.ght 'l.!.g~'l"'; '!. :~ no -'e..:leuv~r .1, C.!. appeared low ln A'r:c POR\f l:., (iU~V l6 !U'P Sl) 0 GroundRo.f.,, 0 Alrlnterc:e p t RociGr 1 1. COMMHTS Wa, Ail c raft Probably Airc:rofl 0 Po :nl bl y AI rcroft 0 lnwffic:lenl Ocrto for t.:volvoroon 0 Un~t>own n . .::rilJti .... :l iG c"~ot~::-acteri~t.:c o_' o. z:..:tt:or ... ;o :a.te .... lite r .. oon~rt;}; thlr cb.tc, alth..,tl,t'l 1-',.,r._ t onJ o"' 1~60 Ep: ilo:l. rc~nterel curln6 ~ep rutd O~t on ur.ilen- t it'i~d d..!.tc.;. G-mer'll tl..: ;cr l.:rt icn n.'ld co'. -1::-:lice.t\! trut the obj=>.:t '-1a. o. "bolia_" cla::;:.; of ~teor. Corr.:lo.t~s vlth ~ ~-'l.t4;le ::;ightina o;.' 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APPEARED I :l Ll NE OF SIGHT, TiA :JELl ~G ;r.c v 3'J TO NE. 2 . ELEVATION 15 DEGREZ.S, AZI"1UTH 225 DEGREES Taut:. EL~VATION 3 JE~RSES, AZI~UTH ~6~ DEGREES TRUE. 4. ~OR~AL pflt-;.:. TWJ RJ'i73riL 17 PAGZ 1~0 RJ~ZBHL 17 2 N r;p_ 6 . 5 T~ l l 3!CONDS. C& ~A~NER OF 03SE~VATIO~. 1 . ~NOT~, l6a DEGRZES, USCG-AS PORT ANG~L5 E. LCC.\TION OF OBSERVER. IN PAfTE~N AT P~lNE rz~LD ONE ~ll! l.;:;cc, U3CG-A3 PO~T ANG~LE3 :VA5H. PILOT, GOOD. G. WZATH:::R AND ~'INDS. 1. CL~A~. 2 . WIND IS I T.\BULAR FOR~, 3 COLU~N~. COL. ON~ ALTI!~D~, COL. 2 DIREC7rON, COL. 3 VZLOClfY. P v ; rrn::s RJ'7BHL 11 NO'lE. 1 . NONE. J. NONE. K. ASS!ST,\~T DlRZCTOR OF OPE~ATIONS, LT. A. C. HCNZY, JR. , USN: INTR'Il~ WITH \HTN:!:3S INDICATES VALID J[GllTNG OF ~os3IDLE SA7LL!T VFHlCLt RZENTRY. QUAL POSS!9ILITY 07 ORJINARY .tzTEORITt:. THIS vE3SAGE P?:!:CZD0 BY ooN DUST RE?ORT 0? SIG!lTI~G TO AIR \tl:t:ATHR SERVICE BY D'ETACH'"'ENT 5 .:i5TH t~EATHER SQ!JADrlO~, MZ53AGE Nlf."'B:::a 2'1J2 Of 21 SED AT ~734 7ULU. tHTtlESS tESCRIPTION C~RR090RAT~D BY CIVILIAN WITNESS, ~RS. , HOUSE'.i I F E, 29 YZARS OF AGE, J36Z 5E? RJ~ZBHL D.::: RJ'II Zr:PH S.37fll FTR ~? AD PORT LAND INTL APRT OHt:: TO RJII?r\LIADC 2Nf AFB COLO RJ051/AIR r:::::1 l~ITSLLII.E~:~ CENT2R '.JRIGHT PATTZRSON AFi3 ':J~ZH11SE:C 0 ? f,? rvASH 25 L C P..JD::>'l/ COS'1A7 I C ~RIGHT PA7:!::tSO;-.J AFB OtHO --- HJ2ZDXIPOOJ:!:C'7 SPAC2 TRACK !.. G HA1~SC0'1 FIC:LD BC:D:ORD 1ASS UNCLAS 3370DC 9-3~4. ACTIO~ ADC, ?5fH AIR DI 'I, ~IR T::CIINICAL INTC:'-LIG.::~CE: C!:~ITi:R, AFCI~-t31, SAFIS, AFCIN-4A, AND PROJ2CT SPACZ FOLLO'J I NG RZ POR: OF UFO S I GttT I NG IS SU B'1ITTS D PZR PAR AGR ,,PH 15 , C1> LARGZ, ITS BALL C: > A?PP.:J'\ :"~f.!:LY T~E SIZE: OF :1ARBLE H?.LD AT AP'1S LEiJGIH. 09JZCT BREA!