Adairafs Oregon — February 1961

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. ,CONCLUSIONS 1. DATE . I 2. LOCATION C Was Balloon 28 Fe b 61 Adair .A:FS, Oregon c Probably Balloon 3. DATETIME GROUP .C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1930 C Waa Aircraft Local-=tl Ground Vtaual 0 Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft GMT C Air-Visual C Airlnterc:opt Radar Possibly Aircraft c Yea m Probably Astronomical C Poasibly Astronomlc.l 7. LENOTH Ofi.OISERVATION 8. NUMBER Ofl OBJECTS 9. COURSE D Othor--------~--- 0 Insufficient Dcrto for EYaluat;on D Unlcnown BRII!Ir SUMMARY Ofl SIGHTING White star-like obJt 11. COMMENTSQbjt faded, after being Viewed . seze of pencil era.ser. Appeared and dis for 20 min with no perceptible movement ed at 4o elevation, 270 az. No motion; just Planet Mars, which is very bright this faded from view. time of year, was in position reported ATIC PORM 319 (REV 26 SEP 52) for objt. Disappearance was probably to clouds moving bet,.,een witnesses and Date (Local) 81 Pe!!'nary 61 Hour (Local) 1930 Hour (Z Time Group)Ol0330Z March 61 Satellite: ( Det S ATIC, Ext )279) ----------- Aatronollical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Prob Mars a (Ball Lightning, etc) ------ -- Ana~sia and Concluaionsa The obJect vas viewed -ror 20 q:Jnutes with no perceptible , then it . The Mara was in the position reported tor the obJect, which is very briSbt thia time ot year. The pro'babl7 to clouda "'JYiDg betveen the witDesses and ff lndosuie No. ---is .. wifh~nwn ( ornot attached) the classi1iution of th~s correspondtttce wiM bt canulled in accordant~ wtth par . .. Aft t':Sl A.1 P STAR-LIKE. 2. STAR-LIKE;. 7; .NON 8. NON. 9. EXCEPTIONAL BRILLIANCE: AN SI2! B. I EXCEPTIONAL SIZE AND BRILLIANCE 2. -3 DEG ELEVATION, 27a DG . AZIMUTH. 3. SAME AS PART II, 2. - NO MOTION. s. FADED 6. 2~ MINUTES c. I VISUAL fRO" GROUND 2. NONE. 3. N/AD. J .. 03312 SPAC! 2. NI;HT E. AAIR AF STA OREGON, ~ DEC ~e MIN Nl23 DEG 13 C AND [J LEONARD D MIN v. Fe 2. ROBERT k GARRABRANT, CAPT, POADs, MICHAUD, MAJOR, POADs, C AND EJ ELI V DRAGGOO, G. 032 SALEM, 4~ BRKN 71 OVCST J5;aJ2 UGtNt, MAJOR, POADs, C AND [. 45 SCTRD 63 BRKN l OVCST 1';042 SALEM, 3i OVCST 15;042 EUGENE, 40SCTRD 75 OVCST 15. ADAIR OBS NOT AVAILABLE. 2. 180/20 2SI/4~,--I 3. EST ADAIR 'IX BRKEN TO OVCST 4. 1' PLSU ' 8/8 6. N/A 7. NORMAL H. NOI. NIAJ. N/AK. COMBAT INTELLI,NECE SECTION, PORTLAND ADS <A D C). POSSIBL RE-ENTRY IJ2/Jr128Z