1. OA TE TIME GROUP Ci vi li ::l-"1 .t. NUMBER OF OBJECTS S. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-ViS~.. a.:_ 9. PHYSICAL E VIDENCE 2. LOCATION 10. CONCLUSION 11. BRIEP' SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 5'12.ght 1:a s a_ .o 5t J: ::-:.ight .p t o a l titude o f a 1.:lcut 2GO ft. F TO s e p 6 3 0-329 (TO E) p,.lolle edUJotte ., U\h to .. IUY 1M llted. DISTRIBUTION: FTD (Sgt. Moody) lI.AYA ( 5 COJ:ies) .HAAH (Library) PUBLICATION ili.VIEW This report has been reviewed and is approved . DOC TOR S . iOillUSEY, Capt , USAF Asst. Chief, Analytical Branch Materials Fhy sics Division AF Materials Laboratory CORVALLIS, OREGON 4 MARCH 1965 Two observers, a driver and a passenger, i n an automobile, ~ere driving slowly on Tor i a Road, southeast of Corvallis, Oregon, ~hen the y sighted three lights, similar to roman candles, rising f rom the ground, several seconds apart . lights appeared as yellow balls, about the size of a tennis ball and emitting light. The flight path was almost straight up to an altitude of about 200 feet it disappeared. Observer s t a ted that on the next day he went back to the area where the object ~as spotted and there was a dark spot on the ground. Ther e were no other visible tracks or markings to the observer. The observer obtained a dirt sample f rom ~::;e darker area i n nis field. Although tne signt.ing is similar ~o a fl.reworks displa.v, no evidence was 1 ...ncovered that anyone was shooting flares or fir e works. Meteorological personnel and persolliiel of the Portland Air Defense Seccor have revealed no correlation of this sighting with known air activity or natural phe nomena. An analys i s of the dirt :ndicated it con~iaed a peLroleum nydrocarbon base oil and no additonal chemicals, such as nitrates or s ulfer. Considering t he inform- tion available , there i s no explanation for t he alleged sighting and the case is carried as unidentified. DEPARTMENT OF THE A1R FORCE STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH PagJ~o SSIFIEO ZCZCHQE111ZCWJB721 DE RUWHKP 11 09/0052Z FM POADS ADAIR AFS ORE TO RUIJJGALE /ADC RUHHBH/25TH AIR DIV r1CCHORD AFB JIASHH1GTON RUCDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CENTER ''RIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO .RUEAHQ/HQ USAF RUEAHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE ~IASHINGTON DC UNCLAS POODC- I 00942 MAR 65. FOR AFCIN -HQ USAF; SAFOI- SECRETARY OF THE AIR FOPCE. IJFOB REPORT. THF: F'OLL01'H'G I!F'OB REPORT IS SUB~ITTED. PART I. 1. ROUND LIGHT SIMILAR TO ROMAN CANDLE 2 . TENNIS BALL 3 . YELLOWISH ORANGE 5. ROSE FROM GROUND SEVERAL SECONDS APART 6 . YELLOW BALL, SIZE OF TENNIS BALL, EMITTING LIGHT PAGE 2 RUIJIHKP 11 U~lCLAS AF IN SIMILAR TO ROMAN CANDLE. Page 2 of 4 7 TENNIS BALL 'JIITH ROMAN CANDLE-LIKE LIGHT 8 . SOUND: NONE 9 . 