PROJECT 1C073 ~!CORD ~. LOCATION ~1. DA1E TI~E G~OUP Oregon A::-r~a 3. :,GIJf~CE 10. CONCLU$10H Civilian Othe r (Hrs:.;u.F:) 4. N tiM3ER OF OBJECTS One to 'I\.ro Ninuter:1an launch fro~ Yandenberg. 5. LENGTH OF 03SERVATION 11. BRIEP SVMMA~Y A~D A~lLVIIi From 30 s~c t o 5 min Observa~s sighted a round b~a~ shaft of l ight ~bout t hw .-T-Y_P_E_C_F_O_s_s_e..;.~-v-A-T-IO-H---i size of a star. It -vras l-thite blue gr -een. It -;,:as balloon-shaped \-ri th lung ta tl "t!:..!ich ~.n.::;reas 3d in !3iz~. Grourld-7i_sual There r?. s a s ound and -c:1.e obtj ect. se:::med to vaporiz e a:-1d. 1. cour~s: th<e :re s:... The t i.me of th~ siGhting c..:incit;.!es Hit~ the Hast launch of a l-1inuteman 1:1:L!.1 .:>ile fr:.m 7and~nberg AFB. 'fher8 .~P~H~O--T_O_S----------------~appea~ed to be 2 n u,usaal &~ou.~t of visual.phencm~na 9. PHYSICAL EVID!HC! ass ociated l..rith thi9 t9.rticular la.1;.nch.. . UNCLASSIFIED Of?AR fMEHT Of THE AIR FORCE ST A;F MESSA~ BUNOi IH<OMI~G MESSAGE INFO: XOP-1, XOPX-2# Z'!R UUUUU FM POADS ADAIR AFS OREG T 0 R U'.'JGALE/ AD C RU'.VHBH/25 .A. I? 0 IV ~:ICCHORD AF8 RUCOSQ/AIR TECH INTEL ~!RIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RUEAHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC ~UEAH~/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE \ U'.JCLAS POOOC I 13077 DEC 65. S~FOS-);) JCS/DI.A-1 FOR AFCIN-HQ USAF; SAFOI -SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE .. UFOB REPORT. THE PJLLO'.'! I ~G UFOS REPORT IS SUB~ITTEO. 1. ROU~D 3EA I SHAFT OF lIGHT 2. ABOUT THE SIZE OF A STAR 3. ~;HI TE BLUE GP.EE N UNCLASSlfiEO UNClASSIFIED OEPAIHMENT OF THE AlR ro~CE STAFF MESSAG BR~NCH IHCOM lNG MESSAGE . 4. 07'JE TO TWO OBJECTS P!\GE 2 R Ul:'fHKP ~012 UNCL AS 6, BALLOON S ?EO 7. LONG TAIL ''HI CH INCREASED liJ SIZE. 9. SED,1EO TO VAPffi I Z E AND LEFT A CONTRAIL. 1. aJO I TY OF 09JECT PLUS LIGHT AT TRACTEO ATTENTION. 2. 10 TO 2~ DEGREE ABOVE HORIZON LOOK HIG SOUTH 15 DEGREES ABOVE HOR I Z 8N LOOK I ~JG SOUTH''! ARD. 4. STRAIGHT LINE TRAVEL ASCENDING FROME TOW. J,\!O VISUAL 2 . !0 OPTICAL AIC . PA.f-?T E. THRC:E PERSONS ~1AOE TH::: OBSE_8J .. ~1.19J~. OSSERVER UNClASSJF!EO UNCtASSJfJED DEPAj(T~ENT OF THE AIR FORCE STArF MESS.\Gc 3UijCH INCOMitoiG MESSAGf A ':~AS AT .-<li;G.SLEY AFB, NEAR KL .\'.'ATH FALL S, ~lR'::SO~I. OBSERVER 8 2 ~:I SOUTH OF LAKES IDE ON OREGON COAST 03SERVER C AL 3~NY QREGON (3 0 MILES SOUTH OF SALCD P~GE 3 R U'IIHKP J J 12 UNCLAS PART F. Q9S. ~ M:l AT H FALL S, ORE G 0 N UNCtA5SiFIEO . UNCLASSJ flED DcPAUMENT OF THE All FOR< STAiF MESSAG BUNCH INCOMING MESSAGE 2. 03S "A" KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON . CES "C" ALBA~lY, OREGON SLR F W/V -CAU.1 PAGE 4 R UWHKP ~012. UNCLAS CBS "8" LAKES IDE OREGON . dJM .HJ 0 AT 1 J 3. CE I'~ I(!G CLEAR TO HIGH THIN SCTO. 4. ViSIBILITY-UNLIMITED UNCLA-SSJ FJ ED UNCLASSifiED. OEPA!UMENT Of THE AI~ FORCE STArr MESUGE BRANCH fNCOMittG MESSAGE 5. CLOUD COV. CLEAR TO 2/10THS .. 6. NO THU~OERSTOR~S 5. SU'~SET 163 J PST PAGE 5 RU'~!H:<P J~12 UNCLAS PART 1. ~JO~JE P.I\RT J . ~J/ A PART K. STAFF I NTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HOQRS PORl'LA~ID AIR OEF SECT ~:AJOR A. F. SHIFLETT. THE TIME OF ALL THREE SIGHTI~SS COINCIDE ~ITH THE LAUNCH OF A ~-Hf'IUTHtAN '11SS ILE FROn VM~DE~JBERG AFB. THERE AP?EAREO TO BE A~J U~IUSUAL A~lOUNT OF VISUAL PHE1JQ\.:E~IA ASSOCIATED '.'~ 1TH THIS PARTICULAR LAUNCH. Pt\RT L . NmJE ADVANCE COPY DELIVERED TO JCS/DLL\ . UNCLASSIFIED