1. DATI TIME GROU' J. SOUJtC! 4. NUM8!1t OP OaJICTI 5. LENGTH OP OUIIVAT~. 1 : :inute 6. TY~I! OP OIIIRVA TION 9. PHYSICAL EVIDIMCI 2, LOCATION 10, CONCLUSION II~SUPFICI"'l-lT DATA FOR ~J).LU.;,=.: C!~I Possible debris in ~-.rim. Insufficie.nt Jata f or firm conclusi on n . 8JtiiP IUMMAJtY AND ANAL Ylll Cigar s':'l cld object 3 ft X l -~ 3lv.;~-~ c-:~1o~ed, n o fe:1t-:..r.:-s, "lcv~J...! on . ;Jut found no o .:ct, c ZC SQB 77 7 ZCQ YA62 7 P 2 42rtJ2QJZ FM POADS ADAIR AFS ORE TO RUWGALE/AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB COLORADO SPRINGS COLO RUWnBH/25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AFB WASH RUCDSQ/AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIG:-1T PATTER~ON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH DC UNCLAS POODC-I rtJ~382 FOR AFCIN -~Q USAF; SAFOI -SECRETARY OF t :iE AIR FORCE. UFOB REPORT T HE FOLLOWING UFOS REpORT IS SUBMITTED. PART I 1. CIGAR SHAPED. 2. DIMENSIONS 3 FEET BY 1 FOOT. 3. SILVER COLORED. G. NO DISCERNIBLE DETAILS. PAGE 2 RUW:.KP 18 UNC1..AS 7. NO TAIL. 1. SHAPE AND COLOR. 2 ZERO ELEVATION, UNKNCWN AZI MUTfl. 3. 3~ DEGREES ELEVATION UPON DISAPPEARANCE. ~ FLIGHT PATH STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FOR 2QJQJ YARDS. 5. OBJECT STRUCK TREE THEN FELL TO EARTi1. 6. IN SIG !\T FOR ONE MINUTE. 1. VISUAL OBSERVATION. 2. NO OPTICAL AIDS. 1. RED BLUFF SCHOOL HOUSE, RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA, COORDINATES PART 3 RUW1!KP 18 UNCLAS (TEACHER) RED BLUFF SC~[OOL, RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA. SAME OBSERVATION MADE BY TWO OT1ER TEACHERS AND 25 SCHOOL CHI LDrlEN. EVAL F3. 1. CLEAR -GOOD VISIBILITY 2. t.JI tlD DI RE:C TI ON AND VC:LO CITY. FROM 01~ DEGREES AT 14K. FROM 360 DEGREES AT 1~K FROM 030 DEGREES AT 2~K. FROM 340 DEGREES AT 35K. FR011 33~ D2GREES AT 2~ K 8 0 FT FROM 35~ DEGREES AT 05K. 3. CAVU, NO CLOUDS, NO THUNDERSTORMS, NORMAL VERTICAL TEMP GRADIENT PART H UNKNOWN. PART I. CIVIL DEFENSE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT BUT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF OBJECT. PAGE 4 RUWHKP 18 UNCLAS PART J WEATHER BALLOONS ARE PERIODICALLY RELEASED BY li/X DET, CHICO MON APRT, CH+co, CALIFORNIA, APPROXItt1ATELY 4~ MILES FROI-1 RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA. PART K. MAJORARTHUR F. SHIFLETT, STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, PORTLAND AIR DEFENSE SECTOR. POSSIBLE T:-:AT T~!IS SIGHTING COULD HAVE BEEN OF WEATHER BALLOON RELEASED BY CHICO WEATHER DETACHMENT.