03SERVER STATES THAT THE NEXT DAY HE SAII ONE DARK SPOT ON HIS SILT-COVERED FIELD, AND THAT THE SPOT LOOKED LIKE OIL. NO OTHER TRACKS OR MARKINGS. HE HAS SOIL SAMPLE ~liTH ~r~AT APPEARS TO BE OIL. 1. THE LIGHT I N UNUSUAL AREA ASSOCIATED t'ITH THIS SIGHTH1G DREW THE ATTENTION OF THE OBSERVER. 2 . ALMOST STRAIGHT UP. 3 . DISAPPEARED AT A90UT 200 FT ALTITUDE. 4. ALMOST STRAIGHT UP, VERY FAST 5 . AS IF SOMETHING CA~E BET1JTEE~! OBSERVER AND OBSERVED LIGHT. 6 . SEVERAL SECONDS. 1. VISUAL. OBSERVER l'AS IN PRIVATE CAR, DRIVUlG SLO''LY ON ROAD . 2 . NO OPTICAL AIDS USED. 3. NOT APPLICABLE. PAGE 3 RU\JHKP 11 UNCLAS AF IN : 36564 (9 Mar 65) Pa g e 3 o f 4 PART E. TORIA ROAD, SOUTHEAST CITY OF CORVALLIS, OPEGOM, BENTON COUNTY, ON OBSERVER' S FARM. PART F. MR. ROAD, CORVALLIS, OREGON. FARMER. RELIABILITY CANNOT BE JUDGED. MR. ALSO OBSERVED THE PHENOMENA; HE torAS A PASSENGER I N SAME CAR AS MR. S 40 PLUS YEARS OLD, EMPLOYED BY M CORVALLIS, OREGON. HE IS A FARMHAND RELIABILITY CANNOT BE JUDGED. 1. CLEAR WEATHER--TWILIGHT. 2 . 'JHJD DIRECTION A~JD V~LOCITY. PAGE 4 P.U11JHKP 11 UNCLAS AF IN: 36564 (9 Mar 65) Page 4 of 4 3 . CEILING UNLIMITED. 4 . VISIBILITY 30 MILES. 5 . AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER: 0 6 . NO THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA. 7 . NORMAL TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. PART H. NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS ~JHICH MIGHT ACCOLJNT FOR S IGHTING. PART I . NONE PART J . NONE WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR SIGHTIMG. PART K. MAJOR ARTHUR F . SHIFLETT, STAFF INTELLIGENCE OFFICEP, PORTLAND AIR DEFE~lSE SECTOP. THE UFO SIGHTING CONTAHlED IN TIHS REPORT IS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURRED '''!THIN TEN MILES OF ADAIR AFS AT A POINT NEAR THE CORVALLIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. EFFORTS COORDINATED ~liTH AIRPORT PF.RSO~l~tF.L, MEDF.OPOLOGICAL PERSONNEL AND PERSmt~tEL OF THE PORTLAND AIR DEFENSF. SF.CTOP l-'AVF. REVEALED NO COR~ELATION OF THIS SIGHTING ~'ITH KNO~'N AIP ACTIVITY OR NATURAL PHErl0t1ENA. ALTHOUGH A PASSENGER I N t1R HARPISO~l'S AUTOMOBILE VERIFIED HIS SI.GHTING, THIS HEADQUARTERS HAS RECEIVED NO OTHER REPORT OF THE INCIDENT. THE RELIABILITY OF THIS SIGHTING CAN~OT BE VERIFIED. M AS AIJJISED TO PETAHl SOIL SAMPLES IN THE EVENT SAMPLES ARE REQUIRED FOR FOP~AL INVESTIGATION. PART L. MR. AS SOI L SAMPLE FROM DAPK SPOT OBSEPVED FOLLOWI~IG DAY ON HIS FIELD. BT NOTE: ADV CY DELIVERED TO NIN AND DIA. JOINT MESSAGEFORM I SECU<tiTY CLAS'III"ICATION : UNCLASSIFtED SI'AO J8f.OW RESBRVSD 1'0R COHHUHICAT IOH CSHTER TY"'I: MSG (Cheolr/ ACCOUNTING ORIG. OR REP'ERCJ T O CLAS.IFICATION PRECEDENCE aootc I MULT' ,.o ... F'TD, Tfl p AFB' OHIO POADs ADAIR AFS ORE uNCIAS/TDE'..l(uro>~3495 ~ 65. FOR MAJOR ARTHlJR F 3 HIFLET1'. REFERENCE YOUR UNCLAS POOtc-I 00942 ~-tAR 65. RE~T SOn. SAHPLE BE OBTAINED AND FORWARDED 'ID l'"l'D (TDEW/UFO), !