1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION ' I 4. HUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSIE.VATION 1 -2 Seconds 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Desc ending 8 . PHOTOS 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCI 10. CONCLUSION / .J. J..stronocic.:ll (!L.:.TIXJR) "rJ4 Dat indicc.t e s that of a r .etcor o':>;;,crvatiQn . Althought t here \Ia~ several decays on this date, Charac~eristics are of the fireb l class. Evaluated as a Hateor observation. 11. Btlfll SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS Object ::as of tear-drop shape . Hhite bright t rail. Ho sour.~. A~ter object disappc.:::.red behirrl hill,-a flo.sh was obs erved wbicn covered 10 per cent of the horizon. It traveled 10 de~ elevai.i on , 270 d e g .:.zir.rut h . Di sappe3.r<mce \tas 265 de g azi:.:tlth. . . :NCO/.AtNG D::PARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST ArF ,'-~ESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFiED ACTION: NIN-7 INFO : XOP-1, XOPX-7, S C ZCHQA4 93ZCQJA 972 DE' RUWHKP 5 240014Z . FC'! POADS ADAIR AFS ORE T 0 RUWGAL E/ ADC RUWHSH/25TH AIR DIV MCCHORD AF S WASH RUCDSQ/~IR TECH INTEL CENTER WPAFS OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C RUEAHQISECREARY OF THE AIR F ORCE WASH D C UNCLAS POODC-1 0090~ FEB 65~ FOR AFCIN -HQ USAF; SAFOI- SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE. UFOS REPORT. THE FOLL OWING UFOS REPORT IS SUBMITTED. PART I. 1. R OUND OR TEAR-DROP SHAPED. 2 o SMALL PEA. po 3 W HI T E C OL OR. Ll. ON E .. 5 . NOT '\ P PLICA BL E 6 tAl H IT E BR I G T T R A I L ' lNCOMING DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ST ArF MESSAGE BRANCH UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 2 RUWHKP 5 UNCLAS AJ! IN : 15327 (24. Feb 65) Pg 2 of Ll 7 o W H IT E BR I G HT T R A I L. 8. NO SOUND 9~ AFTER THE OBJECT DISAPPEARED BEHIND 1'HE HILL, A FLASH OBSERVED WHICH C OVERED 10 PER CENT OF THE HORIZON. 1. MOTION AND BRIGHTNESS oF THE OBJECT. GLM 10 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON, 270 DEGREES AZIMUTH. 3. DISAPPEARED BEHIND HILLS 265 DEGREES AZIMUTH. 4. STRIGHT PATH AND CANTED SLIGHTLY. 5" DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE HILLS F OLLOWED BY THE BRILLIANT FLASH. 6., ~BJECT IN SIGHT Fffi 1 T O 2 SECONDS" 1 .. VISUAL GROUND .. 2. N 0 OPTICAL AI Do 3. NOT APPLICABLE. PART E. A F00T OF MILLER HILL, BASE HOUSING ARE K INGSLEY FIELD, OREGON. .lNCOMii~G c:::>ARTh\ENT OF THE AIR FORCE S I AFF MESSAGE BRANCH U~'CLASSIFIED PAGE 3 RUWHKP 5 UNCLAS PART Fo CAPT GERALD A HARRIS, 322D FTR INTCP SQ, KINGSLEY FIELD, OREGON. DUTY RADAR OBSERVER <RATED). EVALUATI ON: COMPLETELY RELIABLE OFFICER. R NIGHT WITH UNRESTRICTED VISIBILITY. 2. WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY SURFACE CALM 3. OCE lLIN G lJNLir!1ITED. 4, VISIBILITY 15 MILES. 5. AM CUNT OF' CLOUD COVER 5/10. . 6. NO T HUfllUERSTffiMS IN AREA. ' NORMAL TEMPERATURE GRADIEN'T.;o ... PART H. NO UNUSUAL C ONDITIONOS WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT F OR HIS DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH UNClASSIFIED '"'lo I Jo.' I PART K~ MAJOR ARTHUR. S !FLETT, STAFF INrELLIGENC2 JFFICER, !; P 0RTL.4ND AIR DEFENSE SECT'JR. CAPT Ht~.RRIS IS A R~1TE:D Or'F ICER - :RP.DAR OBSERVER) 1\SSIGNED T O THE 3220 FIGHTER! INTERCEPTOR SP, , HIS SIGHTING 15 BELIEVED T O BE A VALI D ) 8S::RVATlfJt\ AND IS F ') R1 ARD ED BECAUSE THIS HEADQUARTERS D "F..S N 0T PrJSS::ss r.NY INF0R TICN WHERE3Y T HIS SIGHTING ~IGHT 3 E C12REL~TEC WITH XNC'JJN '\IR ;.CTIVITY !)~ NATUR/\L PHEN~E~Ji~, P ART L. NO PHYSICAL EV ID=:~ICE QF' SIGHTING.