PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD I. DATE 2. LOCATION CONCLUSIONS 29 Sep 6o Portland, Oregon Wo s Balloon P robably Balloon P ossi bl y Balloon OATETIMf CROUP ... TYPE OF OBSERVATION Cl Cmund-Vlsuol 0 C round- R odor Was Ail croft P ro bably Ai rcraft 0 A ir-VI suol 0 A i r-Intercept R odor Possibly Aircraft Wa s Ashonomicol Probably Astronomical Po ssl bl y Astmnomicol 7. LENGTH 01' 08S!RVATION NUMBER 01' OBJECTS Insufficient Ooto for Evoluotlon 10. BRIE,. SUMMARY 01" SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS Object apr ox size or d~e he l d at arm's length. There i s i nsufficient evidence availabl e large fir~ diminishing in size and dropping for a vali d conclus i on. Object burning debris . Loud expl~on foll owed by characteri st i c s of a "bolide," hor.1ever s call cr. Appeared 70. Di sappeared inbo horizon uration of 2- 3 min rules thi~ out. insuff i c i ent ckta. There uer e three fr~Qm-nt3 of 1960 :psi l on rccntc~cd du~in~ t he <:..tte r pa:-t p:.rt of October . .. r.~. tis o'Js ::t'i.'":.tion ATtC P ORM 324 (Rr.V 2~ III'P 51) NNNNCZCSOE524 ZCQYD971 DE RJWZKPH 2 8 J' M J37TH FT GP pORTLAND~INTL APRT ORE TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB COLO RJTJZBHI25TH AIR DlV MCHORD AFB WN RJEDSQ/AIR TECt( lNTELL.IGi:NCE CENTER WRIGHt RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC . PATTERSON AFB OHIO ... HJEZHQ/SEC Of Af WASH DC RJEDSQ/COSMATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO ---- 11JEZBr /PROJECT SPACE TRACK L G HANUCOM fl U:D BEDFORD i1ASS /UNCLAS 3370DC 15M ACTION ADC 25TH AIR DlV AIR TECHNICAL INTELL- I GZNCI CENTER, AFCIN-181 SAFIS, AFCIN-4A, AND PROJECT SPACE FOLLOWING REPORT OF MOON DUST SIGHTING I S SU8MITTED PER PARAGRA?:1 15 A. 1. UNKNOWN 7.DROPPi D BURNING DEBrtlS a.LOUD EXPLOSION FOLLO~ED BY SMALLER 2 7 0 DECRiES 3.1 NTO HORIZON 4 . NORTHWEST TO SOUTHiAST OVER EAST PORTLAND. 5. BELOW HORl ZON I 6.-2-3 MINUTES. c. 1. GROUND VISUAL D. t. i122~Z 3AJ SEP 61J 2. TWI l.I CI{T. t. 45DiCRIIS 36N, 122 OCRES 36w. , RELIABILITY CONSIDERED GOOD 2.WINDS AS fOLLOWS: 6 3. CLEAR C NON> -4. 8 MILES 1.SURFACI rDIPIRATUR 7-. DEW POINT 44 KoALAN D. MIIDRICH, ILT 581aJA, ASST OPS OFFICR 337TH FTR GP. Z212Z HAL STARR, RADIO STATION KCW, REPORTED ro COUNTRY SHLRirr. FLET EXPLOSION AT l<S6TH AND HALSry. ~4120472 OCT RJWZKPM