<ING I~ffO s::V:R,\L PI._CZS. T J0 RJ'.JZi<PH 4 TRAILING AND BURNI~G Fl .. AS L;G TAIL, I APC:RI NG AT LO~JGZR TH1\N o aJ.::: cr. R A? I Z L Y G LO.II I NG <~) A??t.tJX i '1ATL'l 30 TO 45 DZGRES AdOV HORIZON. <.3> Dl:>\?PEARSD LO!J I N THE EASr. (4) ST~ .UGH! FL!GHT, NO APPAH2 NT M AtUVERS. (5) a:::s:~D BUILDING, ~OUNTAINS, HORIZO I DEPEtJDI NG ON OBSERVERS Cl) GROUND VISUAL i:" 45 D2GRS:::S 30' N, 12J DEGRESS 35' \1, AND IN THE GE: RAL AREA WITH!)~ A 50 MIL RADI JS OF PORTLAND, OREGON. w.~., AGE 40, FAA TO'~ER OP~RATOR CO\l DUTY> ESfl!'-IAT~D RZLIA9LZ. C~ > CI."RY COIJt'ITY SH::~IFFS OFFIC'C:P, VA~1C0111/E:P _. 'JA$'-{. <t CA~ Hf.P'>Rf1\;G). RSLIAl!LITY U:i::~:cJN P.J'JZ':?H lf (?) CU\RK COJN1Y SHZRIF~S 0'-""t"ICt:R, VANCOIJJii~, J'\5.1. <~CAR P..::?ORTI.JG). RELIA'3!L!IY UN/~;Oci:J. ( ... d SiZ.Rl?F, HAPPY VAL~'{, S:'A1MH.\ Cu!JNTY, sr;:v-=.:r.SJ ' U,SIL , STtW POL.i.CC:: SAL::'1, 0.1SGON. T JO CAHS S!.;:1TI)JG S.:US OBJZCT IN VICI"lifY OF SAU::'1 S'=:NT onE C ".J TO INVC:SI IGAIZ ARiA J!11<2 0'3JZCT APPSArtSU fO GO T ,fv ;!~'J'fi'AINS. RLIA81LITY UNKNO.AI:'-1. I N7L A?KT. SlCH , i\Gi ']j, Ft. IGHf Llti2 S.::on ITY, PO~TI.AND .'\ LARGE d!I.L[ i FI.!:~Y 03JiCT uVZR POC;<Y B'JIT~ F ALLI ~G P. :\?IDLY AT A S !-f /\R? A~GL:: DIS A?PE ARZ D !lZ- H: :J A BUILDING. : T 1l.~S OUT Or S ! GHf BY T tS T!'E r , PORTLAND, O?.ZGON H! G '1 SCHOOL GR A:.U ~TE, CQN:;-IR'1S OT H R P f. ?ORIS. o GON, CONFIRMS OTHZR REPORTS ., PORTLA~D, O?Z~O~ SO'JT~c-::sr rP'.LS oF PORT!..t~ n , oR: ... ? AG.:: FOUR RJJI ZK?H 4 , SOIJTHllSST HILLS OF PORTLAND, OP.i CO.,;"IR'1S OTHER R PORTS. G. '1) Cl..:1\rt AND 12J PLUS MILZS VIS13ILITY. C2) 'J:.DS AS FOLLOWS : 6 (G) ! .3 lwfl~S PLUS <7; SURF AC TC: 1?SR AT'JRS 58, D2'J POI NT 4 4 tiLT 53t8JA, ASS! OPS OFFICER .337TH FIR GP TH:: IN?0~"f-\7::J~ IN ALL R::PORIS Lf\S FOR ALL PHACTICAL PURPOSS !CC:.ITICAL IN.~:..:.. :-.::SPZCTS. DIFFEREN~S C:XlSfED ONLY IN DISCRIPTI'JZ LANGUAGZ CONC:t .I~G THZ 03JCT. ALL TI !ZS fJ~PORf~D TO T~E OFFIC!:R or fli:: DAY DJRING Tt<'..Z PZRIOD I~.VOL'JED ~l:RC: tJITHIN A 1:J i1INUT:: , 1/LI 581SJA, ASST O?S OFFIC~R 337TH FTR Cp T H2 I N?OR;-! \7 I'JN IN ALL REPORTS l AS FOR ALL Pk ACT i CAL PUR POS.:..S tD~NT!Cr\L IN ALL P.SSPECTS. DIFF;1SllCZS !:XlSTED ONLY IN DlSCRlPTI'J;: LJl.JGU.~GZ CO~CZrt'l( IG THE 09JECT. ALL T1"1ES REPORT~D TO LiE OF!='ICER Or TH!: DAY tU:tiNG THE PZRIOD I~NOLVED wERS '~!THIN A 1J NINUTS ,,~RHlD .. CONSl~ERING ERRORS IN T!"1E PICC:S J\ND ACCUR.!\T2 i1ZASURE~1ENT o~-: T!:1S, ALL. R:::POrtTS WRi '~ITHOIJT ANY DOU3T CONC:::R~ED ~liTH TH