-f'RIG3T-P.>\~N AF'B, OHIO 45433. NO OTHER INFORMATION RE~ AT T:!IS TD1E. TDE!-Z(Uli'O) -- TYI"I!:D NAME AND TITLI: (Siqaalare, U required) .~.e.ctor~illa,-~ -, I 810NATURI: ERIC T de JONCKHEERE Colonel, USAF SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONe DATE I TIME SitCU RITY Cl.A8eii"ICATION Deputy for Technology and SUbsystems U'i'TCLASSIF I E:D REPL ... C8 00 I"ORM 173, I OCT. 48, WHICH WIL L 8C USED UNTI L EXHAUSTI:O POSTAGE AND FE -Adair AFS Corvallis Ore FROM FARM OF MAR 6.5. ORIG REPORT CONTAINED IN POADS HSG UNCLAS POODC-I 00942 MAR 6.5. I T O (Supporting l!lomenr) 2. DATE 1 . F OR SERVIC E IN SUPPORT OF"; 4 . FIL.l: 0"! L.ti:OCE R "1 0. S"S f E M COMPI..ETIO N II. PRIORITY PROJECT N O. SECUR I TV CL.AS SIFIC ATIO N B . PRECEDENCE RATING OF W O.RK REQUESTED !1. /'. I C T V PE . MODEL. A ND SERI A L. N O F' ... OCRA M STRUCTURE DES CRIPTION I NITI IoTED BV O"GN SVMBOI.. EXT E S T I MATED COM P L. ETION loN HOURS D COMPI.TE D D CANCEI.I.EO 1 9 . M/HRS EXP FOR u:u:; O F RESPONSIBLE ELEMEN T APP,.OV E D DR G N S V IIoiBOL. E F O R US OF SUPPORTING ELEMENT f!.NGINE~OR PI.ANNE~ O"GN SVIIoiB t 2,.. CHIEF (Supportlnl Element) INITIA TING 5UPPRTINC EI..EMENT CONTINUED O N REVERSE SlOE D C HIEF ( R e epone l ble Elem.,t) t e . CHIEF ( Support/n f Element) 21. C HIEF' (Repon .lblo F.l~tm.,t) .AEROlUU~s:J.S.'UMS}]XW.WOX WRIGHTPATTERSOH AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO t:i.TEiUALS PHYSICS DIVISlOli 'EVALUATION REPORT Analysis of Earth SamFle AI!PO,.T Nl't: HAY 65-lJ DATE: 14 April 1965 P,.OJI!CT N,.: TYPI! EVALUATION: suiiNITTI!o av: FTD (Sgt. l!oody) ITltN Sll,.IAL N,.: I . PtBFCS.i:. To analyze the sample for o rganic compcnen t.s that would be foreign t. o t ne sa..!:r:.l e II. ?ACTUAL DATA t~ snn:pl e o f :5.irt was su';)r.:i t tect t.c the .C.naly-.ic:::l Br nn.:h and .:ssigncd rl}:::;r o:d.ms :e :1alf the ..;em;::le (1'::5 .;ra.r.:s) -wo s extr acted with c~r::>on tetra::rL.c rir::e. T'ne so: vent. was e vu!=Or a t.ed ~nd a n infrared srec trum ::lot::...~.ned ::>i :he resicille . The sr,c.ctru.'ll sno~.,~c the residue to oe a r~tro_-:t..=. ::yr_r.:>cu...- bon :as~ ell. .?.bcut lC c . c . of resiciue ~,.;as ex- t racter. !':-c:-r.ne sanq:;l~ : ho\.:inb the dir t : cntai:1~d an appr e..!iccle 1'i1e C.irt. sa ;r. -:::~e l..las a.:e:....:..yzed anc !'cund tc THIS REPORT IS NOT TO BE USED IN WHOLE OR IN PART F'OR ADVERTISING OR SALES PROMOTION PURPOSES JUH 61 't A!:PLACII!:S WACO FOAM 84 WHICH IS 08SOL!:TII!: