PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION A l bany, 0 r.f.:;~on 4. T~PE OF OBSERV4TIO)ot .s. ~HOTOS 7. LENGTH OZ: O~.;:~VATIOH LC. BRI=~ S:.l'-'~A~ ~ ':>F SIGHTING :t GroJnd-Vi sval I 0 Ai~Vi.,uo\ l .s:--rou"ce I ~!. "rili m P<1 lice I s. su lo4BER Of OBJECTS 0 Ground !1 ;:,dur 9. COUilSE ll. COMMENTS 12. CONCLUSIONS ~/o :s Bolt Ol.ll\ Probobl~ Balloon Po~ni l.1 'I Boll.:on Wos Airctoft 0 Pfobobly Airc r aft D Po s :JI bl y Ai rc r a h IX;C. 'Jhu A strouomi col:!'!t~o: 0 P robob1 y Astronomi col 0 Po ibly Astronomi.:ol 0 lns:Jffi c i ernt Data for Evaluation I Small c!1.cular or egg sha:ped o.l~:!ct, lig.'lt Th~acri;;>tion: d.~.9.tion an.tl. g .. ~n~.:al p3ttern inJ.i ~--\~..:: m~teor ob:i~ri:J.tion .. Ob.:Je:-:r. ton ":J! lo<~ obj~ct to aouth. Tot,d.l rt. 3e~o~d J - d~3crib~d object o~ 'b.clrL~g ~0intad noae 'With glo;ring w~ite tl<l:le hi~ r~t~ ol ~Jeed. P039lbl~ trail. O~serted :.-.-.) paas otrer~ead ln Nort~ to South fllght. I NFO : XOP-1, XOPX- 6 , DIA-2 5 , DI~-CIIC-2 CZCHQA~8~ZCQJA822 PP RUEAl-:~ F~l POAGS ~DAIR AFS ORE2 TO RUWG~LE/ADC ENT AFB COLO RUW~BH/25TH ADIV MC CH: AFB WASH RUC~SQ/;T!C WRIGHT PAT7~RSON AFB OHIO RUE An l~/ h C~ US A F WASH I N G 1 C 'J D C RU~AHQ/S~C OD AIR FORCE ~ASHINGTON DC UNCLAS POO!N 10-Bl ATTN: CAFCIN) AT HQ USAF ATTN: (SAFOI) AT SEC OF AF A. DESCRI ?fiON OF OBJECT Cl> PC:~:~D LIKE NOSE OF JET I NTERCEPTOR (2) ~\SLUT THE SIZE OF JET INTERC~PTOR NOSE (~) GLOWING WHITE FLAME LIKE COLOR Paze 1 0f 4 PAGE 2 ~J(HKP 12 UNCLAS ( 6) EF!GHTNESS & HIGH RATE OF SPEED (7) P~SSIBILITY OF A TRAIL (9) ?CINTED SHAPE & HIGH SPEED B~ DESC2~?TION OF COUR5~ OF OBJECT (1) S~IGHTNESS & S?~LD (2) :s DEGREES ELEV~T!O~, 090 DRGREES AZIMUTH (3) l~ DEGREES ELEVA7ION, 180 DEGREES AZIMUTH ( 4 ) i~JRTH TO SOUTH S AIGHT FLIGHT C5) 03SERVER LOST S I S HT OF OBJECT WHEN AT 12 O'CLOCl< GOING AwAY ( 6 ) 10 SECONDS Co MANNER OF OBSERVATION Cl) G~OUND VISUAL D~ TI~E ~ ~;~TE OF SIG~ITING (~) DAkK, CLEAR SKY r~ .. LOCATION OF OBSEHVER u~r " " P v\ EN f C iHE AIR r()~CE Page 3 of 4 PAGE 3 R HKP 12 UNCLAS Cl) a: x ( 6 ) MILES EAST OF ALBANY OREGON ON HIGHWAY 20 F. !D2 TI?YING INFORMATION OF OBSERVER M~INTENANCE FOREMAN, RT 1 A~3ANY OREG, AG~ 52, PHONE G~ WEA!n~R AND WINDS Cl) ~!GH SCATTERED A~ 10 MILES <2) 3:::RTIOS L. r1ART i C:NKO, CAPT, USAF, DET 1, 35TH WEAR ON ,;DriiR AFS, OREG S~M -NOT AVAILABLE (5) THI N SCATTERED C7) THREE (3) DEGREES PER 1, 000 FT. PAGE 4 RUWHKP 12 UNCLAS K. ARTS F. SHIFL~TT, MAJOR, USAF, STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER STATED THAT THE OBJECT APPEAR TO REs.::::au A JET I NT2CEPTOR BUT LOOKED t10RE LIKE A t1ISSILE HE FUT!-i2:-1 REPORTS SEE P J G A RING WHICH APPEARED AT THE TRAILING END OF 'I':-lE SIGHTED OSJ:':CT. THIS RING SEEMED TO BLOT THE VIS- OF T~E NOSS SECTION OF SIGHTED OBJECT. MR. CLAI~S TO HAVE OBSERVED ~ZTEORS I N THE PAST AND IS CONFIDENT THAT THE SIGHTED OBJECT WAS NOT A METEOR. BT NOTI:: ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO HIN & DIA. 0:,,:\~ f~ACNT OF JHE Al a fC~CE 3Tt\ r f h\~S~AG~. B~NOi INCO!VllNG DZ SCR IPT :ON < t ) BR I G:-.Tr~S SS ( 3 ) VERY LOW < 4 ) F' 1\ ST ST R A I G HT PAT H ( 5 ) GRr\D CAL (6) 4 OR 5 SECONDS C , ~.l\tlNE.R OF OBSERVAT ION Do TIME & DA7E OF SIGHTING i~ ~ LuC 'd fOn GV OBSEHVR \ 1) t"Of~TH AL BfiNY OREGON C4432N -12303~:J <APPRO X)) Page 2 of h o:p,. iHt-\i.:NT Or TH~ ..\1~ FC~C~ ST \f~ M:SSAC~ 3~.-\NCH I~IFORMAT IO.J OF 08 SERVER Page 3 o f lJ RVALLIS BR, OREGON STATE POLICE (1) HI3~ SCATTERED AT :a MILES CAPT, USAF, DET 1, 35TH WEARON ADA : i .4FS OREG 30 ~ NOT AVA!LABLF (:>) Tl!IN SCATTERED D. i,r\.~Tl~'1'H OF 1'~E At~ FO~CE ~ r AFF M :SSAGf UVtNCH I rJ C 0 IV1 I N G AF IN : l::GJ (ll Feb 6~) Page ll of ll I It N / A J ~ tJ I A K o ART HU?. ? , SHIFLETT, OP., USAF, STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TH 13 SIGHTING OCCUii~D . ..i IT H IN 5 M INS OF ONE REPORTED B Y A AL3~NY OREGON. THE TWO OBSERVERS WERE A~)?ROXI:L4TELY EIGHT (3) NILES APART. GRADING C-1 nOTE : .ADVANCE COPIES DELIVERED TO NIN & DIA .